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- Tue Apr 23, 2024 9:34 am
- Forum: Weapons and Equipment
- Topic: Infantry Anti-Tank Weapons
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1416
Re: Infantry Anti-Tank Weapons
Hello to all :D; more...................... Close combat (Nahkampf)! Panzerfaust 60: This was the most common version and was completed in early 1944. However, it did not reach full production until September 1944, when 400,000 were to be produced each month. It had a much more practical range of 60...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 6:17 am
- Forum: Luftwaffe
- Topic: Der Luftkrieg in Polen 1939.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1072
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. From September 18, the Poles began to surrender and on Septe...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 6:03 am
- Forum: The Allies in WWII
- Topic: Samodzielna Grupa Operacyjna - SGO Narew 1939.
- Replies: 32
- Views: 35874
Re: Samodzielna Grupa Operacyjna - SGO Narew 1939.
Hello to all :D; more....................... Independent Operational Group "Narew". Defeat at Andrzejewo and Łętownica. In the burning Łętownica there were around 3,000 seriously wounded and sick people in cars, in houses and at the medical aid post, several hundred vehicles, about 100 mil...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 5:25 am
- Forum: Campaigns and Battles
- Topic: Nikopol 1943-44.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3829
Re: Nikopol 1943-44.
Hello to all :D; more.................................. Replacement in a defensive position. IV. Execution of the replacement. Around 6:00 p.m. (it has been dark for a long time), the II. Battalion and an hour later the I. Battalion arrive at Severnyye Kairy and then proceed to take a rest, as order...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 7:36 am
- Forum: Foreign Volunteers, Collaboration and Axis Allies
- Topic: The Italian Aviation Command in the Soviet Union.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 266
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. December 1941: December 9, 1941: the 22nd Gruppo and all of its 34 Macchis were transferred to Stalino. However, only 8 Macchis MC 200 of the 371st Squadr...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 6:45 am
- Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
- Topic: The 169. ID at Salla 1941.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 203
Re: The 169. ID at Salla 1941.
Hello to all :D; more................ The Battle of Salla, July 1 to 8, 1941. In order to carry out the next step, the attack through the Kuolajoki, it was necessary to reorganize the formations. Two attack groups were formed: on the right the Inf. Rgt. 392, which would be followed by II./Inf.Rgt. 3...
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 5:12 am
- Forum: Luftwaffe
- Topic: Der Luftkrieg in Polen 1939.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1072
Re: Der Luftkrieg in Polen 1939.
Hello to all :D; 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. On September 9 and 10, troops of the 14th and 10th Armies surrounded considerable enemy ...
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 5:03 am
- Forum: The Allies in WWII
- Topic: Samodzielna Grupa Operacyjna - SGO Narew 1939.
- Replies: 32
- Views: 35874
Re: Samodzielna Grupa Operacyjna - SGO Narew 1939.
Hello to all :D; more....................... Independent Operational Group "Narew". Defeat at Andrzejewo and Łętownica. In Srebrny Borek, Zagroby and Osowiec, defended by the 3rd Battalion of the 33rd Infantry Regiment, fighting began for every house, forest and hill. The Germans, supporte...
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 8:46 am
- Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
- Topic: The 169. ID at Salla 1941.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 203
Re: The 169. ID at Salla 1941.
Hello to all :D; more................ The Battle of Salla, July 1 to 8, 1941. The order and terrain resulted in the deployment of the 169th Inf. Div. into three combat groups: Kampfgruppe Rubel (Inf.Rgt. 378 Reinforced), with the bulk of the artillery behind it, was to attack on both sides of the Sa...
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 7:19 am
- Forum: Foreign Volunteers, Collaboration and Axis Allies
- Topic: The Italian Aviation Command in the Soviet Union.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 266
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. September 1941: September 15, 1941: 10 MC 200 fighters of the 362nd Squadriglia shot down three Russian fighters. September 30, 1941: Sottotenente Franco ...
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 10:25 am
- Forum: SS/Waffen-SS
- Topic: Ritterkreuz rejected proposal of Wäckerle
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4428
Re: Ritterkreuz rejected proposal of Wäckerle
Hello to all :D; just a picture..................... H. Wäckerle May 1940. During a night attack against the Grebbeberg, H. Wäckerle (III./ SS DF CO) was wounded and after being rescued was replaced by Kumm (12./ SS DF CO). Perhaps this action was associated with his recommendation. Source: https://...
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 8:11 am
- Forum: SS/Waffen-SS
- Topic: SS Barracks
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3567
Re: SS Barracks
Hello to all :D; taking advantage of this post..................................... Barracks in Graz. Any idea what happened to these buildings? Did they survive the war? If the answer is affirmative, what function do they currently fulfill? Sources: https://www.catawiki.com/es/l/25511055-otto-weidi...
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 6:37 am
- Forum: Campaigns and Battles
- Topic: Partisans in the Balkans.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3594
Re: Partisans in the Balkans.
Hello to all :D; more............... The Yugoslav guerrilla war. The German offensives. The first real operation against the Yugoslav forces was carried out with a focus on western Serbia. At that time there were 23 partisan detachments in Serbia with around 25,000 fighters. A free area had been cre...
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 4:27 am
- Forum: Luftwaffe
- Topic: The air defense of the German Reich, 1939-1945.
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7024
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. The overall situation was further complicated by the bilateral encirclement of German space by th...
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 6:24 am
- Forum: Luftwaffe
- Topic: Der Luftkrieg in Polen 1939.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1072
Re: Der Luftkrieg in Polen 1939.
Hello to all :D; more........................ The air war in Poland in 1939. VI. The Polish withdrawal to the Vistula-San line and the German air force. Shortly after the first clashes in the border areas, Polish fronts began to crumble everywhere. Since September 6, the entire Polish Western Front ...