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oh for gosh sakes, Tom- you told me to post it!

Best,
Bill

Hello, Feldgrau members- Does anyone have the English language edition "Ill Used Infantry" by Gen. Maximilian Fretter-Pico? I have a manuscript that's near going to press and want to read this one last book to see if it gives me any useful O/B info. I'd like a loan and you'll be sure to ge...

Can anyone give me anything more about Oberst Friedrich von Halke? This is the first I heard about his being a (assumed mFb) commander. Can someone tell me the source for his commanding the division? Was he commanding the new formation in France while Gen. von Wietersheim was still with the division...

I hesitate to add anything after the masterful reply Shadow gave, pinpointing the divisions' exact locations at the time you asked about. I can however confirm their Corps assignments from the OKH Operation Section schematic O/Bs of 4 March 1943 (as published in "Die Geheimen Tagesberichte"...

Keilig is short for the book "Die Generale des Heeres" by Wolf Keilig, a one volume biographical dictionary of all the German generals of World War II. The above paragraph about De Boer is an example of an entry from Keilig. The book is out of print and copies can be pricey. You can check ...

A similar situation existed with Heeresgruppe C and OB Sud (OB Sudwest from late November 1943) in Italy. OB Sud was in existence since December 1941. I believe that GFM Kesselring used the theater staff for his Hgr. command also when it was created in November 1943. It had 10. and 14. Armee under i...

Cancel this request- someone helped me out.

Hey, does anyone have this set by Hildebrand and a scanner? I screwed up and need help with getting a single page- I borrowed the set via interlibrary loan to copy select generals' bios but missed the third page of Kammhuber's bio (page 148 of Volume 2). If some kind soul can send it to me I'd consi...

I was going to mention the other category not covered until Hans did so. The units simply called "___ Division" or "___Division zbV" were the division staffs, on a lower level than the Division Nr./Ersatz (Replacement) Divisions. They could however be upgraded to Ersatz Divisions.

I paid $850 for my 12-volume set of "Die Geheimen Tagesberichte" thru a German bookkstore and this was about half the usual price, probably because the title and red coloring was wearing off the spine of one volume and part of another was bound upside down. But you could borrow just the vo...

Only the Kriegsgliederungen as published in "Die Geheimen Tagesberichte" edited by Mehner- dated 15 Aug, 31 Aug, 16 Sept, 28 Sept and 13 Oct. These are not schematics but, as with all since April 1944, typed (the schematics leave off at 26 Dec 1943 and there are none at all for Jan-March 1...

Kelvin,
Where did you get Col. Overbeck's name?

Best regards,
Genstab

I have the date of death of GenLt Karl Zutavern as 6 July 1944 at Minsk where the division was destroyed. The division was reformed in Wehrkreis VIII in September.

Best regards,
Genstab

Peter, could I ask where you got the dates in command of 16th Panzer Grenadier for Gen. Stingl? In Heinz-Guenther Guderian's "From Normandy to the Ruhr" about 116th Panzer, he says Col. Guenther von Manteuffel was acting commander of 16th Panzer Grenadier from 9 Feb to 19 March 1944 and th...

I've seen it translated somewhere as the Thruster, probably meaning to keep lunging and stabbing as with a sword or knife.

Best regards,
Genstab in Cleveland