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- Sun May 12, 2024 7:49 am
- Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
- Topic: I.Sch.Rgt.4/49
- Replies: 1
- Views: 145
Re: I.Sch.Rgt.4/49
Hello by apirzio ; Hmm a little confusing, since the I./ Schützen Regiment 4 belonged to the 6. Schützen Brigade as part of the 6. Pz and in August 1940, the I./ Sch. Rgt 4 became the I./ Schützen Regiment 114. Cheers. Raúl M .
- Sun May 12, 2024 7:27 am
- Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
- Topic: The 169. ID at Salla 1941.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 452
Re: The 169. ID at Salla 1941.
Hello to all :D; more................ The Battle of Salla, July 1 to 8, 1941. Moltke made the profound statement that a victory is “always of use,” including an “ordinary victory” that does not lead to the destruction of the opponent. Salla too was just an ordinary victory. The fact that he had open...
- Fri May 10, 2024 4:27 pm
- Forum: Luftwaffe
- Topic: The war seen from the air.
- Replies: 35
- Views: 30484
Re: The war seen from the air.
Hello to all :D; more follows............... Under fire. Sources: https://www.aboutww2militaria.com/de/wiener-illustrierten-nr-40-2-oktober-1940-24-seiten-unsere-soldaten-an-der-atlantikkueste.html https://www.aboutww2militaria.com/the-berliner-illustrierte-zeitung-14th-vol-april-1942.html Cheers. R...
- Thu May 09, 2024 10:19 am
- Forum: Photographs
- Topic: Soldier's Life!
- Replies: 0
- Views: 75
Soldier's Life!
Hello to all ; As an old adage goes... the soldier, when he is not fighting, eats, rests or marches...
Enjoying the Atlantic coast 1940.
Source: https://www.aboutww2militaria.com/de/wi ... ueste.html
Cheers. Raúl M .
Enjoying the Atlantic coast 1940.
Source: https://www.aboutww2militaria.com/de/wi ... ueste.html
Cheers. Raúl M .
- Thu May 09, 2024 4:40 am
- Forum: Campaigns and Battles
- Topic: Partisans in the Balkans.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4212
Re: Partisans in the Balkans.
Hello to all :D; a more................. The Yugoslav guerrilla war. The German offensives. The Germans could not passively watch as the Yugoslav army took the initiative and secured the solid base of the Adriatic coast for widespread offensive operations. They also feared an Allied landing on the f...
- Wed May 08, 2024 5:10 am
- Forum: Luftwaffe
- Topic: The air defense of the German Reich, 1939-1945.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7677
Re: The air defense of the German Reich, 1939-1945.
Hello to all :D; more.............................. The air defense of the German Reich in the World War 1939-1945 and its lessons. The fight for air supremacy over Germany until the invasion 1943-1944. If we assume that the heavy and medium bombers, fighters and fighter-bombers of the Western allie...
- Tue May 07, 2024 5:41 am
- Forum: Luftwaffe
- Topic: Der Luftkrieg in Polen 1939.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1494
Re: Der Luftkrieg in Polen 1939.
Hello to all :D; many thanks Prosper :wink:. More........................ The air war in Poland in 1939. VIII. Interesting events and issues of the Polish campaign of 1939. It was generally believed that the first surprise attack by the German Luftwaffe on the morning of September 1 had broken the b...
- Sun May 05, 2024 10:48 am
- Forum: Foreign Volunteers, Collaboration and Axis Allies
- Topic: The Italian Aviation Command in the Soviet Union.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 849
Re: The Italian Aviation Command in the Soviet Union.
Hello to all :D; more.............................. The XXII° Gruppo Autonomo Caccia, July 25, 1941 - May 7, 1942. Chronology and marching diary. 1942: February 1942: February 4, 1942: 9 Macchis C.200 of the 359th and 369th Squadriglie took off from Stalino to strafe the Kranyi/Kranyj/Krosnyi Liman ...
- Sun May 05, 2024 10:21 am
- Forum: Campaigns and Battles
- Topic: Nikopol 1943-44.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4325
Re: Nikopol 1943-44.
Hello to all :D; more.................................. Replacement in a defensive position. V. Final actions. While the leaders of the battalions and regimental units tried to orient themselves as best as possible in their positions on the night of the relief, the regimental commander did not see h...
- Sun May 05, 2024 6:55 am
- Forum: Commanders, Personalities & Award Holders
- Topic: Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg
- Replies: 35
- Views: 19810
Re: Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg
Hello julian ; thanks for sharing your point of view here . Cheers. Raúl M .
- Sun May 05, 2024 6:50 am
- Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
- Topic: The 169. ID at Salla 1941.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 452
Re: The 169. ID at Salla 1941.
Hello to all :D; more................ The Battle of Salla, July 1 to 8, 1941. Incidentally, Salla could hardly be said to be excessively rigid in the Soviet defense; rather, there was a pronounced tendency to lead the defense offensively. The fact that and how the Russians managed to escape the clut...
- Thu May 02, 2024 3:56 am
- Forum: Campaigns and Battles
- Topic: Partisans in the Balkans.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4212
Re: Partisans in the Balkans.
Hello to all :D; a more................. The Yugoslav guerrilla war. The German offensives. After the Battle of the Neretva, the Yugoslav group continued the movement on Montenegro with a total of three operational divisions - everything that had saved from typhus. The Germans, who were aware of the...
- Wed May 01, 2024 7:23 am
- Forum: Luftwaffe
- Topic: The air defense of the German Reich, 1939-1945.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7677
Re: The air defense of the German Reich, 1939-1945.
Hello to all :D; more.............................. The air defense of the German Reich in the World War 1939-1945 and its lessons. The fight for air supremacy over Germany until the invasion 1943-1944. At the end of 1943, the “Air Commander Center” (“Luftbefehlshaber Mitte”) was replaced by the “Re...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 4:37 am
- Forum: The Allies in WWII
- Topic: Samodzielna Grupa Operacyjna - SGO Narew 1939.
- Replies: 33
- Views: 36816
Re: Samodzielna Grupa Operacyjna - SGO Narew 1939.
Hello to all :D; more....................... Independent Operational Group "Narew". Withdrawal of the Suwalski and Podlaska Cavalry Brigades. The end of the SGO "Narew. After heavy fighting on September 11, the cavalry brigades managed to escape from Zambrów and reach the designated a...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 4:27 am
- Forum: Luftwaffe
- Topic: Der Luftkrieg in Polen 1939.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1494
Re: Der Luftkrieg in Polen 1939.
Hello to all :D; many thanks Prosper :wink:. More........................ The air war in Poland in 1939. VII. The Luftwaffe in the battle of destruction in the Vistula arc around Radom, near Kutno and on the Bzura and in the final battles. Since the (Polish) commander of the state capital Warsaw, he...