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Jan-Hendrik wrote:In german language this book is nearly unaffordable

Jan-Hendrik

And the English translation is nearly unreadable.

Yes, the Germans were beaten by the Soviets, not the West. But for anyone--even a Sovietphile--to even insinuate that the victory was anything besides sheer weight in number, is absurd. I find it downright hilarious when a military channel or History Channel has some crap about how great a leader Zh...

When operation Spring Awakeing was "sprung", Sepp Dietrich urged his minions to "present Hitler with the oil of Ploestii for his birthday". 4 weeks later, with Vienna already occupied, the final oil fields of the Third Reich lie in immediate danger. Even at this late stage of the...

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I had a bookseller look for a copy for me. He wants 68 dollars, which I can't afford. However, he has a hold on it for 48 hours, so, if anyone wants it, respond and I will put you in touch with him. Cheers, Jeff. I bought a copy off of Ebay a few years back. Mint condition, $120. One word best desc...

Not sure if this is the same book or not, but I just picked up an EXCELLENT history of the Siege of Budapest called The Siege of Budapest, 100 Days in World War II , by Krisztian Ungvary, 2005 Yale University Press. I looked it over and immediately bought it. It's nearly 500 pages long, in English,...

From "Hitler's Foreign Divisons" BY Chris Bishop... "c. 40,000 volunteers...from main SS units: 27th SS Volunteer Grenadier Division LANGEMARCK ...and 28th SS Volunteer Division WALLONIEN" Cool side note, that after the allied occupation/liberation of Beligium, nearly the entire ...

Over 45,000 total Belgians served...

Stalingrad was a massive defeat for the Axis. The biggest factor in deciding the war by far of any major battle. "Stalingrad decided that Germany could not win the war, Kursk dictated that they woudl lose it" is a common phrase... The loss of the 6th army is sometimes glossed over in that ...

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Anybody have some info on the German defense of the Zisterdorf oil production centers? 2 weeks Vienna fell, Hitler apparently ordered a counter attack against the Soviet penetrations around this area which amazingly actually had some success. "Hungary 1944-5: the forgotten tragedy" mention...

ANYONE?

I know a huge shipment of Panthers was sent to Bulgaria jsut prior to Sofia's declaration of war on Germany--the Soviets actually seized the tanks right from the trains....

Surely someone knows the Hungarian content of armor?

Hello all...have read extensively on the Honved in WW2 and am extremely curious...does anyone know what these formations were equipped with in the final 12 months of the war? I know that they were mostly using Todis until early 1944...and alot of old French and Czech material, but as Hungary started...

Aparently the security detail of the Croatian (NDH) embassy in Berlin defended the building against the advancing Red Army. A handful of the Croatian soldiers surrendered after a lengthy battle, and one of them, the Military Attache, survived being a POW in the Soviet Union after the war (his name ...

Road To Berlin--Erickson

The Final Tragedy: Hungary 1944-1945 --Periecexz (sp)

Gottermaderung: The Last Stand of the German Army, 1945