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" The safety is on" GREAT CATCH! attention to detail is vital. But lets look at the whole picture. Do snipers do anything other than snipe? I mean with their rifle and scope and talent for careful observation? Perhaps he is OBSERVING. he is clearly in a weak sniper stance: leaning against ...

Some thoughts on identifying soldiers in photographs. It's not unusual at all that individuals would remain unidentified even under such close scrutiny. A front line combatant in the thick of combat... Many thousands of German soldiers were yet to die in the 6 months of war that remained after this ...

For an even greater understanding of the civilian experience in that time and place, I highly recomend: German Boy by Wolfgang WE Samuel. Recently published, this is a remarkable autobiography of a young boys experience in the last months of the war and in the years immediately following. The author...

Farley Mowat, the canadian author was a Capt. in the Canadian Army at the end of WWII. He was charged with and took great pleasure in collecting items for the "Canadian War Museum." He succeeded in comandeering a freighter to bring his collection home. The collection included examples of a...

Translation Help Please: Handwritten from the inside cover of a small book (Fahren und(?)Kampfen) my uncle brought back from the war: Dem Kraftfahrer Rapmund --- fur gute schiessleiftungen geftiftet von Der1./kf. Erf. u Ausb.-Abt.6 -------- KREFELD. DEN 25 JANUAR 1944 -SIGNATURE-kISKE LEUTNANT U. KO...

the most feared units? First though: the one attacking right in front of you at this very moment. Well trained special forces or equally frightened clerk typist with lots of ammunition. ( why worry about who Isn't in front of you!?) Second Though: The units with the big guns, artillery with lots of ...

but the First Special Service Force wasn't a division, but rather was closer in size to a brigade. That was its nickname, in fact--the Devil's Brigade. Ah yes, I knew that and misspoke. I would have caught that if only I'd not been in such a rush and posted without so much as a proof read. Your clar...

This has been a great discussion. My complements to all. I am seeking information regarding German forces, and specifically their casualties and loss of matterial resulting from a particular action that occured within the Anzio beachhead. On 1/29-30/44 the the 1st, 3rd RangerBtns were involved in an...

Your comments on AA reports are reasonable. Having read many, there is also some tendancy to "toot your own horn." In part, that is why notes and communiiques written at the time are so valuable. I was surprised to learn that oficers were issues small pocket tablets to hand write messages ...

The action you describe is fairly well documented in "after action reports" written within days of the event. In the national archives, the origional hand written communications that were written before and immediately after the event (between US paratroop units) exist and provide a very c...

Not to be rude but if you want help in answering your question we need much more information. Asking for the pedigree of a uniform bought at a gun show several years ago with a number 1943 stamped in it, is something like asking the cops to find the owner of a particular car but all you know about i...

I am looking for the words (translated to English) to popular German songs or poetry regarding the experience of German military and civilians WWII. I am interested in matterial written either during the war or in the aftermath of the war. Referral to any web resources you are aware of would be appr...

I can not speak to the source of the items on e-bay, but fine tooth combs as you describe were frequently carried by troops around the world, in the second world war and in the first, and I suspect earlier, for the very specific use that you described. (you can buy current examples in pet stores.)

Call ahead. Last October I was in the area and planned on visiting Aberdeen only to discover that as an active military reservation, it had been closed to the public due to the security / terrorism risk.

The movie titled, "Judgement at Dawn" or maybe "Decision at Dawn" is the story of captured German soldiers going back into Germany (in the final months of the war) as spies on behalf of the allied forces. Based on true events and filmed in Germany in the late 40's, there are seve...