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Hi guys, Thanks for all the nice comments, both professional and personal. Apologies for the long silence... there's quite a bit happening at the moment. There's a few new book projects on the boil, two of which will appear this year. One is a translation of a Russian book, and the other is a photo ...

Hi everyone Just a quick note about "An Artilleryman in Stalingrad". If you've already ordered, thank you. The regular (unsigned) editions were sent out about two weeks ago. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the signed edition. There was a delay in receiving the signed bookplates ...

Hi all, I am going to Stalingrad (aka Volgograd) 17-26 August, 2007 to conduct a tour based on my 3 books. The tour is educational in nature and is being conducted "at cost" not "for profit". We'll explore the Barrikady factory battlefield in detail, follow the path of 24. Panzer...

I had the opportunity to proofread this book for Mike Jones and I have nothing but the highest praise for it. Over the years I have acquired almost every book written about Stalingrad in English and German (and am well on my way with Russian-language books). Sadly, English books seem to rehash the s...

Just a quick note to let everyone know that a softcover edition of An Infantryman in Stalingrad has been released. The hardcover edition is also still available. Price for hardcover = AUD $50.00, softcover = AUD $30.00. If you're interested, check out our website: http://www.leapinghorseman.com Than...

I just want to let anyone interested know that Leaping Horseman Books is selling a 3 volume set called Die Anlagenbänder zu den Kriegstagebüchern der 6. Armee , which translates as "The Annex Volumes to the War Diaries of 6. Armee". Although not published by Leaping Horseman Books, we'd st...

Hi Ted, Wenzy is in the large Don bend, west of the Don River. Wenzy itself is west of Ostrovskiy and Nizhne Akatov, which both lie directly alongside the Don. In a general sense, it is about 100km or so west of Stalingrad. Fierce fighting took place around Wenzy on 15 August. I know that units of 3...

Can someone help me with info about the Kirischi bridgehead. I know there was heavy fighting in the bridgehead in the second half of 1942 (involving elements of 11. and 21.Inf.Div.) and that the troops referred to it as "the Verdun of the northern front". My main questions: 1. When was the...

Hi Marc, I have used Standesämter extensively during my research. The most important thing to realise is that Germany does not have a central database with this type of information (unlike here in Australia, for example, which has a centralised Births, Deaths and Marriages department). Each major to...

Bundesarchiv-Personalarchiv Abteigarten 6 52076 Aachen Deutschland I hate to be a wet blanket but I think the Aachen branch of Bundesarchiv was closed down as a cost cutting measure and its collections transferred to other archives (officer files going to Bundesarchiv-Militärarchiv in Freiburg and ...

All these were no Panzergrenadierdivisionen in Stalingrad. So no tanks. I checked Feldgrau.com. 3rd Inf Div (Mot.) had no pz bn at Stalingrad but got 103 pz Bn when reformed. 3., 29. and 60. Infanterie-Division (mot.) each had a panzer battalion at Stalingrad. I'm 100% certain about that. Panzer-Ab...

Figures regarding panzer types and quantity with 6. Armee are available but they are scattered throughout the daily reports. And it would be a time-consuming process to collate the figures... time which I don't have, unfortunately. I can give you some figures I've got readily accessible. These are f...

Hi all I just want to report that my website can now accept payments for "Island of Fire". If you've already contacted me and placed a pre-order or registered your interest, you should already have received an email from me. And remember, if you place your order before 15 December, you'll ...

Hi Christian, No problem at all. I'm glad I could help. Here's the additional details about Franke: Franke , Major Ferdinand Georg Friedrich. Born 17 June 1912 in Hameln/Weser. Awards : 3.11.1939: E.K. 2.Klasse 3.11.1939: Verw.Abz.Schwarz 20.9.1941: E.K. 1.Klasse 28.3.1942: Sturmabzeichen 16.7.1942:...

I forgot to ask but can you clarify what microfilm roll this information was on? I obtained the microfilm from NARA: T-78, Roll 960. The very brief description at the beginning of the roll states the following: H 6/173 card file of GERMAN ARMY OFFICERS WHO SERVED ON THE EASTERN FRONT, dead, missing...