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by Prosper Vandenbroucke
Tue Feb 28, 2023 4:43 am
Forum: The Allies in WWII
Topic: Air Attacks on Communications 1944.
Replies: 7
Views: 4727

Re: Air Attacks on Communications 1944.

Hi Raul, An other translation about this facts in Belgium It was as the spring of 1944 approached that the Supreme Allied Command developed a global strategy within the framework of the “Transportation Plan”, prior to the Normandy landings. It is in fact a question of systematically targeting the st...
by Prosper Vandenbroucke
Wed Jan 25, 2023 4:16 am
Forum: Commanders, Personalities & Award Holders
Topic: In disgrace!
Replies: 4
Views: 3734

Re: In disgrace!

Hi Raul,
Maybe it helps :
https://uboat.net/men/commanders/314.html
http://www.u-boote.fr/franzke.htm
Kindly regards
Prosper :wink: :wink:
by Prosper Vandenbroucke
Tue Jan 17, 2023 6:03 am
Forum: Weapons and Equipment
Topic: Tieflader für Panzerkampfwagen
Replies: 27
Views: 19493

Re: Tieflader für Panzerkampfwagen

Hi Raul, hello to all
An heavy german tank transporter
german-heavy-transport-trailer-2.jpg
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http://www.lonesentry.com/articles/ttt0 ... ailer.html
Kindly regards.
Prosper :wink: :wink:
by Prosper Vandenbroucke
Tue Jan 17, 2023 4:14 am
Forum: General WWII German Military Discussion
Topic: Burial of men KIA
Replies: 14
Views: 9540

Re: Burial of men KIA

At the burial of Wilhelm Ferdinand " Wutz" Galland (brother of Adolf Galland) at Brustem ( Sint Truiden) in Belgium (KIA on the 17th August 1943 near Hees, between Tongeren (B) and Maastricht (NL) On the picture whe are able to see his parents, his brother A. Galland and saluting,Joseph &q...
by Prosper Vandenbroucke
Sat Jan 14, 2023 4:15 am
Forum: Kriegsmarine
Topic: At the shipyard - Building a U Boat.
Replies: 43
Views: 28982

Re: At the shipyard - Building a U Boat.

Hi Raul, Hi to all,
U-60,U-61 and U-62 under construction in Kiel I, think
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https://www.pinterest.ch/pin/541346817682754557/

Kindly regards from Belgium
Prosper :wink: :wink:
by Prosper Vandenbroucke
Sun Dec 25, 2022 12:34 pm
Forum: Soldatenheim
Topic: Merry Christmas and an Happy Newyear
Replies: 11
Views: 41004

Re: Merry Christmas and an Happy Newyear

Merry X Mas and an Happy New Year 2023 to all of you
Voeux Noël et bonne année 2023.jpg
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Kindly regards from Belgium
Prosper :wink: :wink:
by Prosper Vandenbroucke
Sun Dec 11, 2022 3:47 am
Forum: Kriegsmarine
Topic: German Navy's Aircraft Carrier
Replies: 209
Views: 145893

Re: German Navy's Aircraft Carrier

An another view of the "Graf Zeppelin"
The picture was token in Kiel I think
The Graf Zeppelin. German Aircraft Carrier
The Graf Zeppelin. German Aircraft Carrier
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http://www.belgian-navy.be/t1627-le-por ... f-zeppelin
by Prosper Vandenbroucke
Tue Dec 06, 2022 2:53 am
Forum: Verboten! - Off topic content
Topic: I wish you a Merry Christmas and an Happy New Year 2023
Replies: 0
Views: 32533

I wish you a Merry Christmas and an Happy New Year 2023

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Kindly regards from Belgium
Prosper :wink: :wink:
by Prosper Vandenbroucke
Sun Nov 27, 2022 3:35 am
Forum: Kriegsmarine
Topic: Altmark
Replies: 11
Views: 7416

Re: Altmark

An other view of the "Altmark"
https://www.usmbooks.com/altmark_incident.html
https://www.usmbooks.com/altmark_incident.html
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by Prosper Vandenbroucke
Sun Oct 23, 2022 10:53 am
Forum: Photographs
Topic: Who is this?
Replies: 3
Views: 3644

Re: Who is this?

It seems correct, I also thin that it's Generaloberst Edouard Dietl, commander of the 20. Gebirgs-Armee.
by Prosper Vandenbroucke
Fri Sep 16, 2022 8:07 am
Forum: Photographs
Topic: Torpedos aboard.
Replies: 32
Views: 20499

Re: Torpedos aboard.

Hello Raul, Hello to all
A little bit more with a pic showing a torpedo being loaded on an S-Boot.
This image is extracted from the book "Schnellboote im Einsatz 1939-1945" written by Volkmar Kühn.
A torpêdo being loaded on a S-boot coming from the S-Boot Begleitschiff "Carl Peters" in the  Harstad fjord in Norway I think
A torpêdo being loaded on a S-boot coming from the S-Boot Begleitschiff "Carl Peters" in the Harstad fjord in Norway I think
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Kindly regards from Belgium
Prosper :wink: :wink:
by Prosper Vandenbroucke
Tue Sep 06, 2022 3:36 am
Forum: Luftwaffe
Topic: Wir fliegen gegen den feind.
Replies: 113
Views: 92386

Re: Wir fliegen gegen den feind.

Hi Raul,
According to this website :
https://www.asisbiz.com/il2/Bf-109E/ZG1 ... ay-01.html
it’s the Messerschmitt Bf 109 E7U1 of the 9.ZG1 S9+GT Ernst Klebert Belgorod in July 1942
by Prosper Vandenbroucke
Mon Aug 29, 2022 8:25 am
Forum: Photographs
Topic: Roadblocks, barricades, barriers and other stuff .........
Replies: 20
Views: 17362

Re: Roadblocks, barricades, barriers and other stuff .........

Not easy for those men of the 5.PzDiv to cross this obstacle made by Belgian troops in the Ardennes in May 1940
Pic of the Bundesarchiv 127/365/10 via the book Mai 1940 by Peter Taghon (page 56)
Pic of the Bundesarchiv 127/365/10 via the book Mai 1940 by Peter Taghon (page 56)
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Kindly regards
Prosper :wink: :wink:
by Prosper Vandenbroucke
Sun Aug 28, 2022 2:57 am
Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
Topic: 1st Bn/1st FJ Reg. Holland/Norway
Replies: 3
Views: 3273

Re: 1st Bn/1st FJ Reg. Holland/Norway

Hi Raul, I didn’t know if it’s thru but I was reading this : In April 1940, the 1st battalion of the 1st Regiment was used to capture key airfields in Denmark and Norway. These missions were partially successful, and the airfields proved key staging bases for the Luftwaffe to transport troops to Nor...
by Prosper Vandenbroucke
Sat May 21, 2022 5:13 am
Forum: Photographs
Topic: By train to the frontline...............
Replies: 77
Views: 66962

Re: By train to the frontline...............

Hello, on more picture
German soldiers on the train went from Strasbourg (in France) to the eastern front.
From Strasbourg to Russia
From Strasbourg to Russia
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