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by John Winner
Wed Nov 23, 2011 2:58 am
Forum: Translation Requests
Topic: Time frames of Meldung
Replies: 4
Views: 2810

Re: Time frames of Meldung

After a little further research I have come to find out that I was off by about 6 hours. I believe the periods covered by the Meldung are: Morgenmeldung 6pm - 12am Vormittagsmeldung 12am - 6am Mittagsmeldung - 6 am - 12 pm Abendmaldung 12 pm - 6 pm These exact hours were not always followed, I have ...
by John Winner
Fri Nov 18, 2011 6:36 pm
Forum: Commanders, Personalities & Award Holders
Topic: Winners of the Higher Grades of the Panzer A.B. in Bronze
Replies: 2
Views: 3087

Re: Winners of the Higher Grades of the Panzer A.B. in Bronze

If you are farmiliar with the criteria you should be able to dig a couple out of this list I compiled, located here: http://www.scribd.com/doc/58507458/Panz ... es-Winners
by John Winner
Tue Nov 15, 2011 4:15 pm
Forum: Translation Requests
Topic: Time frames of Meldung
Replies: 4
Views: 2810

Time frames of Meldung

I know this is not really a translations question, but I don't know a better place to ask. What are the time frames of the different daily situation reports. I am only assuming these run 6 hours, this is the time frmaes for each that I have been using. Morgenmeldung - 12am - 6am Vormittagsmeldung - ...
by John Winner
Mon Nov 14, 2011 2:42 am
Forum: Photographs
Topic: Women In Panzer Uniform?? Comments Please!
Replies: 11
Views: 13189

Re: Women In Panzer Uniform?? Comments Please!

Ok, after looking long and hard in the wrong book I picked up my copy of Tigers in Combat by Schneider and on page 45 I found this: 1 May 1944: 29 tanks operational. The battalion is attached directly to the 3. Panzer-Armee. Oberleutnant Kriepahle is the new commander of the 2./schwere Panzer-Abteil...
by John Winner
Fri Nov 11, 2011 4:10 pm
Forum: Photographs
Topic: Women In Panzer Uniform?? Comments Please!
Replies: 11
Views: 13189

Re: Women In Panzer Uniform?? Comments Please!

I think I remember something in The Combat History of German Tiger Tank Battalion 503. If I remeber there was mention of a female in one of the tank crews. I will have to look it up. Might take me a while.
by John Winner
Thu Nov 03, 2011 11:30 pm
Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
Topic: Question about Nachtrag zur Tagesmeldung
Replies: 5
Views: 2701

Re: Question about Nachtrag zur Tagesmeldung

I guess the only thing I can add at the moment is: S (either S: or S - ) denotes short term repair, T ( T: or T - ) denotes long term repair. These two will probably be followed by repeats of the same AFV/gun codes already used for the unit and a number. ps Sorry about the weird wording in my previo...
by John Winner
Thu Nov 03, 2011 4:35 pm
Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
Topic: Question about Nachtrag zur Tagesmeldung
Replies: 5
Views: 2701

Re: Question about Nachtrag zur Tagesmeldung

I am attempting to compile a list by compairing Meldung and Nachtrag zur Tagesmeldung. I only have a limited number of I only have a few KTB to work with (LXXXI, LXXXVIII, and PZ.AOK.5) to work with so any assistance would be helpful. I will post my finding soon.
by John Winner
Wed Nov 02, 2011 7:56 pm
Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
Topic: Question about Nachtrag zur Tagesmeldung
Replies: 5
Views: 2701

Re: Question about Nachtrag zur Tagesmeldung

Does anyone know if there is a list of these AFV/gun codes?
by John Winner
Wed Nov 02, 2011 4:52 pm
Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
Topic: Question about Nachtrag zur Tagesmeldung
Replies: 5
Views: 2701

Question about Nachtrag zur Tagesmeldung

This is part of the Nachtrag zur Tagesmelddung vom 9.7.44 I have no idea what all the letters and numbers in section h stand for and I would really like to be able to read this properly. Any help with this would be helpful, perhaps a full list of all the letters used in this section so if I run acro...
by John Winner
Sat Sep 10, 2011 2:48 am
Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
Topic: Zustandsberichte help
Replies: 12
Views: 6229

Re: Zustandsberichte help

Thank you for the help on those Jan-Hendrik, now there are only a couple left. I am just wondering if these are correct On the Meldung for monthly strength section 1. Personelle Lage section a) "Soll" - actual strength "Fehl" - lacking from actual strength "kranke und verwun...
by John Winner
Fri Sep 09, 2011 6:00 pm
Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
Topic: Zustandsberichte help
Replies: 12
Views: 6229

Re: Zustandsberichte help

Art.Pz.B. - ??? (i translate as Artillerie Panzer Büsche but that does not make sense to me) le.Pz.Fu.Wg. - liechte Panzerfunkwagen (armored light radio car) I have just found a clearer image and this actually says: Art.Pz.B. (o.Pz.Fu.Wg.) my translation: ??Artillerie Panzerbeobachtungswagen?? (ode...
by John Winner
Fri Sep 09, 2011 4:48 pm
Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
Topic: Zustandsberichte help
Replies: 12
Views: 6229

Zustandsberichte help

I am working with some Zustandsberichte and am having some trouble with a couple meanings and of the abbreviations that are not in "German Military Abbreviations" Special Series, No. 12 On the Meldung for monthly strength section 1. Personelle Lage section a) "Soll" - actual stre...