Feldgrau.net

They are now available online for free. Just type WA in the 'Band' search box and then turn the pages to look for the units and the pages you require...

http://193.159.223.62:8081/vbl/Truppena ... /TA_P.aspx

Steiner_1970 wrote: I guess the dates refer to who used the number in the mentioned timeslot?


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Michael

The dates are an approximate time frame for when the number was first used, not start & end dates.

Hello, I am wondering if anyone can help me please with the pre-war service details (appointments & promotions etc) of the following 3 officers... Kern, Günther (Born: 17th Oct 1907). Joined KM in 1925. Served in Reichsluftministerium as a liaison officer from 1938 until 1943 and IO aboard Schlesien...

Stalingrad - The Death Of The German Sixth Army On The Volga by French Maclean (2 Volumes) - gives a day by day account of the battle. Good for an overview but not in-depth.

Thank you for that little bit of information on U-18. I have a citation set belonging to a crewman who served with U-Flottille Lohs pre-war and on U-18 at the start of the war.

Stalingrad: How the Red Army Triumphed by Michael K Jones is a good book to read. Plus I would second the recommendation for the Leaping Horseman books - probably the best books on the subject matter.

It is the B-Dienst (Beobachtungsdienst) - the Naval code breaking organisation. If you do a Google search for B-Dienst there is a fair bit of information available.

Amazon.co.uk currently have (as of 15th June 2013) Vol 1 listed as a Kindle edition for absolutely free ( http://www.amazon.co.uk/Armored-Bears-German-Division-ebook/dp/B00BOT5ZUG/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1371318327&sr=8-1 ) Whatever the pro's & cons of 'real' books v 'eBooks' that is a great...

Wasn't sure whether to post this as a seperate question or to place it here seeing as it deals with individual units so if it needs to be moved, please feel free to do so. I'm looking at buying a few German-language dedicated unit books and I was wondering if anyone can tell me please if the followi...

I believe the last bit just means that he joined Feldersatz-Btl 73 which would of been a field training unit preparing soldiers who were due to go into the front line.

Landeschützen-Btl 624 - http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gli ... t624-R.htm

6./Pz.Rgt GD - Hauptmann Wilhelm von Gottberg (Feb 1943) With regards to 2./Pz.Gren.Rgt GD Oberleutnant Willert was Kompanie-Chef in December 1943 while Richter was Kompanie-Führer in May 1944. 4./Pz.Gren.Rgt GD - Oberleutnant Kurt Czech Possible Kompanie-Führer(KIA July 1943) 4./Pz.Gren.Rgt GD - Wi...

This site lists all known Feldpost Numbers above 10000. Just type the number in the box titled oder Nummer eines Nummernstempels and press Enter...
http://www.stampsx.com/ratgeber/stempel-datenbank.php

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Currently reading Silent Victory by Clay Blair about USN Submarine operations in the Pacific. A very interesting read and amazing at just how many missed opportunites there were to sink Japanese carriers, battleships and other major surface units due to either faulty torpedoes, poor positioning or j...