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by tigre
Thu Jan 23, 2025 7:58 am
Forum: Commanders, Personalities & Award Holders
Topic: Favourite Knights Cross Action
Replies: 122
Views: 308136

Re: Favourite Knights Cross Action

Hello to all :D; one more........... Georg Schmid (14 March 1909, Pfullingen – 28 October 1990, Tübingen, Germany). Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross as Leutnant der Reserve and Adjutant of the II./ Jäger-Regiment 229 - 101. Jäger-Division. Awarded on 02 June 1943. The following excerpt from a divisi...
by tigre
Tue Jan 21, 2025 6:04 am
Forum: Commanders, Personalities & Award Holders
Topic: General Georg Lindemann
Replies: 10
Views: 5418

Re: General Georg Lindemann

Hello to all :D; another photo of Lindemann.....................

Georg Lindemann (* March 8, 1884, Osterburg / Magdeburg - † September 25, 1963, Freudenstadt).

Sources: hhttps://www.ea-militaria.com/ritterkreuztrager- ... -1942.html

Cheers. Raúl M 8).
by tigre
Sun Jan 19, 2025 6:33 am
Forum: Campaigns and Battles
Topic: Raid towards Breda 1940.
Replies: 11
Views: 3834

Re: Raid towards Breda 1940.

Hello to all :D; more....................... Preparations up to May 10, 1940 for the raid of the 7th French Army towards Breda. The Breda Maneuver. The update of the orders given since November 12 by General Giraud's personal and secret instruction No. 1 was ensured on November 30 by a personal and ...
by tigre
Sat Jan 18, 2025 8:05 am
Forum: Commanders, Personalities & Award Holders
Topic: Favourite Knights Cross Action
Replies: 122
Views: 308136

Re: Favourite Knights Cross Action

Hello to all :D; one more........... Herbert Ruhnke (April 10th, 1914 Berlin-Charlottenburg/Prussia - March 1945 Silesia, Germany). Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross as Unteroffizier and Geschützführer 3. / Panzerjäger-Abteilung 294 Awarded on February 8th, 1943. The following wartime excerpt describ...
by tigre
Fri Jan 17, 2025 12:00 pm
Forum: Campaigns and Battles
Topic: Incidents and actions from the Eastern Front - 1941.
Replies: 60
Views: 65059

Re: Incidents and actions from the Eastern Front - 1941.

Hello to all :D; more..................... Attack Across a River. On 11 July at 1:00 AM orders are given to the regiment: the situation is considered favorable. Aviators claim to have observed that part of the enemy's artillery has withdrawn. The men themselves consider the situation unfavorable but...
by tigre
Sun Jan 12, 2025 6:45 am
Forum: Campaigns and Battles
Topic: Raid towards Breda 1940.
Replies: 11
Views: 3834

Re: Raid towards Breda 1940.

Hello to all :D; more....................... Preparations up to May 10, 1940 for the raid of the 7th French Army towards Breda. The Breda Maneuver. In General Gamelin's mind, even if this idea is not clearly expressed in his orders, the future Breda Maneuver is inseparable from the Dyle Plan. It is ...
by tigre
Sat Jan 11, 2025 12:03 pm
Forum: Photographs
Topic: Soldier's Life!
Replies: 9
Views: 5248

Re: Soldier's Life!

Hello to all :D; more...................

Men who fear not even the devil!

Source: https://www.delcampe.net/en_GB/collecta ... 43663.html

Cheers. Raúl M 8).
by tigre
Fri Jan 10, 2025 6:17 am
Forum: Kriegsmarine
Topic: Hitler and the German Fleet.
Replies: 7
Views: 5543

Re: Hitler and the German Fleet.

Hello to all :D; more.............................. The Führer with his Kriegsmarine. The visit to the naval fleet must have been early (Goebbels describes a visit in 1933), as the ship flies the pre-NS war flag.... Source: https://auctions.potterauctions.com/__WORLD_WAR_II____NAZI_HIGH_COMMAND___Al...
by tigre
Thu Jan 09, 2025 8:15 am
Forum: Campaigns and Battles
Topic: Incidents and actions from the Eastern Front - 1941.
Replies: 60
Views: 65059

Re: Incidents and actions from the Eastern Front - 1941.

Hello to all :D; trying to find out which action and unit....................... Attack Across a River. SITUATION : Enemy defends himself in field positions on the east bank of the D. river opposite the reinforced 3rd company. By means of observation and combat reconnaissance at least four machine g...
by tigre
Wed Jan 08, 2025 7:47 am
Forum: Kriegsmarine
Topic: German U Boats Type IA.
Replies: 34
Views: 26271

Re: German U Boats Type IA.

Hello to all :D; a little more..............................

U-boat Type IA in port.

Source: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/514 ... 57f2_b.jpg

Cheers. Raúl M 8).
by tigre
Mon Jan 06, 2025 9:50 am
Forum: Commanders, Personalities & Award Holders
Topic: Favourite Knights Cross Action
Replies: 122
Views: 308136

Re: Favourite Knights Cross Action

Gebauer was born on 5 June 1910...............
by tigre
Mon Jan 06, 2025 8:31 am
Forum: Commanders, Personalities & Award Holders
Topic: Favourite Knights Cross Action
Replies: 122
Views: 308136

Re: Favourite Knights Cross Action

Hello to all :D; more............................... Fritz Gebauer (February 5, 1910 Friedrichsfeld/Mannheim - missing in action June 1944 Orsha, Russia). Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross awarded as Oberfeldwebel and Stoßtruppführer 3./Grenz-Pionier-Bataillon 74. Awarded July 13, 1940. The following...
by tigre
Sun Jan 05, 2025 11:27 am
Forum: Kriegsmarine
Topic: At the shipyard - Building a U Boat.
Replies: 44
Views: 37316

Re: At the shipyard - Building a U Boat.

Hello to all :D; more............ German shipyards and the evolution of the U-bootwaffe. Howaldtswerke AG Kiel. On April 1, 1939, the shipyard located in Kiel was sold to the German Navy and the headquarters of Howaldtswerke was moved to Hamburg. However, due to the inefficiency of the plant, the Hi...
by tigre
Sun Jan 05, 2025 7:26 am
Forum: Campaigns and Battles
Topic: Raid towards Breda 1940.
Replies: 11
Views: 3834

Re: Raid towards Breda 1940.

Hello to all :D; more....................... Preparations up to May 10, 1940 for the raid of the 7th French Army towards Breda. The design of the Dyle maneuver. The Escaut maneuver gave rise to the Hollande hypothesis, and studies to compensate for the weaknesses of the latter, which appeared during...
by tigre
Sat Jan 04, 2025 12:48 pm
Forum: Kriegsmarine
Topic: Kriegsmarine im Dienst.
Replies: 105
Views: 104420

Re: Kriegsmarine im Dienst.

Hello to all :D; more........................ RV with a linienschiff! Source: https://www.ebay.com/itm/126511062782?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D267143%26meid%3D8f75d7a1bd654fac87e155755217b8cc%26pid%3D101875%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D124918701576...