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Hello Werner: I am hardly an expert but I would imagine there was not a set formula on how or where to place AT and AA guns. Usually the placement of support weapons is designed to cover likely areas of approach for attacking enemy forces. Even though on the plains of Russia the terrain was mostly f...

Welcome to Feldgrau, Scott and Avia!!

Sorry to hear of Mark's passing.

Hello K:
Your best bet, if in fact Herr Koschorrek is still alive, would be to write to the publisher asking them to forward your letter. Publishers usually have contact info for their authors. It might be wise to include an envelope to aid the publisher in sending your letter on. Best wishes.

Hello Darwin: Hill 1008 is La Piquante Pierre; if you search for La Piquante Pierre on Google you will find many pictures detailing the terrain in the area. The author A. Harding Ganz has a new book out about the 11PzD, which will probably be of interest to you. I hope this has been some help to you...

Hello Kaiser:
Your uncle was a lucky man!! Good for him. I cannot imagine the omnipresent sense of doom hanging over those folks trapped in that region. Best wishes.

Hello Darwin: I found a Hill 1008 in the Rochesson area. It is 4.5 to 5 Km slightly southeast of Rochesson, and about 800m slightly northwest of La Barre and the D-34 AutoRoute. It either is, or in the region of La Piquante Pierre. The following link will take you to a French website which has good ...

Hello Darwin: I believe German military maps recorded the height of terrain by meters; thus you would be looking for a hill of that height in the Rochesson area. Finding the military maps you are looking for might be difficult; the US National Archives, or the German Archives would probably have wha...

Kurt:
Could you be more specific about what you are looking for on 7FJD?? I do not have a lot of detail, but I can give you generalized info by date etc. Sorry it has taken awhile to get back to you!! Best wishes.

Hello Kurt: If you give me some time, I will search my sources for 7 FJD info. I cannot promise anything, but I will try. In the mean time, see what you can find at: http://www.lexikonderwehrmacht.de/ It will let you know what 7 FJD was doing from the period you are interested in until the end of th...

Alex: A great place to start is with Lexicon der Wehrmacht: http://www.lexikonderwehrmacht.de/ You should be able to determine the higher formations your father's Abteilungs belonged to and their approximate locations at various times. If you hit a road-block, just ask for help!! Best wishes.

Very nice photos!!

Klaus: There are some great books on the Italian Campaign, but it is very difficult to find that one cohesive account. I am sure the US Army has a campaign history from the US perspective, but how good it might be, I cannot tell you. They tend to vary in quality according to who wrote them. THE MEDI...

Thanks for the link rurich!!

The Russians seem to be bored, Prosper.