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- Wed Apr 25, 2018 3:32 am
- Forum: Commanders, Personalities & Award Holders
- Topic: books on Eicke & Dietrich
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4638
Re: books on Eicke & Dietrich
For Eicke I would suggest the book Soldiers of Destruction: The SS Death's Head Division, 1933-1945. by Charles W. Sydnor Jr.
- Wed Apr 25, 2018 3:30 am
- Forum: Weapons and Equipment
- Topic: Pak 40 7.5cm anti-tank gun ammo
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2983
Re: Pak 40 7.5cm anti-tank gun ammo
Individual metal shell containers were used when loading into the Pz IV tank. For the Pak they came in wooden crates.
- Wed Apr 25, 2018 3:27 am
- Forum: Photographs
- Topic: Identifying uniform decorations
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3886
Re: Identifying uniform decorations
The ribbon is for the Kriegs verdienst medal, War Merit Medal not the Iron Cross.
- Wed Dec 13, 2017 8:45 am
- Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
- Topic: info
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2439
Re: info
Stab of the II Batallion of Sicherungsregiment 57, formed from Landesschützen-Regimentsstab z.b.V. 57 in late 1944.
W.Kr.Ers.Dep does mean Military district V replacement depot, 372 being the roll number.
W.Kr.Ers.Dep does mean Military district V replacement depot, 372 being the roll number.
- Thu Aug 17, 2017 7:24 am
- Forum: Veterans and vet info
- Topic: Finding German Vets
- Replies: 31
- Views: 64166
Re: Finding German Vets
For German soldiers killed, wounded or missing:Nicholas Efstathiou wrote: ↑Fri Feb 27, 2009 8:36 pm Hello All,
I was wondering if anyone knows of sites specifically focused on WWI rosters. Thanks for any help that you can send my way.
Nicholas
https://des.genealogy.net/wk1vermisste/search/index
- Thu Aug 17, 2017 7:20 am
- Forum: Photographs
- Topic: 5 Kompanie. Grenadier-Regiment 281
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4368
Re: 5 Kompanie. Grenadier-Regiment 281
It is a very long shot, but try Jean Loup Gassend, the author from Nice.
http://autopsyofabattle.blogspot.co.uk/
He would be very interested in your photo.
Best,
Simon
http://autopsyofabattle.blogspot.co.uk/
He would be very interested in your photo.
Best,
Simon
- Thu Aug 17, 2017 7:14 am
- Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
- Topic: 1./Eisb.pi.rgt.3
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1957
Re: 1./Eisb.pi.rgt.3
Eisenbahn Pioniere Regt 3 was set up on April 1, 1940. The regiment was set up by renaming the largest part of the Eisenbahn Pioniere Regt 68 as an army group to 2 battalions with 4 companies each. The regimental home town was Rehagen, and the Second Battalion was based at Sperenberg. The Regimentst...
- Wed May 17, 2017 7:44 am
- Forum: What's New
- Topic: Feldgrau Future - Moving Forward
- Replies: 27
- Views: 138366
Re: Feldgrau Future - Moving Forward
Hello Jim,
Good to hear that the site will continue to live on and thrive. Best of luck!!
KInd Regards,
Simon
Good to hear that the site will continue to live on and thrive. Best of luck!!
KInd Regards,
Simon
- Thu Mar 16, 2017 9:26 am
- Forum: Veterans and vet info
- Topic: Help to identify unit of a wounded Stalingrad veteran
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4584
Re: Help to identify unit of a wounded Stalingrad veteran
As a family relative this is probably the best route and won't be that expensive.U.Holthausen wrote: ↑Sun Mar 12, 2017 3:09 am Hello
best way would be this: https://www.dd-wast.de/en/tracing-reque ... earch.html
It will cost some money and will take some time, but then u know the career of him.
Good luck!
Simon
- Thu Mar 16, 2017 9:20 am
- Forum: Weapons and Equipment
- Topic: Flakpanzer IV restoration project
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2290
Re: Flakpanzer IV restoration project
It is well overdue. such a pity that there are (or were) several WW2 German AFV's languishing in the open at Borden. Maybe they can get them all inside and restored now?
Best,
simon
Best,
simon
- Mon Dec 05, 2016 4:38 am
- Forum: SS/Waffen-SS
- Topic: Meldestaffel (Messenger) vehicles ?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2864
Re: Meldestaffel (Messenger) vehicles ?
Vehicles in the Meldestaffel were theoretically: 6 Radfahrer, 2 Fahrer mit S-Krad, 2 fahrer mit B-Krad and 1 Fahrer driving the Kommandeurs-Pkw.
- Wed Nov 30, 2016 5:15 am
- Forum: Veterans and vet info
- Topic: German veterans who fought in the Hunsrück area
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5087
Re: German veterans who fought in the Hunsrück area
It was SS Nord who fought there. Have you seen this?
http://oralhistoryaudiobooks.blogspot.c ... gifts.html
http://oralhistoryaudiobooks.blogspot.c ... gifts.html
- Thu Nov 24, 2016 5:42 am
- Forum: Weapons and Equipment
- Topic: Panzer IIIs in Belgium, Sept 44
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1607
Re: Panzer IIIs in Belgium, Sept 44
Would be unusual to encounter Pz Ausf III in September '44. Perhaps they were Stug III?
- Wed Nov 16, 2016 2:22 am
- Forum: SS/Waffen-SS
- Topic: Ambush at Poteau photo
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4110
Re: Ambush at Poteau photo
From what has been said elsewhere the man in the documentary named as Heinz Maeger is Herbert. The soldier in the Poteau film/photos remains unidentified although there was some spurious posts that his name was one Hans Tragarsky and he passed away on January 07, 2011. There is, as far as I know sti...
- Wed Nov 16, 2016 2:12 am
- Forum: SS/Waffen-SS
- Topic: KIA info ?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3098
Re: KIA info ?
The VDK is the Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge, the German war graves organisation. You can search there yourself;
http://www.volksbund.de/graebersuche.html
http://www.volksbund.de/graebersuche.html