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by tigre
Sun Feb 04, 2024 10:34 am
Forum: Campaigns and Battles
Topic: Nikopol 1943-44.
Replies: 7
Views: 3821

Re: Nikopol 1943-44.

Hello to all :D; more.................................. Replacement in a defensive position. II. Regimental order for relief. The advanced elements use the road passing through Severnyye Kairy and Komekherovka, which the enemy cannot see behind the small bridge to the east to point 20, three kilomet...
by tigre
Sat Feb 03, 2024 5:12 am
Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
Topic: Koruck 532 and Brig Kaminski - 1942
Replies: 6
Views: 2636

Re: Koruck 532 and Brig Kaminski - 1942

Hello to all :D; more.................

Lokot district.

Source: Fotoalbum Funker Frankreich Russland / russische Miliz mit T-34 Panzer 192 Fotos. Ebay Auction. (11. Jan. 2015 19:33:13 MEZ)

Cheers. Raúl M 8).
by tigre
Thu Feb 01, 2024 5:53 am
Forum: Campaigns and Battles
Topic: Partisans in the Balkans.
Replies: 12
Views: 3591

Re: Partisans in the Balkans.

Hello to all :D; more.................................. Partisan struggle in Albania. The supply and pack animal columns that followed deeper and deeper into the impassable, waterless Karst mountains were ambushed or captured far behind them. It was not possible to provide them with adequate infantr...
by tigre
Wed Jan 31, 2024 6:45 am
Forum: Luftwaffe
Topic: The war seen from the air.
Replies: 34
Views: 29275

Re: The war seen from the air.

Thanks :up:.
by tigre
Wed Jan 31, 2024 6:41 am
Forum: Luftwaffe
Topic: The air defense of the German Reich, 1939-1945.
Replies: 13
Views: 7023

Re: The air defense of the German Reich, 1939-1945.

Hello to all :D; more.............................. The air defense of the German Reich in the World War 1939-1945 and its lessons. The fight for air supremacy over Germany until the invasion 1943-1944. The year 1943 prepared the ground for the outcome of World War II. Taking into account the Allied...
by tigre
Wed Jan 31, 2024 5:05 am
Forum: Weapons and Equipment
Topic: The 'phantom' scopes: Zf42 and Zf39. Any info?
Replies: 7
Views: 14809

Re: The 'phantom' scopes: Zf42 and Zf39. Any info?

Hello to all :D; about the previous photo................... The soldier in the foreground carries a rifle with a telescopic sight (ZF39 Scope?) it is actually a Hensoldt-Wetzlar DIALYTAN 4x. But someone pointed out to me that the weapon has a folding monopod..........was this type of support, artis...
by tigre
Tue Jan 30, 2024 7:22 am
Forum: Luftwaffe
Topic: The war seen from the air.
Replies: 34
Views: 29275

Re: The war seen from the air.

Hello Prosper :D; it's good to know about you..........
forum is very, very slow.
Indeed, I've had the same problem! Sometimes work well, most of the time not (last days it seems to go faster) :?. Hope it be temporary. Cheers. Raúl M 8).
by tigre
Tue Jan 30, 2024 6:35 am
Forum: Luftwaffe
Topic: Der Luftkrieg in Polen 1939.
Replies: 9
Views: 1060

Re: Der Luftkrieg in Polen 1939.

Hello to all :D; something about it........................ The air war in Poland in 1939. II. Deployment of the Polish Army and the Polish Air Force. As expected, the deployment of the Polish army took place north of the Narew and west of the Vistula-San-Line in seven large groups. Three groups - a...
by tigre
Tue Jan 30, 2024 4:31 am
Forum: The Allies in WWII
Topic: Samodzielna Grupa Operacyjna - SGO Narew 1939.
Replies: 31
Views: 35857

Re: Samodzielna Grupa Operacyjna - SGO Narew 1939.

Hello to all :D; more....................... Independent Operational Group "Narew". The SGO "offensive turn" fiasco. The Commander of the 42nd Infantry Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Wacław Malinowski, gave the following order around 03:00: the 1st Battalion will occupy the initial...
by tigre
Mon Jan 29, 2024 7:30 am
Forum: Photographs
Topic: Traces of the battlefield................
Replies: 87
Views: 79213

Re: Traces of the battlefield................

Hello to all :D; more.................................

War booty 1939.

Sources: https://sallyantiques.co.uk/product/exc ... id=1&pid=7

Cheers. Raúl M 8).
by tigre
Mon Jan 29, 2024 5:10 am
Forum: General WWII German Military Discussion
Topic: GERMAN CEMETERY NEAR KYIV: DEATH OF WEHRMACHT IN UKRAINE 1941-1944
Replies: 1
Views: 2523

Re: GERMAN CEMETERY NEAR KYIV: DEATH OF WEHRMACHT IN UKRAINE 1941-1944

Hello snakekeeper2007 :D; I found the article very interesting, thanks for sharing it here :wink:. Cheers. Raúl M 8).
by tigre
Mon Jan 29, 2024 5:01 am
Forum: General WWII German Military Discussion
Topic: Influence of technical communication.
Replies: 8
Views: 6459

Re: Influence of technical communication.

Hello to all :D; more............................... Influence of technical communication on leadership and combat events. The Ardennes 1944. Also interesting is the report of an eyewitness who observed that smaller units, including the 106th Reconnaissance Squadron, quickly lost their will to fight...
by tigre
Sun Jan 28, 2024 4:05 pm
Forum: Commanders, Personalities & Award Holders
Topic: Hebert Gomille
Replies: 4
Views: 8617

Re: Hebert Gomille

Hello to all :D; a little complement................ Herbert Gomille. Born August 15, 1913 in Waldmohr (Kreis Kusel). Son of Oberwerkfuhrer (rank equivalent to Oberfeldwebel in the Reichsbahn) Theodor Gomille. In 1933 he joined the Kavallerie Regiment 7 as a volunteer, in 1935 Leutnant joined the Pa...
by tigre
Sun Jan 28, 2024 8:21 am
Forum: Campaigns and Battles
Topic: Nikopol 1943-44.
Replies: 7
Views: 3821

Re: Nikopol 1943-44.

Hello to all :D; more.................................. Replacement in a defensive position. II. Regimental order for relief. At 12:00 sharp, all the officers who had been ordered to attend the meeting gathered at the headquarters of the commander of his regiment in Bolshaya Lepatikha. He, who had j...
by tigre
Sat Jan 27, 2024 8:42 am
Forum: Campaigns and Battles
Topic: Monte Casino
Replies: 35
Views: 14392

Re: Monte Casino

Hello to all :D; more........................... The offensive battles against Cassino. Final considerations. Combat procedures. The Germans had solved their defensive task in an exemplary manner with very reduced forces. The superiority of Allied artillery and aviation was the main reason why large...