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by tigre
Sat Sep 07, 2024 12:56 pm
Forum: Foreign Volunteers, Collaboration and Axis Allies
Topic: Italian aviation in Greece 1940-1941.
Replies: 9
Views: 3171

Re: Italian aviation in Greece 1940-1941.

Hello to all :D; more.................... Italian aviation in Greece, October 1940 - April 1941. The campaign in figures. Of the 176 days of operations against Greece, 82 were unusable for air operations and 30 only allowed flight activity for 1/3 of the day. In addition, when it was not raining, th...
by tigre
Sat Sep 07, 2024 10:40 am
Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
Topic: Medical Service of the German Army 1939.
Replies: 41
Views: 43582

Re: Medical Service of the German Army 1939.

Hello to all :D; a query................................ Ratio between doctors and military personnel (comparison between armies). I found these figures in an old source, I expose them here to contrast them. According to the source, the figures for the United States are only for the army......and fo...
by tigre
Sat Sep 07, 2024 7:22 am
Forum: Campaigns and Battles
Topic: Liege 1940
Replies: 0
Views: 20

Liege 1940

Hello to all :D; a short story.......................... A Reconnaissance Detachment in Liege. During the rapid march through Belgium, the detachment had been repeatedly employed as an advance detachment. On the first day of the attack, it was important that the division should reach the valley of t...
by tigre
Fri Sep 06, 2024 11:14 am
Forum: Campaigns and Battles
Topic: Incidents of the Polish Campaign, 1939:
Replies: 192
Views: 130092

Re: Incidents of the Polish Campaign, 1939:

Hello to all :D; more......................... 23 pp (Infantry Regiment) in the September Campaign. In the interwar period, the command of the 27th Infantry Division was stationed in Kovel. In 1923, it consisted of the 23rd Infantry Regiment (23 pp), the 24th Infantry Regiment (24 pp) and the 50th I...
by tigre
Fri Sep 06, 2024 6:33 am
Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
Topic: GERMAN ARMY SERVICES OF SUPPLY
Replies: 13
Views: 9239

Re: GERMAN ARMY SERVICES OF SUPPLY

Hello to all :D; more................................ Supply problems on the Russian front until spring 1942. On the muddy roads of the Ukraine, the wagons loaded with ammunition, fuel, medical supplies and food sank. "For perhaps the hundredth time that day, the driver and passenger climb out ...
by tigre
Wed Sep 04, 2024 8:43 am
Forum: Photographs
Topic: FRONTLINE PHOTOS OF GERMAN SOLDIERS
Replies: 194
Views: 197903

Re: FRONTLINE PHOTOS OF GERMAN SOLDIERS

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

German Police in action in the Balkans 1942.

Source: https://www.aboutww2militaria.com/nl/be ... -1942.html

Cheers. Raúl M 8).
by tigre
Wed Sep 04, 2024 6:35 am
Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
Topic: sArt. Abt. 408 North Africa 1941.
Replies: 8
Views: 2367

Re: sArt. Abt. 408 North Africa 1941.

Hello to all :D; more.................... sArt. Abt. 408 North Africa 1941. The 21st Panzer Division, on the other hand, had to break through westwards via Musaid on November 26, because it was also cut off from supplies. The German attack was planned for four o'clock in the afternoon. The 2nd and 3...
by tigre
Mon Sep 02, 2024 7:18 am
Forum: Foreign Volunteers, Collaboration and Axis Allies
Topic: The Italian Aviation Command in the Soviet Union.
Replies: 22
Views: 7672

Re: The Italian Aviation Command in the Soviet Union.

Hello to all :D; more.............................. The XXI° Gruppo Autonomo Caccia, May 8, 1942-early 1943. Chronology and march diary. 1943: March 1943: March 27, 1943: Tenente Pasquale Castallaneta of the 382a Squadriglia is killed at the controls of his Macchi C.202 in Odessa. This is the last l...
by tigre
Sun Sep 01, 2024 9:51 am
Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
Topic: Panzerjäger-Abteilung 178 (78th Sturm)
Replies: 4
Views: 2972

Re: Panzerjäger-Abteilung 178 (78th Sturm)

Hello to all :D; taking advantage of this.......................... Jagdpanzer 38(t) in the 78. Volks-Sturm-Division. The Panzerjäger Abteilung 178 was destroyed near Orsha in June 1944. Reorganized on 25 September 1944 at Mielau taking StuG Abt. 1178 and Flak Company 178. The new Pz.Jg.Abt. 178 was...
by tigre
Sun Sep 01, 2024 9:05 am
Forum: Campaigns and Battles
Topic: Incidents from the battle of france 1940.
Replies: 121
Views: 86758

Re: Incidents from the battle of france 1940.

Hello to all :D; more............... Two Years Ago in the West. Hours of Decision. A thousand thoughts and reflections coursed through my brain : would the enemy be able to annul our valuable victories ? He must never, never succeed in doing this. He would still get acquainted with the "Red Dev...
by tigre
Sat Aug 31, 2024 1:12 pm
Forum: Kriegsmarine
Topic: Coming home safely!
Replies: 18
Views: 20499

Re: Coming home safely!

Hello to all :D; a little more................................... Return of U 203 to Brest. Source: https://imagesdefense.gouv.fr/fr/de-retour-de-croisiere-au-port-de-brest-l-equipage-du-sous-marin-u-203-recoit-l-accueil-traditionnel-reserve-aux-equipages-de-la-marine-allemande.html Cheers. Raul M 8).
by tigre
Fri Aug 30, 2024 1:52 pm
Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
Topic: GERMAN ARMY SERVICES OF SUPPLY
Replies: 13
Views: 9239

Re: GERMAN ARMY SERVICES OF SUPPLY

Hello to all :D; more................................ Supply problems on the Russian front until spring 1942. On Sunday, June 22, 1941, at 5:30 a.m., the German head of state announced in a proclamation to the German people and in a daily order to the troops that he had declared war on Russia and th...
by tigre
Wed Aug 28, 2024 5:27 am
Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
Topic: sArt. Abt. 408 North Africa 1941.
Replies: 8
Views: 2367

Re: sArt. Abt. 408 North Africa 1941.

Hello to all :D; more.................... sArt. Abt. 408 North Africa 1941. On November 23, the artillery group with the 2nd and 3rd batteries came directly under the control of the 21st Panzer Division, while the 1st Battery remained with Arko 104 at Bel Hamed. During the morning, the 2nd and 3rd B...
by tigre
Mon Aug 26, 2024 7:08 am
Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
Topic: SS Paratrooper
Replies: 5
Views: 3537

Re: SS Paratrooper

Hello to all :D; adding a couple of photos.......................... Operation Rösselsprung 1944. SS paratroopers jump into the center of the positions occupied by Tito's partisans........... Sources: https://lomax-militaria.de/original-militaria/wehrmacht/literatur-dokumente-urkunden-papiere-fotos/...
by tigre
Mon Aug 26, 2024 6:02 am
Forum: Foreign Volunteers, Collaboration and Axis Allies
Topic: The Italian Aviation Command in the Soviet Union.
Replies: 22
Views: 7672

Re: The Italian Aviation Command in the Soviet Union.

Hello to all :D; more.............................. The XXI° Gruppo Autonomo Caccia, May 8, 1942-early 1943. Chronology and march diary. 1943: January 1943: The Macchis continue their ground attacks but in reduced numbers due to the harsh weather and logistical conditions. January 17, 1943: 16 Macch...