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- Tue Dec 28, 2010 11:41 am
- Forum: World War I
- Topic: Ireland centralpower?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8708
Re: Ireland centralpower?
But the germans tyr to support the uprising? Sorry not to respond sooner, but I just noticed this thread. The Germans did in fact try to support the Easter Rising, but it was rather halfhearted. Sir Roger Casement, an Irish nationalist, attempted to raise an "Irish Brigade" from POWs but ...
- Sun Dec 12, 2010 2:42 pm
- Forum: The Allies in WWII
- Topic: Norden bombsight
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4596
Re: Norden bombsight
Thank you for the link - it was quite informative.
Odd, now that I think about it... I've read about many Allied intelligence coups but the number of German intelligence successes that I know of could probably be counted on one hand. Looks like I need to read more!
Odd, now that I think about it... I've read about many Allied intelligence coups but the number of German intelligence successes that I know of could probably be counted on one hand. Looks like I need to read more!
- Sat Dec 11, 2010 12:51 pm
- Forum: The Allies in WWII
- Topic: Norden bombsight
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4596
Norden bombsight
I was watching the movie "Air Force" (1943) and a short scene was devoted to the procedure for the bombadier to destroy the bombsight lest it be captured by the Japanese. I'm aware that in actual practise the Norden bombsight did not live up to the hype. Given the supposed security measure...
- Sat Dec 11, 2010 12:21 pm
- Forum: Soldatenheim
- Topic: Hitler, his inner circle, and grammar
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3437
Re: Hitler, his inner circle, and grammar
Thanks to all for your replies!
- Wed Dec 08, 2010 9:00 pm
- Forum: Soldatenheim
- Topic: What if, after Chamberlain declared "Peace in our time"?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2496
Re: What if, after Chamberlain declared "Peace in our time"?
Time magazine had made Hitler man of the year for 1938 so maybe his best time to lead an alliance Just a clarification on this point: Being Time Magazine's "Man of the Year" is not necessarily an honor. The Man of the Year is defined as the individual who most influenced the news that yea...
- Thu Nov 18, 2010 4:26 am
- Forum: The Allies in WWII
- Topic: Pronunciation de Guingand?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4424
Re: Pronunciation de Guingand?
I don't know the answer directly, but I do know he's portrayed in the movie "Patton". Perhaps you could rent it? (Let's hope they simply don't call him "Freddie"!)
- Tue Nov 16, 2010 2:53 pm
- Forum: Soldatenheim
- Topic: Hitler, his inner circle, and grammar
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3437
Hitler, his inner circle, and grammar
I hope this question doesn't come across as glib, but...
Who (if anyone) amongst Hitler's inner circle addressed his as "du" rather than "sie"?
(We'll leave Eva Braun out of this one.)
Who (if anyone) amongst Hitler's inner circle addressed his as "du" rather than "sie"?
(We'll leave Eva Braun out of this one.)
- Sun Jan 24, 2010 1:15 pm
- Forum: Soldatenheim
- Topic: Sentries in Hollywood and in Real Life
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2793
Sentries in Hollywood and in Real Life
So many war movies have an obligatory scene in which commandoes/Rangers/ragtag-band-of-misfits infiltrates enemy lines. They sneak up behind a sentry and then proceed to knife him/throttle him over the head/strangle him/shoot him with a bow and arrow/what-have-you before he can sound an alert. Were ...
- Mon Dec 28, 2009 7:40 am
- Forum: Weapons and Equipment
- Topic: Drive train of a typical panzer
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2402
Re: Drive train of a typical panzer
Thanks for your prompt reply!
- Sun Dec 27, 2009 1:07 pm
- Forum: Weapons and Equipment
- Topic: Drive train of a typical panzer
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2402
Drive train of a typical panzer
When I was a lad, I built motorized tank models in which the forward sprocket pulled the track forward and moved the model. In the decades since, it has never occurred to me to look into how the real thing operated. I suppose I always thought about the weaponry rather than how it moved about. Did th...
- Thu Oct 08, 2009 4:23 am
- Forum: Weapons and Equipment
- Topic: Digging up relics in Germany
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7341
Re: Digging up relics in Germany
I once read a book - I believe the author's name was Donovan Webster - devoted to the subject of clearing out leftover ordnance from WWI and II. It might have been called "Remnants of War" or "Aftermath" or something like that. A very interesting read about the lives of the Frenc...
- Thu Oct 08, 2009 4:13 am
- Forum: General WWII German Military Discussion
- Topic: German officer serving in regular French army after WW2
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5664
Re: German officer serving in regular French army after WW2
I've heard/read about anti-Bolshevik Germans working for the West during the Cold War providing intelligence about Russian equipment and tactics that might be useful in the "next" war. Perhaps he had specialized knowledge in a technical field or former work in an intelligence section? That...
- Tue Sep 23, 2008 10:30 am
- Forum: The Allies in WWII
- Topic: Beheaded Tankers at Stavelot
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2967
Re: Beheaded Tankers at Stavelot
I was a bit unclear about your question: Was it an urban myth that thin wires were strung across roads to decapitate careless drivers? I don't think so. I've read many stories about that and have seen many pictures of jeeps with a vertical bar welded to the front bumper. Of course, it might have bee...
Boot Camp
I was just watching the first half of Full Metal Jacket when it suddenly occurred to me - I've never read a book that describes the boot camp experience of a German Landser. Are there any books that anyone can recommend?
- Tue Aug 28, 2007 4:20 am
- Forum: Soldatenheim
- Topic: Alternative Energy Sources for/by Civilians during WWII
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3020
Alternative Energy Sources for/by Civilians during WWII
As difficult as it was for the Wehrmacht to obtain petrol, it must have been harder for a German civilian and worse yet for a civilian in the occupied territories. For that matter, the price of petrol (assuming it was even available) must also have been exorbitant for those living in Switzerland, Sw...