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Now we all know what the stereo type Gestapo agent is, tall lather trench coat, rimmed low hat etc tec. But what was there standard uniform. (or was that it)

Combat Missions 2: Barbaroossa To Berlin
Combat Mission 3: Afrika Korps
Day Of Defeat.
Pacific Challenge.
Brothers In Arms
IL-2 Forgotten Battles.
Destruction Of The Mind (slightly dated)
Field Of Combat
Mission Express

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Heroes Of WW2

Antony Beevers book 'Berlin' gives great detailed knowledge on the Fortress towns in the East such as Breslau and Poznan.

The fortress towns were mostly and deliberatly held by soldiers who lived there, that way they would fight harder.

The Crazy Helmets did indeed exist however it was a derogatory term used by the soldiers to tell of the certain battalions which were entirely composed of men who had lost evrything. There were around 4 or 5 of these and i do believe that one company fought in Holland.

My Grandmothers brother (my mother side) served as a HauptsturmFuherer in the SD. He travelled all over Greater Germany and although he died many years back he had claimed that his job really was just like being a detective. So i am sure some people in the SD were quite cruel but there was still a c...

There were SS Liason teams in afrika. But if Rommel had taken Egypt and pushed into palestine area then there wojld have been a lot more, especially Einstagruppen teams as they would have landed on a hot bed of Jews. Even though there wernt the number of Jews living there now there were still a prop...

qUITE A FEW wAFFEN ss MEN WENT OUT THERE TO FIGHT AS they had grown accustomed the the fighting lifestyle and soldiering and didnt want to change.

Field Gendarmerie units groomed the rear areas of the frontline for strgallers or deserters. Most were sadists who just like to kill people on trumped up charges, but a number of Whermacht officers executed there men who deserted as they wanted to show an example of traitors.

The Hermann Goring divisions did not consist of foreigners either. They were made up entirely of ethnic Germans.

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The Hermaan Goering cuff title was an honoury award given to special divisons etc. There was a Hermann Goering Panzer Division for example which had it own, very unique white shoulder tabs, this diviison took part in the 'looting' of Monte Cassino, they being the ones driving the lorrys,escorting th...

Of course, they were seen as traitors and the Furer had put out a message that any deserters were to be executed on the spot. Generals Schorner's motto 'Strength Through Fear' was adopted by many SS Comanders and all deserters or 'defeatisit' were executed or lynched on the spot. It is estimated tha...

Do you think Jews deliberatly joint such organisations and military bsttalions etc to avoid detection?

The name rings a bell. Try googling it if you havent.

Also sometimes they have reenactment sites which are linked to such organisations.

What was the biggest engagement the German Marines took part in.