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by Mark F
Thu Jun 21, 2007 10:10 pm
Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
Topic: Operation Nordwind 1945 German Unidentified Units in OOB
Replies: 9
Views: 5245

AJAB,

Another piece of the puzzle!

I wish Parker would write a book on Nordwind as he did on the Bulge!

Thanks for your help!

Mark
by Mark F
Thu Jun 21, 2007 10:40 am
Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
Topic: Operation Nordwind 1945 German Unidentified Units in OOB
Replies: 9
Views: 5245

Jan,

Thank you and thank your father-in-law for me too. I think a flame/panzer would be a hard thing to forget so I will trust his memory. That helps me narrow it down some.

Funny story about your history professor, sadly too few people remember Nordwind.

Thanks again!

Mark
by Mark F
Mon Jun 11, 2007 8:27 pm
Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
Topic: Operation Nordwind 1945 German Unidentified Units in OOB
Replies: 9
Views: 5245

Operation Nordwind 1945 German Unidentified Units in OOB

I have seen several OOB's for the Germans for Operation Nordwind 1945 that mention "two armoured flame panzer companies" and "two Heer artillery battalions" under the 13 SS Corps, and "two Heer artillery battalions" and "one Heer engineer battalion" in Army Re...
by Mark F
Tue Jun 05, 2007 11:59 am
Forum: Weapons and Equipment
Topic: Any Captured Allied Tanks Used At El Alamein?
Replies: 0
Views: 1284

Any Captured Allied Tanks Used At El Alamein?

I may have missed a prior post somewhere on this subject, if so I am sorry. I have seen references showing numbers of captured Allied tanks in Axis inventory prior to Crusader (5 x Matildas) and a handful (mostly in Rommel's Kampfstaffel) prior to Gazala, but I have not seen anything listed after Ga...