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by Rchrd
Tue Apr 07, 2009 4:37 pm
Forum: Campaigns and Battles
Topic: Incidents and actions from the Eastern Front - 1941.
Replies: 55
Views: 53232

Re: Incidents and actions from the Eastern Front - 1941.

I think 5th Army. Rokossovsky's 9th Mechanised Corps attacked this day with 2 divisions. I think the division in question was M.E. Katukov's 20th Tank Division, which advanced about 7 miles before returning to it's start point. Just to illustrate the varieties of perspective, Kamenir's book,"Th...
by Rchrd
Sun Aug 17, 2008 6:30 pm
Forum: Campaigns and Battles
Topic: 1940 MG Battalions
Replies: 1
Views: 1798

1940 MG Battalions

In Dr. Niehorster's excellent OOB's there are several entries such as 8 Mot MG batt (+) for France 1940. Can anybody say what these battalions were reinforced with?
by Rchrd
Wed Aug 06, 2008 8:03 pm
Forum: Campaigns and Battles
Topic: Defeat of LAH at Veszprem, March 1945
Replies: 64
Views: 26019

Re: Defeat of LAH at Veszprem, March 1945

Igorn, it is obvious that you are well informed. But I generally disregard your perspective, and your posts because you seem to wish people to think that the Red Army never lost a battle, or a man. I think you don't even try to be objective. I too am a hard working historian. Why should I read your ...
by Rchrd
Fri Apr 25, 2008 7:16 pm
Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
Topic: Panthers and Tigers after Zitadelle Aug 43: Help!
Replies: 10
Views: 5169

Re: Panthers and Tigers after Zitadelle Aug 43: Help!

s.Pz.Abt 503 on 8 August moved from SW of Kharkov towards Bogodochov and attached to Das Reich. On 11 Aug. the batt was "near Maximofka with 12 or 13 Tigers." So from this I get that the 503rd was a distinct entity. Unteroffizier Niemann, Gunner in Tiger 332 and the source for this narrati...
by Rchrd
Sat Aug 13, 2005 8:07 pm
Forum: Campaigns and Battles
Topic: Need german situation maps period aug 1943 - feb 1944.
Replies: 8
Views: 4300

Where are these maps at that site, please?
by Rchrd
Sat Mar 26, 2005 10:20 pm
Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
Topic: Kettenkraftrad?
Replies: 1
Views: 1277

Kettenkraftrad?

What was the towing capacity of the Kettenkraftrad? Could one tow a Pak 40 or a le.FH? Thanks very much.
by Rchrd
Thu Mar 24, 2005 3:31 pm
Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
Topic: 8th Luftwaffe Field Division December 1942
Replies: 35
Views: 17847

Thanks Ron, for the recommendation. I ordered the book today.
by Rchrd
Mon Mar 21, 2005 5:25 pm
Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
Topic: 8th Luftwaffe Field Division December 1942
Replies: 35
Views: 17847

Ron, you are a great contributor. I always steal your stuff.
by Rchrd
Tue Feb 22, 2005 10:30 pm
Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
Topic: 655 PzJgr Abt
Replies: 4
Views: 5594

Thats a great story. Is it your opinion that the one company with the correct sights would have been available for operations about the first of may? Or maybe even the last week of April?
by Rchrd
Tue Feb 22, 2005 12:07 pm
Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
Topic: 655 PzJgr Abt
Replies: 4
Views: 5594

Thank you Christoph. Wouldn't you know it, but I had downloaded those pages some time ago and never thought to look at them. I'll go through them now in hopes of answering some of my other questions. Thanks again.
by Rchrd
Mon Feb 21, 2005 9:00 pm
Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
Topic: 655 PzJgr Abt
Replies: 4
Views: 5594

655 PzJgr Abt

Nafziger shows this Abt with Hornisse, the Achtung Panzer site also shows Hornisse at Kursk w/ this Abt. However, Glantz makes no reference to it in his Kursk book and the Pz Campaign game K43 doesn't show it. Dr Niehorster doesn't show it any where on the Ostfront as of 28 June 42. I'll start diggi...
by Rchrd
Mon Feb 21, 2005 8:54 pm
Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
Topic: PzJgr Abt?
Replies: 5
Views: 2310

Thank you, Christoph

Just what I needed
by Rchrd
Mon Feb 21, 2005 6:16 pm
Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
Topic: PzJgr Abt?
Replies: 5
Views: 2310

PzJgr Abt?

Can someone tell me what the 653rd and 654th were equipped with before the Elephants? Thank you kindly.
by Rchrd
Tue Jan 18, 2005 6:36 pm
Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
Topic: Info by seaching.
Replies: 3
Views: 1771

Why a Batt...

Why form a battalion for the 16th motorised. They already had one.
by Rchrd
Sun Jan 16, 2005 12:56 pm
Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
Topic: Info by seaching.
Replies: 3
Views: 1771

Thanks

Wow thats a bit more than a bit. I remember the PzVb 700 thread and followed it with interest. I should have started to cull info before it got to 7 pages. I'll do it now. Thanks again.