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I transcribed the Prinz Eugen's logbook for that operation while at the Military Archives at Freiburg. Of interest is how they coordinated naval gunfire between ground and naval forces on their maps, incorporating aerial observation with the Eugen's seaplanes and sending liaison cells to each force.

RE: Decker vs Strachwitz

Take a look at the Great Panther Debate at the Dupuy Institute website. Some interesting leads are there.

http://www.dupuyinstitute.org/ubb/Forum ... 003-2.html

This is what popped up in my files concerning Karl Decker - This from Charlie Meconis: The last great German strategic offensive in the East, "Operation Citadel", is in its fifth brutal day. The grand German plan to conduct a classic pincers assault to cut off the "bulge" of Sovi...

I have not gotten that far in my research -- I am currently working on his youth, cadet years, and WWI. Next major effort will be the inter war years; then finally WWII. Although I do piddle around with the FEB - MAR 43 timeframe and the Lanz plan to capture/kill Hitler. I am fighting a losing battl...

The Panzer Graf's personnel records were under SS Officer's because of his early affiliation with the Reiter SS. They are available on microfilm at the National Archives and the originals should be with the files of the Berlin Document Center at the former location of the Prussian Military Academy a...

I am currently working on an English biography of Generalleutnant Hyacinth Graf Strachwitz, aka The Panzer Graf. First I must caution you that Gunther Fraschka's biography is overly sensational and therefore inaccurate. The Panzer Graf himself disliked the "Landser" style of the writing. T...