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Kamen, sorry you are quite correct, the figures I quoted for HG did include Pz Gren Rgt 115, Btl Reggio and also Flak Rgt I/49, all of which were subordinate to the division at the time. The data is from my Italian casualty data base, which includes that strength since HG reported casualties from th...

Hermann Goering reported on 1 September 1943 a Soll of 22,926, a Fehl 7,046 and thus an Ist of 15,880 15 PzGD reported on 31 August 1943 an Ist of 12,296 29 PzGD reported on 1 September 1943 a Soll of 15,368, a Fehl of 3,237 and an Ist of 12,131 1 FJD reported on 8 August 1943 a Soll of 14019, a Feh...

The poor man is somewhat confused :wink: . Total strength of 21 Army Group (british and Canadian troops only) as of 0600 hours 1 August 1944 was 27,851 officers and 532,319 other ranks. Strength of the US First Army as of 2359 hours 6 August was 170, 875 officers and men. Strength of the US Third Ar...

The 1. FSJ Division was responsible for that sector of the front line, however I have a reference indicating that elements of III/6. FSJ Regiment, a training battalion, and an artillery battery were sent to hold Ortona specifically. 6. FSJ Regiment was part of 2. FSJ Division. Martin IIRC you are c...

Tony, if you are looking for OB info for German forces I suggest you search the forum archives - extensive ones were posted on the old Forum about 2 years ago (I hope they are archived). Otherwise you can always hunt out a copy of Hitler's Last Gamble at the library or by ordering it at your local B...

Actually I enjoyed his book on Bomber Command and the Combined Bomber Offensive. His use of sources seemed appropriate and IIRC he did make use of the primary records at the PRO. I could argue with some of his conclusions, but on the whole I was impressed by his even-handedness. So I was particullar...

Where these the only individual replacement Panzers sent to Italy (other than reinforcement Panzer units)? Also, any information on Stug replacements would also be helpful. Martin, there definitely were more replacements sent than those reported by Jentz. I am currently putting together an Excel sp...