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by canon
Wed Jul 02, 2003 4:38 am
Forum: Foreign Volunteers, Collaboration and Axis Allies
Topic: Italians with nice black fur-caps are what?
Replies: 9
Views: 3838

Well, have searched a little bit with google and found this side http://www.ilduce.net/recensione12.htm The man at the book cover has a fur-cap like i saw in the movie. But the men in the movie did not wear uniform jackets. So i can´t say if they are identically with the man on the book cover. The c...
by canon
Tue Jul 01, 2003 1:23 pm
Forum: Foreign Volunteers, Collaboration and Axis Allies
Topic: Italians with nice black fur-caps are what?
Replies: 9
Views: 3838

Ha ha ha

no not live! I saw them on tv. About 30 men standing in 3 lines in the garden of Mussolini´s villa in Salo. It was a b/w movie, recorded maybe in 1944. They looked all very strong. Very sportive! Are they soldiers or a sort of private security?

Canon
by canon
Tue Jul 01, 2003 5:21 am
Forum: Foreign Volunteers, Collaboration and Axis Allies
Topic: Italians with nice black fur-caps are what?
Replies: 9
Views: 3838

Italians with nice black fur-caps are what?

Hi

saw a group of italian soldiers (?) with black (?) fur-caps on their heads standing at Mussolini´s residence on Salo. Might be a group of 30 men. Are they soldiers or what?

Thanks in advance.
Canon
by canon
Wed Jun 11, 2003 5:59 am
Forum: The Allies in WWII
Topic: How does the US Army count tank kills?
Replies: 4
Views: 2767

How does the US Army count tank kills?

I have it here with Lafayette G. Pool and his 258 kills in 80 days. All is kills were done from Normandy to Falais. Did the germans had 258 tanks in the normandy and Fallais pocket? Can it be possible that the US counted everything: tanks, bikes, guns and maybe single german soldiers which were kill...
by canon
Fri Jun 06, 2003 2:37 am
Forum: Weapons and Equipment
Topic: What was the range of british artillery in WWII?
Replies: 10
Views: 3776

What was the range of british artillery in WWII?

Hi

i am not talking about british spezial weapons, i mean the artillery guns used by the - for example - 53rd Division or in the Infantry Brigades.

Was it possible the reach a point in 30 or 50 miles distance? Or is it more 10 or 12 miles?

Thanks in advance
Canon
by canon
Wed Jun 04, 2003 4:13 am
Forum: Auxiliary organizations
Topic: What was the strenght of a Volkssturm company?
Replies: 2
Views: 2774

What was the strenght of a Volkssturm company?

Hi

was this 50 or maybe 100 men? Or maybe only 15 for example in a small village if only 15 men were reachable?

Thanks in advance
Canon
by canon
Wed Jun 04, 2003 4:11 am
Forum: SS/Waffen-SS
Topic: Did there fight SS troops in north germany 1945?
Replies: 1
Views: 1003

Did there fight SS troops in north germany 1945?

Hi i just talked with a ex-Hitleryouth member about the fighting in our area(This is the area betwen Bremen and Hamburg which means Lueneburg/Zeven/Rotenburg and Hamburg) and asked him if he ever saw SS troops fighting or marching through our homeland? He answered no! In other german sources i read ...
by canon
Wed Jun 04, 2003 4:00 am
Forum: The Allies in WWII
Topic: Which british troops fought in North-Germany?
Replies: 4
Views: 2610

Which british troops fought in North-Germany?

Hi forum, i mean only those british troops which fought in the Lueneburg/Rotenburg/Zeven area and then marched north to Hamburg during April 19 to 30. This area is between Bremen and Hamburg. Might be the 2. British Infantry Army? How can i get information about british losses in this area? Is there...
by canon
Thu Apr 17, 2003 12:58 pm
Forum: The Allies in WWII
Topic: Ranks of US tank commander today and in WWII
Replies: 6
Views: 13436

Wolfkin.
Thats a good answer with very good explainaton.
Thank you.
by canon
Sat Apr 12, 2003 2:49 am
Forum: The Allies in WWII
Topic: Ranks of US tank commander today and in WWII
Replies: 6
Views: 13436

Seems to be a stupid question or nobody knows?
by canon
Fri Apr 04, 2003 10:39 pm
Forum: The Allies in WWII
Topic: Ranks of US tank commander today and in WWII
Replies: 6
Views: 13436

Ranks of US tank commander today and in WWII

Hi could anybody explain me what rank/grade have US tank commander? As far as i know there is no difference between today and in WWII. The leader of a tank platoon is always a Lieutenant. He commands 2 squads with each 5 tanks (in war). What rank are the squad leaders and what rank has a common tank...
by canon
Fri Apr 04, 2003 10:27 pm
Forum: Weapons and Equipment
Topic: Off Topic: Searching for present US army division structure
Replies: 4
Views: 1905

Thank you. The links are very good.

Alex
by canon
Thu Apr 03, 2003 5:01 am
Forum: Weapons and Equipment
Topic: Off Topic: Searching for present US army division structure
Replies: 4
Views: 1905

Off Topic: Searching for present US army division structure

Sorry for asking this in a WWII forum. But i think it is one of the best platforms to ask my questions. I am searching for informations about US divisions which have the heavy Abrams tank as equipment. As far as i know the US Army don´t have tank divisions but mechanized Infanty Divisions. Part of t...