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Hey Fish,

I didn't know you had a book on PR8 and in English no less!! Wow. Tell me about it.

Jerry

tigre wrote:Hello Jerry ; it could be just be a little patient Ok? I'll do my best. Cheers. Raúl M

Whenever you can old friend, whenever you can.

Jerry

Now if you'll just translate it Raúl, us semi-literate English speakers can read it too!

Jerry

You're quite welcome Fish, and Happy New Year to you.

Jerry

Lt. Hansjoachim Glück - 1/Pz.Abt.8 is the only '45 winner from Pz.Abt.8 listed in Die Deutschen Divisionen #4.

Jerry

The General is Ernst Rupp.

The name that I posted before: Hptm. Binnewies, is the only commander of Nachrichtenabteilung 7 (as listed in Formationsgeschichte u. Stellenbesetzung der deutschen Streitkräfte, 1815 - 1990, Teile IV, Abt. 1: Die Dienststellen, Kommandobehörden u. Truppenteile des Heeres, 15.Oct.35 - 8.May.45, Band...

Hptm. Binnewies 02.06.42 - 05.08.42 ?

Jerry

This is from Axis Biographical Research, http://www.geocities.com/~orion47 - BTW he was not VON Rommel, and he was nowhere near Dunkirk in March 1940. Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel Born: 15. Nov. 1891 in Heidenheim an der Brenz / Württemberg, near Ulm. Suicide: 14. Oct. 1944 in He...

I would guess that it means that prisoner reports indicate that there is an ammo dump there.

Jerry

Yes, v.Mellenthin refers to the "23 PGD" but it is a typo. He also refers to the "PGR 128" as being a part of the 23 PGD, PGR 128 was in fact part of the 23 Pz. Div. Jerry BTW, there is also some good information on these actions in a manuscript prepared for the US Army Military ...

Eduard wrote:Was this the strenght of these units just before the operation in november-december ?? Eduard

Of course it is.

Eduard,

According to Panzer Truppen by Jentz:

17 PzD - 9 PzKw II, 30 PzKw III(kz), 18 PzKw IV(kz), 3 PzBef
23 PzD - 5 PzKw II, 12 PzKw III(kz), 15 PzKw III(lg), 4 PzKw IV(kz), 4 PzKw IV(lg)

I'm not aware of the involvement of any StuG unit nor of any Romanian unit.

Jerry

Hugh,

Keilig does show Rasp as Ia, AOK 1 from 19 Oct '39 to 31 Dec '39, however both Mehner and Wegmann/Zweng have AOK 1 Ia list corresponding with Axishistory.com list you show. I'd go with the AH.com list.

Jerry

Hello Raúl, I look forward to more installments of this, thanks in advance! As you probably know, this operation was conducted by "Group Stumme", consisting of Stumme's XXXX Pz.K. with 102 InD, 110 InD, & 256 InD, and LVII Pz.K. with 19 PzD & 20 PzD. The Stellenbesetzung that I hav...