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4444 wrote: 1989-1990, anti-artillery units (operating the ZSU machines). Fighting mostly the NCOs and fish.

I suppose you meant anti-aircraft units (ZSU-23).
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sure, anti-aircraft units. You see, I have failed to learn even the basics there.

Anyone here serve or fight for their country? If so, what branch, what country? how come? The man has joined on June 13, posted 15 times and got banned? Anyway, the thread is open. I indeed recollect a similar one some time ago, but I like to show off my military record. 1989-1990, anti-artillery u...

I have obtained some data on losses of the German panzer units, operated during the combat in Warsaw. I list them below. I am not sure whether it anyhow helps to establish the manpower losses. 743. Heeres Panzerjager Abteilung (after Aug 31): a few (7-8) StuGs; probably at least 1 Jagdpanzer 38(t) H...

The largest tank battle in world history (using the number of tanks involved as a yardstick) is the battle of Volhynia, fought in June 1941 (anyone has ever heard about it?). True, this battle was very much resembling a hunt, but still, the number of tanks involved was much higher than that at Kurs...

I tried to dismantle the supply-driven approach from two angles. As far as principles are concerned, I hope I have demonstrated trappings of the supply-based definition when quoting the Bastogne and Courland cases (should be declared non-pockets). As far as praxis is concerned, I hope I have demonst...

I guess I should have got my copy of Cross out before quoting it. Still, it doesn't substantively alter my point well, I am afraid it does. Your point was the Warsaw losses as implied by the 1.500 KIA figure were comparable to these suffered by some frontline German infantry divisions during the ba...

In the old Uprising thread you have tried to validate the 17.000 KIA+MIA figure against the OKW-quoted losses in GG from 1942 to 1944 (9.500, Wehrmacht + SS + police). What about validating the 1.500 Uprising KIA figure of Oct 10 against the 9.500 OKW 1942-to-1944 figure? so maybe I will give it a ...

Did you mean 600 days instead of 6 days? This would conform with your general line of argument better I wish I had been more consisent with myself, but unfortunately what I meant was 6. Please let me try to clarify my point again. I find it hard to explain how a manpower equivalent of 2-3 divisions...

At face value this means that if the Germans really had been prepared to suffer 5 soldiers killed per district per day (i.e a total of about 25 per day) the combat would have lasted just 6 days. This gives a total of German loss in fatalities of only 25 x 6 = 150 dead. Therefore this implies that y...

If you think the loss of 25 men per day would have reduced the siege from 60 to six days, you are implying that the 1,500 dead figure is far too high could you elaborate please? I do not follow your logic. Also, there is clearly no comparison to be made between the scale of the fighting in the Wars...

I don't think you are offering a general definition of being "cut off" at the beginning of your last post. You are simply focusing on one aspect of being "cut off"; that is by "by land" Yes, I am focusing on one aspect, because this is what my definition is all about; ...

What about validating the 1.500 Uprising KIA figure of Oct 10 I have discussed the 1.500 KIA figure, given by von dem Bach in October 1944, on another forum. Someone has done the following calculation: Since almost the very beginning (around Aug 5, when the Germans cleared communication lines to th...

My point in starting the other thread (see above) was precisely because the "mainstream historiography figure" seemed improbable for all the reasons stated in my opening post on it since you have agreed to re-brand the figure, I am happy As it turned out, the 1,500/9,600 figure (or someth...

What, in the present context, do you mean when you describe the German defeat as "pathetic"? sorry, but I would prefer to say pas Some time ago I have started a thread on largest pockets in WWII. Basically what I hoped for was a discussion how many were trapped here and how many there. Wh...

if there were a contest for "the most pathetic German defeat of WWII" I would probably vote for Bagration indeed. Justification: 1. In one single operation and during about a month, the Germans were pushed 500-600 km back, from Smolensk to Prussia. I think only the Allied chase across Fran...