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The Forgotten Tank Ace This story is about a tank commander who destroyed 258 enemy vehicles, but he never was awarded the Knights Cross. He was never presented to Hitler, he never wore a fancy black uniform with death heads and S.S. runes, and he never commanded a Panther or Tiger. The reason? He ...

No WWII tank could stand up to a 3rd generation MBT. However as far as small arms go there are many modern weapons that are not much different from their WWII ancestors such as the MG3 or AK-47.

Gods and Generals for one.

bradhunter wrote:
Only snipers. The USMC was still using the Springfield in the Pacific, though....

Not just the USMC but the US Army (in Europe and Pacific) as well. I have talked to vets from both theaters of war and they have both talked of the Springfield being used as a sniper rifle.

In short I don't think the soviets would have agreed to a cease fire unless the germans had manged to inflict a series of limited defeats on them in the summer of 1943... and I think its questionable at best assuming Hitler would settle for a draw. I don't think it was in his nature to settle for d...

here is a link that gives us a more clear picture of what happened.

http://www.uni.edu/~licari/citadel.htm

Handzar wrote:What happened to Simo Hayha, the best sniper in history?
Was he always on the German side (he was a Finn).

He never served in the Wehrmacht.

the Wikipedia source for Pavlov's house is not too reliabel, Wikipdeia is NOT reliable. The Wehrmacht would have been more clever at infantry tactics than that. In fact, for street fighting, they even used engineeer battalions. source: Antony Beevor's book, forgot which chapter. Probably this tale ...

Here is a book for anyone who is interested.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/187462 ... e&n=283155

IIRC Heydrich loved to fly, however the Waffen SS had no air wing.

It is always sad to see something so old and proud fade away.

My choice would be the Tiget I.

Nibelung wrote:And the Heer produced the Afrikakorps. And just which battles were so briliant, or shall I say...which moves were so good to be considered "elite"?

Kasserine Pass

Sorry double post

Kursk Reconsidered: Germany's Lost Victory Following their disastrous defeat at Stalingrad during the winter of 1942-43, the German armed forces launched a climactic offensive in the East known as Operation Citadel on July 4,1943. The climax of Operation Citadel, the Battle of Kursk, involved as man...