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Hello, I have some fotos about Peichel. One were he grant a Ehrentafel to a guy of 2. SS Panzer Regiment 'Das Reich' for the destruction of the 2000th tank for the division. This unofficial Ehrentafel he hold until then for destroying the 1000th tank for the division. I try to make a copy out of the...

Hello, here some additional informations about little DORA. Bezeichnung des Geschützes: 80 cm Kanone (E) Hersteller: Krupp Stückzahl: 2 Rohr: Kaliber (mm): 800 Rohrlänge (Kal.): 40,6 Rohrmasse (t): 400,0 Lafette: Richtbereich Höhe (°): -0 bis +65 Richtbereich Seite (°): 0 Gesamtmasse (t): 1.350,0 Lä...

Hi, I don't think we realy could count Görings 'Grosskreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes'. Only he exclusivly wear it like he had the title Reichsmarschall which he received exclusivly from Hitler and no other could reach this title also. About Rudel's golden oakleave it's something diffrent in may oppinien....

Hi Vincent, I think you read 'Verlorene Siege' or 'Soldat im 20. Jahundert' in both books I must agree with your view about Manstein wasn't able to show any kind of selfcritic. I also read 'Erinnerungen eines Soldaten' and 'Guderian der Panzergeneral' which were very equal and here also agree with y...

Hello, for me Manstein is with no doubt the genius of all German officers. He was the most talented member of the german Generalstab. He called in the early states of the German Wehrmacht for a armored Hilfswaffe later known as Strumgeschütz which proofed to be one of the most effective as well as c...

Hello,

here two links with a couple of pictures with members of 12. SS wearing italian camo .

http://www.geocities.com/skribble14/Photos.html

http://www.forces70.freeserve.co.uk/Waf ... 2%20ss.htm


bye Enrico

Hi Wolfkin,

realy a great job you and the others made.
Thanks alot, it's realy very helpful for all of those of us which are not that familar with the German ranking system.

Wünsche noch einen schönen Tag
Enrico

Hi Will, I saw the same documentation last weekend on Phönix ( german channel ) and was wondering about the numbers they reported which were totaly others than I know. They mentioned 50.000 Germans killed in Stalingrad and 150.000 surrendered. The official numbers that I know until now are 96.000 su...

Hello, about Milch here some of my personal thoughts depending on Irving's biography about Erhard Milch. Milch was in my eyes one of the very less commanding german officiers with a eye for industrial standardisation and mass production. He was more than any other german officer a manager of warindu...

Hello, please don't forget that not only the peronal succes should count but also the leadership and charisma of a man. Hartmann, Marseille were indeed excellent fighter pilots with a deadly talent but they lacked the abbiliy of leathership. Of course they were pretty young and for example Hartmann ...

Hello, in the beginning of the Bundeswehr the problem that Luftwaffe offciers were commanding Heeresverbände were discussed and so they transferd for example the Luftlandeverbände (airborn) and Fallschirmjägerverbände(parachuters) from the Luftwaffe to the Heer and so their officiers belonged now to...

Hi, first of all is English. It's teached in almost all schooltypes in Germany. If you are visiting a higher school ( in german called Gymnasium ) than you can choose an additional second foreign language like french ( most ) or latin which many take as well , especialy all those which want to study...

Hi, one question about what happen around Tulle ? Do you also thnink that innocent ones were executed ? Weidinger wrote they only take those who they caught with weapons or those who were named by the people especialy he mayor of tulle. For me I couldn't say what a normal man will do after he wittne...

Hi Michael, thank you for the answer. What makes me wonder is the fact that Weidinger give this topic such a big part in his book if he just want to tell us lies. Wouldn't it be the best for him not to mention such cruelties ? Don't understand me wrong, I won't appologies what happend and of course ...

Hi, last week I finished the Otto Weidinger's book of the regiment history of 4. SS Regiment 'Der Führer'. Very impressive was the part about what happen June 1944 in Oradour sur Glane and Tulle. The official istorical statement about is, that parts of the 4. SS Regiment 'Der Führer' executed hundre...