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by Sledgehammer
Wed Oct 29, 2008 10:22 pm
Forum: Translation Requests
Topic: V.P. ? (I know it's not veep)
Replies: 7
Views: 2400

Re: V.P. ? (I know it's not veep)

I believe this refers to an advance party. For example, XX Division is moving into area Y, with headquarters to be located at AA. Advance personnel start allocating office and billeting space in and around AA so that the Staff can move in and set up operations immediately. Thanks Tom, from the cont...
by Sledgehammer
Wed Oct 29, 2008 1:59 pm
Forum: Translation Requests
Topic: V.P. ? (I know it's not veep)
Replies: 7
Views: 2400

V.P. ? (I know it's not veep)

I've been trying to figure this one out for a while, but now that it is election season I can't put it off any longer. What does the abbreviation V.P. mean? Examples: - [from OB West to OKH, 10 Oct 1942] V.P. GEP. ARTL. RGT. {number indecipherable, but not important} IM ARMEEBEREICH EINGETROFFEN - [...
by Sledgehammer
Sun May 18, 2008 7:28 am
Forum: Operational Map Project & Archival Research
Topic: Recent trip to BA-MA in Freiburg
Replies: 26
Views: 15429

Re: Recent trip to BA-MA in Freiburg

You were allowed to take these pics, or weren't the staff members around when you took them? on the entrance door to the stairs there's a note reading: Bitte achten Sie darauf, dass diese Tür immer geschlossen ist I believe the objective evidence points to me as being a rule-breaker, and actually, ...
by Sledgehammer
Sun May 18, 2008 2:15 am
Forum: Operational Map Project & Archival Research
Topic: Recent trip to BA-MA in Freiburg
Replies: 26
Views: 15429

Re: Recent trip to BA-MA in Freiburg

Sorry for a second post from the same person on the same subject, but I am even sorrier that I just wasted over an hour of my time. When I went back to edit my original post to add all the info I had - contacts, names, addresses, expereinces and other advice - and after spending an hour+ at 2am in t...
by Sledgehammer
Sun May 18, 2008 1:33 am
Forum: Operational Map Project & Archival Research
Topic: Recent trip to BA-MA in Freiburg
Replies: 26
Views: 15429

Re: Recent trip to BA-MA in Freiburg

I visited BAMA for the first and (so far) only time last October (2007) and I collected some information I have intended to share with others such as myself. Here are a few shots I took while there: BAMAEntranceOutsideSm.JPG BAMAEntranceInsideSm.JPG BAMABottomOfStairsSm.JPG BAMAComputerSm.JPG
by Sledgehammer
Sun Jul 15, 2007 6:52 pm
Forum: Operational Map Project & Archival Research
Topic: German situation maps on this site
Replies: 142
Views: 160449

References for maps

Perhaps this goes without saying, but I wonder if you are planning to include with the downloadable map(s) the citable reference as to its source.
by Sledgehammer
Sun Jul 15, 2007 6:02 pm
Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
Topic: NARA Captured German Records
Replies: 7
Views: 4381

I am going to be going to the DC area this fall and will be spending some time doing research at NARA primarily involving the identification of microfilm rolls that contain information that would be of interest to me in my research (you cannot always tell what you will get from the guides, at least ...