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- Wed Aug 27, 2003 9:16 am
- Forum: Soldatenheim
- Topic: Private Ryan vs. "Tigers"?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6813
- Wed Aug 27, 2003 8:47 am
- Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
- Topic: What Division did II/43.Art.Rgt. Belong to?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1479
Re: What Division did II/43.Art.Rgt. Belong to?
2/43 Heavy Artylery Regiment (some sources indicate whole 43 regiment, other only 2/43 abtailung) in 1939 belongs to 7th Army Corps as independent unit, direct under command inf. gen. E. von Schobert. What happened later, i don't know.
- Thu Aug 21, 2003 11:50 am
- Forum: Campaigns and Battles
- Topic: One Division, One Battle
- Replies: 34
- Views: 10731
division or battle
I choose 8th Jagger Division in east front near Staraja Russa (AG Nord). This is not well known unit, and not famous battle (rather campaign), but it's ordinary german division, with ordinary soldiers without war crimes, and this battlefield was very interesting. (And my relative was there )
- Wed Aug 20, 2003 8:44 am
- Forum: Soldatenheim
- Topic: What if England and France never declared war on Germany?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 10173
Lebensraum
Yes. Hitlers dream about lebensraum was just a fantasy. But his idea was not one and only. SS-Standartenfuhrer Jurgen Stroop in jail after war told to investigators about two other concepcions of lebensraum, different from Hitler but more real. For example there was conception to create in occupied ...
- Wed Aug 20, 2003 8:21 am
- Forum: Campaigns and Battles
- Topic: Occupation of Lemberg (Lviv)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5431
Lwow 1939 supplement
In 1939, Lvov’s population was 340,000 of whom 110,000 were Jews. There lives also 180000 Poles , 40 000 Ukrainians, the rest were Germans, Rusians, Ormians. September 12 Germans capture small city Sambor, and began siege of Lwow (by the way it was not big operation). Germans didn't planed to occupy...
- Mon Aug 18, 2003 9:56 am
- Forum: Soldatenheim
- Topic: What if England and France never declared war on Germany?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 10173
What if?
Very interesting discusion. My own answer is: France & UK couldn't stay away. Hitlers best dream was Germany from Vogese's to Ukrainian steps. He's lebensraum in east got to bariers: Poland & USSR. Danzig or corridor was just a pretext to create common border with russians. After WWI and Red...
- Mon Aug 18, 2003 9:19 am
- Forum: Campaigns and Battles
- Topic: Operation Barbarossa
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3868
Barbarosa & France.
France 1940 was a big surprise for Stalin and Hitler. The first one and his advisors probably thought that war in western europe didn't finish till summer 1941, or even both sides will fight few years. Hitler believes that he can win quick, but german loses were much smaller than OKW/OKH expected, s...
- Wed Aug 13, 2003 7:41 am
- Forum: Campaigns and Battles
- Topic: Operation Barbarossa
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3868
Japan vs USSR
Japan was completly not interested in war against soviets. Japanese soldier was brave but his equipment was very poor. Emperors Army never had any panzer division, even panzer regiment. 1941 they had only 300 medium tanks and about 2500 light tanks and tankettes. Japanese were defeated by Zhukov in ...
- Mon Aug 11, 2003 9:06 am
- Forum: Soldatenheim
- Topic: Private Ryan vs. "Tigers"?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6813
Private Ryan vs. "Tigers"?
Is possible situation from "Save Private Ryan"?
I don't know german unit in American landing zone with Tigers. Possible tanks there was PzKw mk 2, 3 and captured French and Russians.
When was first contact American soldiers in France '44 with PzKw mk VI?
I don't know german unit in American landing zone with Tigers. Possible tanks there was PzKw mk 2, 3 and captured French and Russians.
When was first contact American soldiers in France '44 with PzKw mk VI?
- Thu Aug 07, 2003 10:39 am
- Forum: Campaigns and Battles
- Topic: The most incredible german "victory"?
- Replies: 156
- Views: 46983
Top 3 "succesfull" battles
1. Festung Breslau (21.01.1945-6.05.1945). In fact that was tragedy for this city but it was most amazing defence during war.
2. Re-taken Charkov in autumn 1943 (after Stalingrad and Kursk it was realy surprise).
3. Crete 1941 , that was surprise too.
2. Re-taken Charkov in autumn 1943 (after Stalingrad and Kursk it was realy surprise).
3. Crete 1941 , that was surprise too.
- Thu Aug 07, 2003 10:16 am
- Forum: Campaigns and Battles
- Topic: Question
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1738
1st Infantry
Hi. First of all I'm not sure that in september 1939 Army Corps was oficially named XXVI. In my sources during "September Campaign" it was Called Army Corps "Wodrig" from name of commander gen. ltn. A.Wodrig. Let me explein that. Standard Army Corps in 1939 consist 2-4 divisions ...
- Mon Aug 04, 2003 10:25 am
- Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
- Topic: Flugzeugträger "Graf Zeppelin"
- Replies: 0
- Views: 675
Flugzeugträger "Graf Zeppelin"
German high command planed to built 4 huge carriers, temporary named „Flugzeugträger” A, B, C i D. september 30,1936 r. Friedrich Krupps shipyard started built class B, and december 28, 1936 r. another one class A. Main data: 23 140 tons dimensions of deck 257,3 x 27 x 7,60 m, top speed 35 knots ran...
- Tue Jul 22, 2003 9:06 am
- Forum: Veterans and vet info
- Topic: Contacting Vets for Book Research
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5459
Stories
I can send a few real stories from first hand : Peter Paul Mattner from
8 Jäger-Division served from late 1941 to 1945. If You're intrested contact to me [email protected]
8 Jäger-Division served from late 1941 to 1945. If You're intrested contact to me [email protected]
- Tue Jul 22, 2003 8:57 am
- Forum: Veterans and vet info
- Topic: 8 Jäger-Division - PeterPaul Mattner
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1426
8 Jäger-Division - PeterPaul Mattner
Hi. My grandfather - Peter Paul Mattner (born 1922) is a veteran from 8 Jäger-Division. He served from summer 1941 to april 1945. What I know he was in training camp near Metz in France, then he was transfered to Eastern Front Armee Group Nord. Twice wounded (stomach and hand) near Staraja Russa in ...
- Tue Jul 22, 2003 8:33 am
- Forum: Veterans and vet info
- Topic: Polish conscripts in the german army?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 17393
Poles in Wehrmacht.
It's not a secret that many Poles was in wehrmacht during WWII. Still in Poland lives c.a. 100 000 vets. There was three possibillities to get to German Army: 1. In 1939 in 3rd Reich lives 1 milion Poles with German Passport, so young men where took to the army just like other young Germans. (70%) 2...