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by tigre
Sat Apr 13, 2024 10:25 am
Forum: SS/Waffen-SS
Topic: Ritterkreuz rejected proposal of Wäckerle
Replies: 2
Views: 4622

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://...
by tigre
Sat Apr 13, 2024 8:11 am
Forum: SS/Waffen-SS
Topic: SS Barracks
Replies: 8
Views: 3612

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...
by tigre
Thu Apr 11, 2024 6:37 am
Forum: Campaigns and Battles
Topic: Partisans in the Balkans.
Replies: 13
Views: 3913

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...
by tigre
Wed Apr 10, 2024 4:27 am
Forum: Luftwaffe
Topic: The air defense of the German Reich, 1939-1945.
Replies: 15
Views: 7381

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...
by tigre
Tue Apr 09, 2024 6:24 am
Forum: Luftwaffe
Topic: Der Luftkrieg in Polen 1939.
Replies: 10
Views: 1343

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 ...
by tigre
Tue Apr 09, 2024 6:13 am
Forum: The Allies in WWII
Topic: Samodzielna Grupa Operacyjna - SGO Narew 1939.
Replies: 32
Views: 36355

Re: Samodzielna Grupa Operacyjna - SGO Narew 1939.

Hello to all :D; more....................... Independent Operational Group "Narew". Defeat at Andrzejewo and Łętownica. Since the morning, units of the Polish 18th Infantry Division were organizing in their assigned areas. Around 8:00 a.m. their number was as follows: 33rd Infantry Regimen...
by tigre
Sun Apr 07, 2024 11:22 am
Forum: Foreign Volunteers, Collaboration and Axis Allies
Topic: The Italian Aviation Command in the Soviet Union.
Replies: 7
Views: 557

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 2, 1941: around 9 Macchis belonging, among others, to the 362nd and 371st Squadriglia, machine-gun Soviet troops on the Novomosk...
by tigre
Sun Apr 07, 2024 8:41 am
Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
Topic: The 169. ID at Salla 1941.
Replies: 4
Views: 255

Re: The 169. ID at Salla 1941.

Hello to all :D; more................ The Battle of Salla, July 1 to 8, 1941. The question was quite open as to what this relationship would be like beyond the Finnish-Soviet border, which had become an iron curtain since the war. There was talk that in the year since then the Soviets had rebuilt nu...
by tigre
Sun Apr 07, 2024 8:38 am
Forum: Campaigns and Battles
Topic: Nikopol 1943-44.
Replies: 7
Views: 4101

Re: Nikopol 1943-44.

Hello to all :D; more.................................. Replacement in a defensive position. b. In the left battalion section. Even in the western half of the left battalion section, the front line cannot be traversed by sight because it is visible to the Russians. Only in the eastern part of this s...
by tigre
Thu Apr 04, 2024 8:33 am
Forum: Photographs
Topic: Heer im Einsatz.
Replies: 267
Views: 165061

Re: Heer im Einsatz.

Hello to all :D: more.................... Western Front 1939. Source: https://themilitariashop.com/products/jb-juustrierter-beobachter-nsdap-magazine-original-ww2-german-14th-december-1939?pr_prod_strat=use_description&pr_rec_id=98a76198f&pr_rec_pid=8184351785205&pr_ref_pid=8180690911477...
by tigre
Thu Apr 04, 2024 5:27 am
Forum: Campaigns and Battles
Topic: Partisans in the Balkans.
Replies: 13
Views: 3913

Re: Partisans in the Balkans.

Hello to all :D; thanks for joining Prosper :wink:. More............... The Yugoslav guerrilla war. Once a certain security inside has been obtained in this way, in the sense of a somewhat free base of operations, step by step; Partisan detachments were now significantly larger, for general surveill...
by tigre
Wed Apr 03, 2024 7:07 am
Forum: Luftwaffe
Topic: The air defense of the German Reich, 1939-1945.
Replies: 15
Views: 7381

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. At this time the Germans were still dealing with two types of US Air Force operations: 1. Attacks...
by tigre
Tue Apr 02, 2024 7:23 am
Forum: Luftwaffe
Topic: Der Luftkrieg in Polen 1939.
Replies: 10
Views: 1343

Re: Der Luftkrieg in Polen 1939.

Hello to all :D; more........................ The air war in Poland in 1939. V. Direct support to the army in border battles. In accordance with the basic instructions of the Ob. d. L. Both air fleets provided the army with important direct support during the battle for air superiority. In the area ...
by tigre
Tue Apr 02, 2024 6:52 am
Forum: The Allies in WWII
Topic: Samodzielna Grupa Operacyjna - SGO Narew 1939.
Replies: 32
Views: 36355

Re: Samodzielna Grupa Operacyjna - SGO Narew 1939.

Hello to all :D; more....................... Independent Operational Group "Narew". The fighting of the Polish 18th Infantry Division near Zamtrów and Andrzejew. Because the Germans had been attacking Łomża since the morning of 11 September, the 1st Battalion of the 33rd Infantry Regiment ...
by tigre
Sun Mar 31, 2024 11:31 am
Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
Topic: The 169. ID at Salla 1941.
Replies: 4
Views: 255

The 169. ID at Salla 1941.

Hello to all :D; a point of view on Salla (169. ID)................ The Battle of Salla, July 1 to 8, 1941. The German army, which in the spring of 1941 marched to attack the Soviet Union between the Black Sea and the Baltic Sea and, far away, in northern Finland, certainly did not look at the futur...