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- Sat Jan 21, 2006 12:13 pm
- Forum: General WWII German Military Discussion
- Topic: Hand to Hand training
- Replies: 23
- Views: 27076
Hey James, Well when I went through my basic training (1998) we were never trained to swing out rifles like a baseball (or cricket) bat, that way you have a lot less control over your weapon...if they catch the stock and you have a round in the chamber, you could wind up un a world of hurt. When usi...
- Tue Jan 17, 2006 5:48 am
- Forum: Foreign Volunteers, Collaboration and Axis Allies
- Topic: Use of captured vehicles by Italian armed forces during WW2
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4221
Italian T-34's
Hey Lupo,
This is true that there were more than likely not very many T-34's in Italian service, but they must have had some luck combating them since a sugestion for the P.40 "Heavy" tank was to install T-34 engines as a sufficient Italian engine was not available.
-Rick
This is true that there were more than likely not very many T-34's in Italian service, but they must have had some luck combating them since a sugestion for the P.40 "Heavy" tank was to install T-34 engines as a sufficient Italian engine was not available.
-Rick
- Tue Jan 17, 2006 5:43 am
- Forum: Soldatenheim
- Topic: Why Germans Can Never Escape Hitler's Shadow
- Replies: 77
- Views: 23951
German Patriotism
Greetings! Well now that Angela Merkel has become the new Chancellor, she has brought in several German Pride advertisements. The goal here is simply to help Germans to keep their chins up. They have re-paid their debts (including the Schutstruppe in Tanzania from WW1), and are currently an industri...
- Tue Jan 17, 2006 5:08 am
- Forum: Foreign Volunteers, Collaboration and Axis Allies
- Topic: Hungary's War Aims
- Replies: 30
- Views: 18020
Hungary According to Osprey
According to my readings, Hungary joined the "Crusade in The East," mostly because they felt obliged to. Germany had assisted Hungary in regaining a lot of teritory which was lost in the Treaty or Tirannon (sp?) of 1920. This brought Horthy further into the Axis. Horthy, not wanting to los...
- Tue Jan 17, 2006 4:54 am
- Forum: Soldatenheim
- Topic: What if: Germany vs. USSR 1940?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 9553
Going with Only Slovakia?
Hello Gents, What about Germanys allies in Barbarossa? Would they have joined as well? Finland: May act historicly and take back their territory which was lost in The Winter War. Croatia: May or may not exist, depends if Yugoslavia was invaded. Hungary: By summer of 1940, there really were not may r...
- Tue Jan 17, 2006 4:08 am
- Forum: Foreign Volunteers, Collaboration and Axis Allies
- Topic: Use of captured vehicles by Italian armed forces during WW2
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4221
Italian T-34
Hey Luppo,
I submitted a couple of pictures of Italians using T-34's to http://www.tankhistory.com a few years back...unfortunalty I didn't remember where on the web I got those pictures from...
-Richard C. Mente
I submitted a couple of pictures of Italians using T-34's to http://www.tankhistory.com a few years back...unfortunalty I didn't remember where on the web I got those pictures from...
-Richard C. Mente
- Tue Jan 17, 2006 2:09 am
- Forum: Soldatenheim
- Topic: Alo Alo
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5505
- Tue Jan 17, 2006 1:32 am
- Forum: Soldatenheim
- Topic: ~recommended movies~
- Replies: 37
- Views: 12634
The Good, The Bad, The Cheesy
War movies come out in such a variety now. Fortunatly they're getting better now. I'll start with the Good...in no particular order: 1. The Winter War: I don't speak Finnish, and I'm sure the subtitles arn't the most acurate, but wow, it's good. 2. Saving Private Ryan: Excellent D-Day, effects of sh...
- Sat Jan 14, 2006 6:46 am
- Forum: Foreign Volunteers, Collaboration and Axis Allies
- Topic: Hungarian Armored Divisons 1-2
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3330
Hungarian AFV's
According to "History of The Hungarian Army in WW2," (Sorry, I'm in Iraq and cannot quote my sources) The Hungarians knew that their home produced armor was obsolite against the modern Soviet AFV's, however they did have a good number of Turan I's and II's, along with the Zrindi (sp?) assu...
- Sat Jan 14, 2006 6:23 am
- Forum: Foreign Volunteers, Collaboration and Axis Allies
- Topic: Romanians
- Replies: 32
- Views: 32552
Romainan Army
Mike, Don't put down the Romanians at Stalingrad. The resistance that the Romanians put up on the flanks put the Soviets a couple weeks behind schedule. The Romanian performance at Stalingrad is often simplified in a similar way to the German blitz into Poland. Both the Romanians and Poles fought va...
- Sat Jan 14, 2006 5:48 am
- Forum: The Allies in WWII
- Topic: Seydlitz-Armee
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3515
View of Seydlitz Soldiers Post-War
Hey, thanks for bringing this up. I've been wondering for a while about how the Seydlitz soldiers who fought WITH the Soviets were viewed by their (former?) countrymen after the war. Did most of them settle in East Germany, or were they sent into the gulags as spies and enemies of the state? -Richar...
- Sun Oct 10, 2004 8:46 pm
- Forum: Foreign Volunteers, Collaboration and Axis Allies
- Topic: Vichy French Forces.
- Replies: 48
- Views: 17521
Vichy in Syria
Enrico mentioned a lot of hard fighting in Syria towards the beginning of this thread, could anyone provide some sources or information about what went on in Syria? On another note, I'm glad this thread sparked so much interest in so many people! One thing that I learned was that I put this thread i...
- Tue Jun 01, 2004 7:40 am
- Forum: Soldatenheim
- Topic: WWII-related movies you would like to see made
- Replies: 62
- Views: 21723
- Wed May 05, 2004 6:33 am
- Forum: Foreign Volunteers, Collaboration and Axis Allies
- Topic: ALLIES FIGHTING FOR THE GERMAN FORCES
- Replies: 10
- Views: 16261
- Mon Apr 19, 2004 3:32 pm
- Forum: Soldatenheim
- Topic: WWII-related movies you would like to see made
- Replies: 62
- Views: 21723
Indeed, there should be a Band of Brothers type movie, or mini-series about every nation who fought in the war. There really hasn't been enough media put out about the other nations. Most WW2 movies and mini-series put the British in a real bad light, they're almost made to seem as incompetent as th...