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To Sebastian: The books I own about the Grossdeutschland unit: The History of the Panzerkorps Großdeutschland by Helmuth Spaeter Vol. 3 Panzerkorps Großdeutschland - Bilddokumentation; by H. Spaeter (in German) Panzer Grenadier Division Grossdeutschland; by Horst Scheibert The History of Panzerregim...

I was wondering if anybody visiting this forum has knowledge of the whereabouts of a certain Oberleutnant Bussmann of GD's Führerbegleitbattaillon. About the begin of April 1945, a Mastersergeant and I were assigned to a top-secret mission with Oblt. Bussmann. Our place of operation was Munich. I ne...

Baltasar: I sent you a PM yesterday. Hoffentlich haben Sie's erhalten.
Viele Grüsse,
Rudi S.

Rudi, that is correct, all the interviews will soon be direct access once more. Just finishing up some last touches on the new sections of the main site. Hello Jason, what is the expected completion date of the direct acces to the interviews. Just curious. I hope that you are doing fine - you are p...

XMAS at BATTLE OF THE BULGE-Excerpt from my war buddy's diary I posted this story in 2000 as: In Reply to: BATTLE OF THE BULGE posted by SKY {My friend was in the Battle of the Bulge (Gralingen) whileI spent Xmas '44 in Prüm in the Eifel, recuperating from my wounds. His tank was incapacitated. They...

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Regards,
Rudi S.

Hi, He wrote the following about 5 months after arrival in Rastenburg Hindenburg Barracks: 25 Jun 1943 - Departing Stablack. The Battalion's move to (Hitler's) headquarters is to be executed as a war exercise. Unfortunately we have heavy rain. Our advance goes via many detours through gigantic fores...

Kapuziner,
I cannot read your post - it's hidden under pictures. Would you post it again?
Thanks,
Rudi S.

Hello Will (Vergissmeinnicht), you are welcome. It certainly was a negative attitude of the corporal, but I don't think that it was because of the fact that the Colonel he confronted was in the Waffen-SS but rather that the corporal had the bad attitude because of his imagined superiority being in a...

The following is the translation of an excerpt of my buddy's diary by Philip Schatz: "We are all getting to know each other, seeing as the men in our platoon are housed together in a barracks room. This is particularly important because when you belong to such a unit, whether or not it is in ac...

The following is the translation of an excerpt of my buddy's diary by Philip Schatz: "We are all getting to know each other, seeing as the men in our platoon are housed together in a barracks room. This is particularly important because when you belong to such a unit, whether or not it is in ac...

Oily powder (powdery ointment?): Recommended to be used for children and grown-ups for wound-friction (literally translated). Also serves as skin care, takes away itching of wounds. For inflammation of the skin, works as an absorbent. Can be dispersed by using the shaker and rubbed in with the aid o...

hi, anybody know what this says. FIELD DRESSING AmEinschntt einreiben 1940 Im Dampfe keimfrei gemacht. GEBRAUCHSANWEISUNG PAPIER ENTFERNEN GEFARBTEN VERBANDSTOFF UND WUNDE NICHT MIT DEN FINGERN BERUHREN MIT BEIDEN HANDEN ANFASSEN WO RECHTS UND LINKS HIER STEHT DIE HANDE HOCHHATEN STARK AUS EINANDER...

My war buddy wrote a diary. His last paragraph in the "Battle of the Bulge" chapter is, as follows: "Obwohl ich nur ein winziges Rädchen in dieser Offensive war, ist mir doch einiges bewußt geworden: Eine Panzeroffensive im Gebirge zu starten, kann nur dem "größten Feldherrn alle...

During my highschool days in Germany (before and during WWII), to learn Latin and English was compulsary (2 and 4 years, respectively). French was an elective although 'shorthand' could be taken instead.
Rudi S.