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hi debrito, that is a awesome diorama, the figures and buildings, are outstanding and the colours mind blowing. well done

i read that the man who had the highest amount of days 84 i think? ss hauptscharfuher herman maringgele. actually won his badge in Budapest by going out on intelligence patrols,finding out enemy positions etc so he would have been in constant contact with the enemy at all times. ps the second highes...

tigre, would you know what is in the little white bags tied to the man's belt? 'picture of the man writing berlin on train'

usmedalman, that is a horrendous figure but i think you are near the mark there? bearing in mind the germans used a lot of Russian panje ponies, 'hope i have spelt that right' who were well adapted to the harsh conditions of that climate. i would not have thought records were kept of these animals, ...

helmut did you go to wiki and read the article's on there?

tigre, thanks for that, and that is just for the german army. other armies were not that horse oriented in terms of supply. but it's still a lot of horses, and they had to source and supply them to the army as well?

helmut it could dive at up to 600km/h normally it dropped it's bomb load at 1.500 feet as soon as the bomb was dropped the auto pilot came on which resulted in a 6g pull out any lower the pilot would have had to pull out giving him a 7g pullout which could make him unconscious for up to 10 seconds, ...

anyone got any idea how many horses died in ww2 i bet it's a staggering figure?

i have been doing some research on panzer lehr. does any member know where they were stationed in Hungary whilst re equipping and training in early 1944, any help appreciated.

a very brave lady may she r.i.p
micky

hi tigre
they certainly had a abundance of helmets left over from ww1, they look so big on the mens heads, and look very heavy.
micky

hi HOs Bandit it loads ok for me nice picture
micky

hi sgriffin383
http://wehrmachtequipment.com
sorry this link is not working
google wehrmacht equipment, that should give you some sites
micky

hi DuneRider
on this forum check out knights cross biographies you will find something there about this man, and may i ask is he a relative,
as you both have the same surname.
micky

hi zipfel
thats good news, as and when you are ready, and thank you for your keeping in touch
micky