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Hello, I currently researching a novel covering the period from 22nd June 41 the start of Barbarossa, to December 41 when the Germans were halted infront of Moscow. Does anyone know if organised partisans were active during this time period (such as the Jewish partisans in the forests near Minsk), a...

Thanks for the info Jerry, the idea of ending 17 klicks from the Kremlin was to give some kind of irony and to leave them feeling like they had come so far to be stopped at the very last hurdle. I really thought it was scouts of the 4th PzD, maybe I should switch my focus to the 2nd PzD! I really in...

If Hitler had been killed in 44, I have little doubt that the German armed forces would have been scarcely any more effective, as the improvements in command would have been offset by in-fighting and disharmony between dedicated followers of the fuhrer and less 'loyal' elements. However, if someone ...

Does anyone know if the MG42 would be more prone to breaking apart if hit when frozen than the MG34 as the 42 was made from stamped metal parts welded together? (One of the first guns to use this modern method) Also, did hull MG 34s and 42s in Panzers suffer from freezing as much as the ones carried...

I am currently conducting research for a novel about the crew of a Mark III Panzer of 3rd Company, 1st Battalion, 35th Panzer Regiment, 4th Panzer Division, XXIV Panzer Corps, 2nd Panzer Group or Army Group Centre. The time period of the novel is from 22nd June 1941, the beginning of Operation Barba...