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- Sat Oct 30, 2010 1:34 pm
- Forum: Campaigns and Battles
- Topic: German Losses against France, May-June 1940.
- Replies: 55
- Views: 42203
Re: German Losses against France, May-June 1940.
Regarding German losses against France and the Low Countries: Largest (much - a few times - larger than on any other day of the campaign) daily losses were suffered on two days of Fall Rot - namely 05.06.1940 and 09.06.1940. On each of these two days losses amounted to about 4,000 dead and missing. ...
- Sun Oct 24, 2010 3:21 pm
- Forum: Campaigns and Battles
- Topic: Breakout of the German casualties in Poland 1939
- Replies: 29
- Views: 18785
Re: Breakout of the German casualties in Poland 1939
In papers of 8. Armee (from German records microfilmed at Alexandria) there is "Bericht über die Kämpfe der 24. Division in Polen 1939" and part of this "Bericht" is the report "Gesamtverluste der Division im Polenfeldzug", which confirms Elble is wrong and divisional h...
- Sun Oct 24, 2010 5:45 am
- Forum: Books and Reviews
- Topic: Poland 1939 - Bibliography
- Replies: 20
- Views: 12088
Re: Poland 1939 - Bibliography
F. H. Gentzen, Die Legende "Bromberger Blutsonntag" und die deutsche fünfte Kolonne in Polen [in:] September 1939, red. B. Spiru, Berlin (Ost) 1959
- Sun Oct 03, 2010 10:33 am
- Forum: Campaigns and Battles
- Topic: Incidents from the battle of france 1940.
- Replies: 107
- Views: 70679
Re: Incidents from the battle of france 1940.
Main battles fought by Polish units in France in 1940: 1. Dywizja Grenadierów: ALTWILLER-LENING (26 May - 15 June 1940), DIEUZE (16 June 1940), LAGARDE (17 - 18 June 1940), BACCARAT (19 - 20 June 1940), 10. Brygada Kawalerii Pancernej: CHAMPAUBERT (13 June 1940), MONTMIRAIL (14 June 1940), MONTGIVRO...
- Sat Oct 02, 2010 4:05 pm
- Forum: Campaigns and Battles
- Topic: The Polish Campaign
- Replies: 159
- Views: 78040
Re: The Polish Campaign
About the book: (...) The original military report on which the book was based, was compiled in the year following the September 1939 campaign, and the author's forward was finished just as the Germans began their second major attack, the invasion of Norway. At this time, the rapid and stunning defe...
- Sat Oct 02, 2010 10:18 am
- Forum: Campaigns and Battles
- Topic: Poland, England, France
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8149
Re: Poland, England, France
Neither Polish government, nor High Command, nor soldiers escaped to Romania before 18.09.1939:
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- Fri Oct 01, 2010 5:12 pm
- Forum: Books and Reviews
- Topic: Poland 1939 - Bibliography
- Replies: 20
- Views: 12088
Re: Poland 1939 - Bibliography
A wartime book - published in 1941 - about the Polish Campaign from the Polish perspective: "The Defence of Poland, September 1939" written by Lt. Gen. M. Norwid Neugebauer, translated by Peter Jordan, translation first published in March 1942, M. I. Kolin Publishers Ltd., London, England....
- Fri Oct 01, 2010 4:56 pm
- Forum: Campaigns and Battles
- Topic: The Polish Campaign
- Replies: 159
- Views: 78040
Re: The Polish Campaign
I know the thread is old as hell, but... A wartime book - published in 1941 - about the Polish Campaign from the Polish perspective: "The Defence of Poland, September 1939" written by Lt. Gen. M. Norwid Neugebauer, translated by Peter Jordan, translation first published in March 1942, M. I...
- Fri Oct 01, 2010 10:12 am
- Forum: Campaigns and Battles
- Topic: Ruszki & Kiernozia Poland 1939 - Panzers crushed by infantry
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10299
Re: Ruszki & Kiernozia Poland 1939 - Panzers crushed by infantry
When it comes to the Polish success in combats against 1. Pz.Div. and 4. Pz.Div. on 16.09.1939: Instructions of gen. Knoll-Kownacki concernig repulsing tank attacks from 15.09.1939: Ruszki Kiernozia 1.jpg Ruszki Kiernozia 2.jpg Report of the commander of 25 DP saying that on 16.09.1939 25 DP repulse...
- Fri Oct 01, 2010 2:51 am
- Forum: Campaigns and Battles
- Topic: German Losses against France, May-June 1940.
- Replies: 55
- Views: 42203
Re: German Losses against France, May-June 1940.
French tank losses (combat losses - without captured and abandoned) in May-June 1940: 1669 French tanks destroyed by artillery, AT guns, tanks 45 French tanks destroyed by mines 35 French tanks destroyed by Luftwaffe In total: 1749 destroyed French tanks (including 151 FT-17) Source: Survey of Allie...
- Mon Sep 27, 2010 7:25 am
- Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
- Topic: Gebirgsjägern in Polen - 1939.
- Replies: 35
- Views: 25392
Re: Gebirgsjägern in Polen - 1939.
The German description concerning combats around Zboiska is not exactly true. Polish units temporarily captured Zboiska and the neighbouring hills (including Hill 324), but later - due to some misunderstandings among Polish commanders - when 10th Motorized Brigade was ordered to withdraw to Hungary ...
- Mon Sep 27, 2010 7:20 am
- Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
- Topic: The VIII AK through Upper Silesia 1939.
- Replies: 26
- Views: 11798
Re: The VIII AK through Upper Silesia 1939.
When it comes to the defence of the Katowice Parachute Tower: The end of another myth. Not exactly the end. As usually happens with myths, some part was true and some part exaggerated. In this case the "core" of the story is true, because Scouts really defended the tower (interesting readi...
- Mon Sep 27, 2010 6:58 am
- Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
- Topic: The VIII AK through Upper Silesia 1939.
- Replies: 26
- Views: 11798
Re: The VIII AK through Upper Silesia 1939.
Hello Raul!, The AA 8 and the Marschgruppe A both advanced without problems but the Marschgruppe B hit against strong resistance (I./75 pp - Maj Mazewski; Company ON Rybnik - Maj Kwiatkowski and 5. Batería of the II. /23 pal - kpt Stranz) in Rybnik; after hard fighting, the Polish forces were destro...
- Sun Sep 26, 2010 1:44 pm
- Forum: The Allies in WWII
- Topic: About the Polish reaction to the Soviet Invasion in 1939
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7578
About the Polish reaction to the Soviet Invasion in 1939
Backstage of the Polish decision to withdraw to Romania and to avoid resisting the Red Army: ======================================== 11.09.1939: Soviet ambassador - Sharonov - leaves Poland and goes back to the USSR after ensuring the Polish foreign minister Joseph Beck, that "the attitute of ...
- Sat Sep 25, 2010 8:39 am
- Forum: Campaigns and Battles
- Topic: Evaluation of German troops - September 1939
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7827
Re: Evaluation of German troops - September 1939
The superiority in numbers of German regular forces (without those paramilitary units) over Polish forces was: In command = two generals vs one colonel In men = around 2,6 to 1 In machine weapons = 4 - 3,5 to 1 (and qualitative superiority - rate of fire, etc.) In artillery for direct fire calibre 3...