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- Tue Apr 16, 2024 5:12 am
- Forum: Luftwaffe
- Topic: Der Luftkrieg in Polen 1939.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1022
Re: Der Luftkrieg in Polen 1939.
Hello to all :D; more........................ The air war in Poland in 1939. VII. The Luftwaffe in the battle of destruction in the Vistula arc around Radom, near Kutno and on the Bzura and in the final battles. On September 9 and 10, troops of the 14th and 10th Armies surrounded considerable enemy ...
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 5:03 am
- Forum: The Allies in WWII
- Topic: Samodzielna Grupa Operacyjna - SGO Narew 1939.
- Replies: 31
- Views: 35756
Re: Samodzielna Grupa Operacyjna - SGO Narew 1939.
Hello to all :D; more....................... Independent Operational Group "Narew". Defeat at Andrzejewo and Łętownica. In Srebrny Borek, Zagroby and Osowiec, defended by the 3rd Battalion of the 33rd Infantry Regiment, fighting began for every house, forest and hill. The Germans, supporte...
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 8:46 am
- Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
- Topic: The 169. ID at Salla 1941.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 147
Re: The 169. ID at Salla 1941.
Hello to all :D; more................ The Battle of Salla, July 1 to 8, 1941. The order and terrain resulted in the deployment of the 169th Inf. Div. into three combat groups: Kampfgruppe Rubel (Inf.Rgt. 378 Reinforced), with the bulk of the artillery behind it, was to attack on both sides of the Sa...
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 7:19 am
- Forum: Foreign Volunteers, Collaboration and Axis Allies
- Topic: The Italian Aviation Command in the Soviet Union.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 201
Re: The Italian Aviation Command in the Soviet Union.
Hello to all :D; more.............................. The XXII° Gruppo Autonomo Caccia, July 25, 1941 - May 7, 1942. Chronology and marching diary. September 1941: September 15, 1941: 10 MC 200 fighters of the 362nd Squadriglia shot down three Russian fighters. September 30, 1941: Sottotenente Franco ...
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 10:25 am
- Forum: SS/Waffen-SS
- Topic: Ritterkreuz rejected proposal of Wäckerle
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4385
Re: Ritterkreuz rejected proposal of Wäckerle
Hello to all :D; just a picture..................... H. Wäckerle May 1940. During a night attack against the Grebbeberg, H. Wäckerle (III./ SS DF CO) was wounded and after being rescued was replaced by Kumm (12./ SS DF CO). Perhaps this action was associated with his recommendation. Source: https://...
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 8:11 am
- Forum: SS/Waffen-SS
- Topic: SS Barracks
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3494
Re: SS Barracks
Hello to all :D; taking advantage of this post..................................... Barracks in Graz. Any idea what happened to these buildings? Did they survive the war? If the answer is affirmative, what function do they currently fulfill? Sources: https://www.catawiki.com/es/l/25511055-otto-weidi...
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 6:37 am
- Forum: Campaigns and Battles
- Topic: Partisans in the Balkans.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3557
Re: Partisans in the Balkans.
Hello to all :D; more............... The Yugoslav guerrilla war. The German offensives. The first real operation against the Yugoslav forces was carried out with a focus on western Serbia. At that time there were 23 partisan detachments in Serbia with around 25,000 fighters. A free area had been cre...
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 4:27 am
- Forum: Luftwaffe
- Topic: The air defense of the German Reich, 1939-1945.
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7017
Re: The air defense of the German Reich, 1939-1945.
Hello to all :D; more.............................. The air defense of the German Reich in the World War 1939-1945 and its lessons. The fight for air supremacy over Germany until the invasion 1943-1944. The overall situation was further complicated by the bilateral encirclement of German space by th...
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 6:24 am
- Forum: Luftwaffe
- Topic: Der Luftkrieg in Polen 1939.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1022
Re: Der Luftkrieg in Polen 1939.
Hello to all :D; more........................ The air war in Poland in 1939. VI. The Polish withdrawal to the Vistula-San line and the German air force. Shortly after the first clashes in the border areas, Polish fronts began to crumble everywhere. Since September 6, the entire Polish Western Front ...
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 6:13 am
- Forum: The Allies in WWII
- Topic: Samodzielna Grupa Operacyjna - SGO Narew 1939.
- Replies: 31
- Views: 35756
Re: Samodzielna Grupa Operacyjna - SGO Narew 1939.
Hello to all :D; more....................... Independent Operational Group "Narew". Defeat at Andrzejewo and Łętownica. Since the morning, units of the Polish 18th Infantry Division were organizing in their assigned areas. Around 8:00 a.m. their number was as follows: 33rd Infantry Regimen...
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 11:22 am
- Forum: Foreign Volunteers, Collaboration and Axis Allies
- Topic: The Italian Aviation Command in the Soviet Union.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 201
Re: The Italian Aviation Command in the Soviet Union.
Hello to all :D; more.............................. The XXII° Gruppo Autonomo Caccia, July 25, 1941 - May 7, 1942. Chronology and marching diary. September 1941: September 2, 1941: around 9 Macchis belonging, among others, to the 362nd and 371st Squadriglia, machine-gun Soviet troops on the Novomosk...
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 8:41 am
- Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
- Topic: The 169. ID at Salla 1941.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 147
Re: The 169. ID at Salla 1941.
Hello to all :D; more................ The Battle of Salla, July 1 to 8, 1941. The question was quite open as to what this relationship would be like beyond the Finnish-Soviet border, which had become an iron curtain since the war. There was talk that in the year since then the Soviets had rebuilt nu...
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 8:38 am
- Forum: Campaigns and Battles
- Topic: Nikopol 1943-44.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3800
Re: Nikopol 1943-44.
Hello to all :D; more.................................. Replacement in a defensive position. b. In the left battalion section. Even in the western half of the left battalion section, the front line cannot be traversed by sight because it is visible to the Russians. Only in the eastern part of this s...
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 8:33 am
- Forum: Photographs
- Topic: Heer im Einsatz.
- Replies: 267
- Views: 162367
Re: Heer im Einsatz.
Hello to all :D: more.................... Western Front 1939. Source: https://themilitariashop.com/products/jb-juustrierter-beobachter-nsdap-magazine-original-ww2-german-14th-december-1939?pr_prod_strat=use_description&pr_rec_id=98a76198f&pr_rec_pid=8184351785205&pr_ref_pid=8180690911477...
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 5:27 am
- Forum: Campaigns and Battles
- Topic: Partisans in the Balkans.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3557
Re: Partisans in the Balkans.
Hello to all :D; thanks for joining Prosper :wink:. More............... The Yugoslav guerrilla war. Once a certain security inside has been obtained in this way, in the sense of a somewhat free base of operations, step by step; Partisan detachments were now significantly larger, for general surveill...