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Hi Bladerunner
many thanks for the information. Do you have a particular source for this material. I am very interested in Von Oppen's activities during the latter stages of the war, as I understand he took a key role in minimizing damage and fatalities....

Cheers
Duncan

Hi
I am looking for information on this unit, which was in the South West of Germany (Freiberg - Blackforest region) at the end of the war, in particular any information on General Rudolf von Oppen.
Many thanks
Duncan

Hi Cannot help you with detail, but a source - difficult to obtain is below: General Hube, wrote a diary of the decisions and events of the pocket and break out. It was published in the field and is titled "Die Durch Bruchs Schlacht Der 1. Panzer Armee". Extremely rare and probably very va...

In relation to the breakout -
In the Armee-Tagesbefehl dated 9 April 1944 (Easter Sunday) Hube writes:

Es wurden erbeutet, oder venichtet: nach bisherigen Zahlungen 358 Panzer, 190 Geschutze, 29 Sturmgeschutze, 4 Sfl, 2Spw, 57 Panzerbuschen, 174 MG, und zahlreichen Handfeuerwaffen.

Duncan

Hi Sid
Sorry to be so late in replying to your question (Jan) re Fromm. The references imply he was involved in the political wrangling and in conflict at times with Dornberger. There is no obvious reference about his direct involvement in the development side.
Cheers
Duncan

Hi The book "V2" by Major Walter Dornberger (first published in England 1952) is very interesting reading. Dornberger was in charge of research and development of liquid-propellant rockets at Peenemunde. He highlights the internal political wrangling for power, which had a hugh detrimental...

Hi One of the difficulties of translating German, is that often words are written together. Seitengewehr means side-arm or bayonet. Scheide means sheath (it can also mean the female anatomy!). I would therefore assume it is the sheath or cover of a bayonet, that would hang from the soldier (on the s...

Hi I know this means Garrison Administration. Perhaps someone could answer the following questions for me please: If someone was "in charge" of the garrison, what would their title have been? Their responsibilities? Who would they have been accountable to? Are there any publications - sour...

Two other interesting books:

Hitler and Stalin: Parallel Lives by Alan Bullock.

The Man who invented Hitler - cannot remember author. It give a psychological profile. recently published.

Duncan

Hi Jason
Forget the stickies bit - flu and too much alcohol!!. I read in the whats new about a section on auctions, cannot find it.
Thanks
Duncan

Jason Have there been significant changes in how the forum is being managed? Several posts seemed to have disappeared - what happened to all the "stickies"? They don't show anymore, I asked about the updates - auction and whats new but got no reply? I read all posts regularly, but may have...

Hi
The word "wacht" can be misleading!
Wachtdienst: Guard Duty
Wachtposten: Sentry

However a Wachtmeister is a Sergeant (of a Mounted Unit).

Hope this helps
Duncan

Hi Some of Werner Haupt's books are translations. "Assault on Moscow 1942" is a translation of the original book published in 1941. I was curious initially as to why there were no references/bibliography - because it is a translation! I believe the original book was written from experience...

Hi
The following website has a list of the POW camps in the UK, which may be of help for people trying to "narrow" searches, identify locations, names etc.

http://www.eliteforces.freewire.co.uk/G ... s/pows.htm

Duncan

Hi I have often read references to a magazine Signal (relating to WWII), searching the internet - there are several ones with this name, although not all to do with war). Is the one that Webmastersignal is referring to - the one where German Veterans/War Correspondents etc used to write articles etc...