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by Njorl
Sun Jul 29, 2012 1:14 pm
Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
Topic: Hard day for the IR 188 - 1939.
Replies: 7
Views: 6458

Re: Hard day for the IR 188 - 1939.

Lovely :D

There's next to nothing written about 68. ID in Polen, which makes these "Kriegstagebuecher" even more precious.

Thank you kindly
MJU
by Njorl
Mon Jul 23, 2012 12:35 pm
Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
Topic: Hard day for the IR 188 - 1939.
Replies: 7
Views: 6458

Re: Hard day for the IR 188 - 1939.

Hello Raúl
tigre wrote:Source: Kriegstagebucher 1939-1945. Ulrich and Albert Juncker (zugführer 13./ IR 196).
Could you shed some light on your source? Is there anything more in it about Polenfeldzug?

Regards
MJU
by Njorl
Wed Jun 20, 2012 1:22 pm
Forum: Campaigns and Battles
Topic: Polenfeldzug - fighting for Osiek on Sept. 11th 1939
Replies: 11
Views: 7978

Re: Polenfeldzug - fighting for Osiek on Sept. 11th 1939

Already during the march reached the regiment the news that Osiek was strongly manned by the enemy, which attacked IR 91 with artillery support. The I./ AR 27 did it best and the guns' crews engaged the Polish attackers in direct fire at the first line. The infantrymen and the artillerymen fought s...
by Njorl
Sun May 13, 2012 12:37 am
Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
Topic: Polish Units on the Eastern Front 1939
Replies: 10
Views: 7023

Re: Polish Units on the Eastern Front 1939

Hello Hans, In Szczecin there is Museum of Polish Border Formations and Archive of Border Guards: ARCHIWUM STRAŻY GRANICZNEJ BIURO OCHRONY INFORMACJI NIEJAWNYCH UL. ŻOŁNIERSKA 4 71-141 SZCZECIN e-mail: archiwum.sg@strazgraniczna.pl I've read that they have some (1000+ units) archival documents creat...
by Njorl
Sat May 12, 2012 12:28 pm
Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
Topic: Polish Units on the Eastern Front 1939
Replies: 10
Views: 7023

Re: Polish Units on the Eastern Front 1939

Hello Hans, Interesting information. This "6.Batal. K.O.P." can be Batalion KOP "Iwieniec" [KOP Battalion "Iwieniec"] (created as 6 Batalion Graniczny,[Border Battalion] later renamed to 6 Batalion Graniczny "Iwieniec"). Please see HERE for additional informat...
by Njorl
Wed Feb 15, 2012 3:02 pm
Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
Topic: Polish Units on the Eastern Front 1939
Replies: 10
Views: 7023

Re: Polish Units on the Eastern Front 1939

Hallo Hans KOP units were meant to protect Polish-Soviet border (borders with other neighbouring countries were protected by Border Guard) and its members were rather carefully picked from regular military units (not drafted directly to KOP). Serving in a KOP unit was regarded as an honour as they w...
by Njorl
Wed Feb 15, 2012 1:09 pm
Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
Topic: Polish Units on the Eastern Front 1939
Replies: 10
Views: 7023

Re: Polish Units on the Eastern Front 1939

Hallo Hans, What do you mean by "facing the Russians in 1939"? Do you mean fighting Soviets after 17th September 1939? And do you mean units based in Poznań/Posen only, or whole DOK VII (Dowództwo Okręgu Korpusu Nr VII, Corps Area Command Nr 7) with its headquarter in Poznań/Posen? KOP (Ko...
by Njorl
Mon Oct 31, 2011 4:09 am
Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
Topic: Wanted: name of border village in Ukraine(Siedlungshauptamt)
Replies: 8
Views: 4565

Re: Wanted: name of border village in Ukraine(Siedlungshauptamt)

Hello,

My theory is, the writing is 'Kriszin', which most probably is Kryszyn. Kryszyn is a small village in SE Poland, a few kilometers from Polish-Ukrainian border (here it is on ViaMichelin).

Please post some sample of text where 's' and 'z' are written, just for comparison.

Regards,
MJU
by Njorl
Sat Mar 19, 2011 1:03 pm
Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
Topic: Armee-Nachrichten-Regiment 511.
Replies: 16
Views: 5911

Re: Armee-Nachrichten-Regiment 511.

Hello to all :D; just by chance a little question............... Polish Armored Train destroyed by Stukas. Does anyone here knows which train was?. TIA. Cheers. Raúl M 8). Answer comes a bit late, but nevertheless... This is/was pociąg pancerny nr 13 ("Generał Sosnkowski"). It was bombed ...
by Njorl
Tue Dec 21, 2010 10:59 am
Forum: Books and Reviews
Topic: Breslau 1945
Replies: 66
Views: 33333

Re: Breslau 1945

Slightly off-topic, but nevertheless some may find it interesting. This or this piece of music might go well while reading Richards' book :wink: Taken from 'Breslau' album by Igor Boxx (Igor Pudło from Skalpel, born and living in today's Wrocław), also available in special 'Festung Edition', that al...
by Njorl
Wed Dec 30, 2009 4:50 am
Forum: Campaigns and Battles
Topic: SS-Standarte 'Germania' on 15/16.IX.1939, Muzylowice, PL
Replies: 21
Views: 44214

Re: SS-Standarte 'Germania' on 15/16.IX.1939, Muzylowice, PL

Domen123 wrote:Some new SS Standarte "Germania" photage:
Not that 'new' Domen :wink:

Regards,
MJU
by Njorl
Mon Oct 12, 2009 3:10 am
Forum: Books and Reviews
Topic: Blitzkrieg Unleashed: Poland 1939
Replies: 137
Views: 63335

Re: Blitzkrieg Unleashed: Poland 1939

But if it comes to the quality of fortifications itself, according to the German study of Polish fortifications titled: "Denkschrift uber die polnische Landesbefestigung", published by OKH in 1940, Polish concrete fortifications were much better (much more resistant to fire of heavy artil...
by Njorl
Mon Sep 28, 2009 1:23 am
Forum: General WWII German Military Discussion
Topic: what regiment
Replies: 2
Views: 2104

Re: what regiment

It may be Stamm instead of Sturm.

Regards,
Michal Jungiewicz
by Njorl
Tue Jul 07, 2009 1:42 pm
Forum: Books and Reviews
Topic: Blitzkrieg Unleashed: Poland 1939
Replies: 137
Views: 63335

Re: Blitzkrieg Unleashed: Poland 1939

Richard Hargreaves wrote:Out in Polish next month apparently as Blitzkrieg w Polsce - Wrzesień 1939 (I'm guessing that's Blitzkrieg in Poland: September 1939)
Interesting :!: Who is the publisher in Poland?

Regards,
Michal Jungiewicz
by Njorl
Thu May 21, 2009 1:00 am
Forum: Luftwaffe
Topic: luftwaffe 'also-rans'
Replies: 4
Views: 3288

Re: luftwaffe 'also-rans'

Incidentally, what is 'high wing loading' - japanese pilots testing the heinkel single engine fighters found this objectionable? If I get it right, you get 'wing load' when you divide airplane mass/weight by area of its wings (to put it simply). The more kg/m^2 (or pounds per square feet), the high...