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I read that the Panzergrenadier-Regiment and the Panzerfüsilier-Regiment never got along and there was a lot of back stabbing and politics btween the Kommandeure, and that the divisional commander always came from the senior Regiment, in this case, the PzGR. Any truth to that? While a member of the...

Hi, below is a scanned "Readers' Digest" Story: ""War Stories THE 400 PHONE messages said it all. Veterans wanted to talk, and Jeff Beers, a military history buff and the son of a retired Navy man, was ready to listen, Beers had voluteered for the Veterans History Project, a prog...

Volk ans Gewehr,
Top right: Rußland (Russia), 8 June 1942
Foto = photograph 008-2708
Begegnung des Generals und Oberst: Meeting of the General and Colonel

I cannot decipher the two words on left side. First word seems to be: beim, meaning: "at"
I hope that this will help.
Rudi S.[/b]

To be "schadenfroh" or "schadenfroh sein" means "gloating" (with malicious pleasure).
Rudi S.

Some time ago, there was a discussion about whether or not night-vision equipment existed and was used during WWII. I found the following information: http://www.howstuffworks.com/nightvision3.htm "Generation 0 - The original night-vision system created by the United States Army and used in Wor...

This song, in my opinion, has nothing to do with anything on this forum. It's an 'extreme-radical' and 'skinhead' song and is, at times, vulgar.
Rudi S.

Quote: The tanks were posted with white bar cross on the back side of the Tume there was a sign of the regiment The column was attacked by fighter aircraft, Uffz Eckert was killed and 5Pz warte and driver were wounded. [quote] Could "Tume" be misspelt for "Turm", the latter being...

AT: http://fw190.hobbyvista.com/AWM423-4-103PART83.htm, you'll find the following: "3. The whole situation was altered by the ever-growing Russian counter-offensive. The attacks carried out with maximum strength by the Russians in the Winter of 1941-42 placed the German Army in a position where...

A "Hiobsbotschaft" means "Bad News". It is possible that a Hiobsbefehl is an order with probably bad consequences.
Just a possible interpretation.
Rudi S.

I would translate it thus: "SS Reich" advances either by way of Salashje or Dribin towards Mstislawl and there takes over the protection of the flank and the rear for further advance by the 10th Panzer Division. At Salashje and Rjasma, the protection of the area must be secured to the west...

Back in 2000, my request for information about my Wehrmachts membership was answered within 2 months. They could not locate my Wehrpass, Wehrstammbuch, nor the Stammrolle; however they found the dates of my induction into the Wehrmacht as well as the units I belonged to from, what they called, 'sons...

The word "site" above should read "sight".
Rudi S.

My answer: yes and no. Quite many years ago (maybe about 30 years), my wife and I visited Bamberg. I wanted to show her were I was stationed. The former Panzer barracks were occupied by US units. After we parked (outside the main entrance), I saw the memorial for "Unseren Toten - Pz. Rgt. 35&qu...

Rough translation:
For the safety of the following troups, skilled mountain climbers installed cramp irons (hooks) for the following troops.
Rudi S.

Hi Rudi, greetings from Canada! If you don't mind me asking, and please forgive me if my questions are redundant. Were you a tanker in the second world war? And if so, what were your thoughts about the early crusher hat issued to the Panzer crews? I have recently come across a veterans photo album a...