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The historic truth is that 5th Guards Tank Army and 2-nd Tank Army from the period from 1.05.44 to 6.05.44 lost 215 tanks and not 500 as Manteuffel was saying to Liddel Hart. According to report of the Armor Department of the 2-nd Ukrainian Front dated 6.05.44 the 5th Grds Tank Army had 215 operati...

Separately it is necessary to tell about air-defence formations (division), and as separate air-defence shelves and batallions of a reserve of the main command. Number of these formations did not join in reports of land troops. Meanwhile their number was considerable. Among documents from a the Kei...

Looking at this map it is possible to understand in what territories the general Zeitzler formed new divisions for army groups operating in East - (WBs "Ukrainen" and "Ost" and GG) No, it's not possible. That's a political map. So, in particular, in the spring 44 years 57th infa...

The citation of one of documents from the Keitel’s folder is more low given. [snip] Apparently Mr. Zetterling essentially underestimates data about number of soldiers and officers of Wehrmacht going on the East. Thus falsification goes as in a direction of understating of number of divisions direct...

In the beginning allow to ask you the question. From your post it is possible to understand, that the author of criticism of conclusions Overmans is mr. Zetterling. It is correct? Correct The critic believes, that at departure 1-SS Pz. Div from the East to Italy had figure 17,000. On the other hand...

... The matter is that just during that time when the above-stated source has got to me on eyes, I read the battle report of the commander of 1st Abteilung of 231st air-defence regiment. This air-defence Abteilung operated in December, 1943 in region to southwest Kiev, and then on December, 20th ha...

I appreciate the help, thank you.

If you're interested in the 'Verbande' page, I just noticed that the document is posted here:
http://forum.panzer-archiv.de/viewtopic.php?t=6228

Ah, I just found this link: http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... 0&start=60 in which Qvist translates 'Fechtende Heerestruppen' as combat troops in minor combat units.

I suppose that includes any unit not part of a division or brigade?

What context is that in? It's a report from the OKW Organizationsabteilung dated 26 July 1944. The complete title is: Notiz. Auswertung der Starkemeldungen des Feldheeres Stand 1.6.44 2. Fechtende Heerestruppen Stand 1.6. N.Gr.--Iststarke-Tagesstarke=100%-Gefectssarke-Kampfstarke Sud-Ukr.----(55040...

I've run across a chart titled "Iststarken von Nicht-Heeresangehorigen" which lists a number of nationalities. What does the title translate as?

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Can anyone tell me what "Fechtende Heerestruppen" are? I suspect it's not 'fencing army troops'!

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wombat,

Check out the NARA guides for the OKH at http://www.sturmpanzer.com/Default.aspx ... em=2&sec=1

His assertion that the quality of the T34 components 'falling to nothing short of disastrous' between 1941 and 1944 is not confirmed by the evaluation done by the British in 1943. Their School Of Tank Technology report is far more balanced. It makes the distinction between a rough finish on an arti...

OK, how 'bout AG South, August-November, 1943