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As decorations were a big issue in those days, women also were awarded based on the number of children they had. The decoration had several grades based on the quantity.

Soviet tanks were much better, but they lost more of them anyway, why? Because it was good for Mother Russia manufacturing effort and wartime statistics, otherwise, they would had had an excesive inventory of them. So that is why they kept getting them destroyed to have it replace for a new one. Al...

Hawk... hypocrite is a bit strong. I'm not denouncing it a crime, more of a greenlight, showing what the Germans thought of as acceptable limits. If someone fires at you, let rip give them double back. I understand the concept of retaliation in force. Once talking or other measures are over, and th...

In what way does mentioning Russian tanks does it help to compare the Sherman vs Panther :?: I could not let the oportunity go by, some of the advantages of having the engine in the back and the transmision in the front: 1) The driver and the gunner/radio sure like the extra armor protection, I do n...

Is it true that the Germans were already working on some kind of "stealth" aircraft at their time? The Gotha 229? Thank you for putting a designation to my above post. Although the Gotha Go-229 was not created with stealth in mind, the materials and aereodynamics of the first prototypes h...

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And the Allies are still thanking God that Hitler interfered in the Jet aircraft program... In more ways than one. It delay production by way of its "strategic" demands, he shifted allocation of needed interceptors instead to bombers (well Jabos, which is not the same). The bonus for the ...

Erich wrote:the He 162 was a death trap and as far as I am aware the Me 163 was not a copy of the Japanese inteceptor

Yes I know, the commnet was pun intended as you said it was confirm kill either way.

Friend I have never heard of Franz as being the symbol for the F model nor Konrad for the K either. suppose the German sources would be more fitting eh With Friedrich there is no discussion, as it is what all the sources I have define. I have found some that call it Franz, which makes me question t...

I have heard said that the Bf109 was a "bad" :shock: takeoff and land due to chronic visibility problems.... harder to fly. It had problems when first taxing, as the pilot could not see in front of him as where he was going until he had build some speed and the tail was elevated.[/quote]

? forget Franz as he was a baker..... Do you know where the Franz came from? I always knew that it was Friedrich, but I keep finding Franz here and there. ? K should read Kurfurst not Konrad It is not the first time that I seen Kurfurst, but again I have seen Konrad more regularly in print and in t...

Now you've got me to wondering...maybe the badge IS pre-WW2, as after WW2 Austria changed the style of their eagles used on official seals (And I mean from the pre-1938 eagles even!) Or perhaps even one made in that portion of Slovenia ca. 1941-44 which was considered part of the Reich...I recall s...

didn't matter as the He 162 was a nightmare to fly and a death trap to escape from. Please check the JG 1 diaries and you will see what I mean....alsmot as good as furthering the futile attempted Me 163 Komet. piece of crap and another pilot killer ! I found the following information... From mid-Ap...

Then, why the Franz, or am I missing something.

In the production line the He-162 was going into active service in January 1945.