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by Peterc
Thu Apr 10, 2008 5:12 pm
Forum: Soldatenheim
Topic: DVDs
Replies: 7
Views: 2564

Re: DVDs

I travel a lot, and have DVD's from many different regions, so I use my laptop to play DVD's through a TV, using software called AnyDVD (http://www.slysoft.com/en/anydvd.html), circumnavigating the 5-play limit problem.
by Peterc
Thu Apr 10, 2008 7:31 am
Forum: Auxiliary organizations
Topic: Help identify banner
Replies: 1
Views: 2710

Re: Help identify banner

I can't add much to what you learnt on gunboards.com, but it is indeed a Deutschen Arbeitsfront (DAF) unit flag. The pane with the white embroidered district name of "Neumarkt 10" is edged in blue piping, signifing that this DAF unit was located within an Ortsgruppe (Black piping was used ...
by Peterc
Sun Mar 30, 2008 7:06 pm
Forum: Books and Reviews
Topic: Book Restoration question
Replies: 7
Views: 1635

If the tear is small, and the book has little monetary / resale value (or you do not have the time or patience to carry out a permanent solution such as using Japanese Paper and a methyl cellulose paste), then you should use "Archival Tape" (sometimes marketed as Document Repair Tape) whic...
by Peterc
Sun Mar 02, 2008 5:55 pm
Forum: Books and Reviews
Topic: What do you read at the moment?
Replies: 139
Views: 54375

The Germans in Normandy by Richard Hargreaves Needless to say, but after getting into this, I'm already biting at the bit to pick up "Blitzkrieg Unleashed". Thanks Peter. Glad you enjoyed it. It means a lot to have feedback after slaving away for years! ... Credit where credit is due :D O...
by Peterc
Wed Feb 27, 2008 10:09 pm
Forum: Books and Reviews
Topic: What do you read at the moment?
Replies: 139
Views: 54375

Two books on the go presently, The Wages of Destruction by Adam Tooze Highly readable style that makes economics accessible, and the theories are fascinating - this book really opens your eyes to the bigger picture on a vital but often under appreciated aspect of warfare. The excellent review in the...
by Peterc
Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:06 pm
Forum: Commanders, Personalities & Award Holders
Topic: Karl Stingl : was 161st infantry divison commander or not ?
Replies: 7
Views: 5246

Kelvin, I don't have much information on this myself, but I hope the following will help... The document I referred to was the work of the NKFD / BDO, as propaganda - a "call of the 50 generals" to the people and the army to separate themselves from Hitler and end the war. Some basic backg...
by Peterc
Wed Feb 27, 2008 6:54 am
Forum: Commanders, Personalities & Award Holders
Topic: Karl Stingl : was 161st infantry divison commander or not ?
Replies: 7
Views: 5246

Kelvin, As I understand it GM Karl Stingl was Commander of the 16th Panzergrenadier-Division, from March 15th, 1944 to March 28th, 1944, on which date it's remanants were incorporated into the 116th Panzer Division, and his command consequently ended. Seemingly, Karl Stingl then ended up in Jassy as...