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...ze that a state of war already exists. It is interesting how nations engage in this kind of tiptoeing. For example (and not meant to equate the two facts at all), Germany went to the trouble of faking...
...military officers committed acts that, IMHO, would seem far from honorable, and flat out disobediance. For example, troops in China committed atrocities in direct violation of orders. Other officers f...
... (like 12- or 16-guage repeater), while some would have been very ineffective (a single-shot 28-guage, for example). My third question, is what exactly made the Home Guard's thermite 'sticky bomb' sti...
...tement against nazism, it would have wonderfully complicated the picture for the nazi crusade. imagine for example the complications to, for example, catholic chaplains in the german forces, germany's...
...e evils of the Nazis who exterminated millions of civilians; do we really want to be like them?' when, for example, black people marched for equal protection of the law. Would post war history regar...
... many intelligent capable citizens whom he feared. His handling of the German war has been questioned, for example, it is said he didn't defend his border when he learned German troops were massing on...
... and signed treaties with individual countries to guarantee them. But these arrangements had no teeth. For example, on 13 Sept 1934 Poland's Colonel Beck issued a statement to the League that 'pendi...
... a lavish use of artillery been a crucial part of any of his previous victories? I can't think of a single example. More generally, can anyone think of a major battle anywhere in the War that was wo...
...emble the ideal infantry squad in wwii what would it look like in terms of weapons and tactics. To toss an example out there, maybe you would use the German approach, and have the MG-42 be the main th...
... wasn't in itself the main cause of victory. > Bad logistics on the part of the Axis were important, for > example. To sum up: The British got more resources. > > Without the Americans, the Britis...
While this war is the only example of States seceding from the Union, it is important for Libertarians to differentiate between a right of States to secede, on the one hand, and support for the South'
...e countries political leader as well. 4. Failures or brillian moves on the Western front. These are just example, but anything you feel is worth talking about I would be interested in hearing about....
...rn out rifling lands hanging from the inside. We were rather appalled to figure out that this rather sorry example was still with in spec from a wear standpoint! I don't remember the numbers, but th...
...n the supply units alone probably cost the US forces more supplies than diversions to 21st Army Group, for example a lack of lubricants could be made up by air supply a lack of diesel or of standard f...
...mepage.htm You can find many infos about the all-day-culture from the 20s to the 40s. These include some examples of popular music from that era. If you are looking for CDs with German music from th...
... Thomas' line of retreat (which Thomas used later that evening to extract most of his troops in a virtuoso example of withdrawal under fire). Bragg refused. I suspect that an attack up the road from R...
...nd campaigns in ETO. What about 'even' numbered armies? I've never heard about US 2nd and 4th armies for example. Did they exist even on paper? I read that US 6th Army under Krueger invaded Philip...
...junctions or crossroads and the Federals named battles after geographic features such as streams or hills. Examples are: Federal: Bull Run, Confederate: Manassas Federal: Antietam, Confederate: Sh...
...he bulk of all fighting was actually done between the Russian and German armies on the eastern front. Some examples: The initial German invasion of Russia on June 22, 1941 was done by 135 German, Finn...
...ten me about all the slave insurrections that took place in the Confederate States. I could not find one example. With so many slavemasters away in the Army, why did any slaves remain on their plant...
...ard' because he refused to press his large advantage over the Confederates in the Peninsular Campaign. For example, Burns claims that McClellan held a 10 to 1 advantage in numbers of troops at Yorktow...
...search, and would appreciate some help from this newsgroup, if this is the right place to obtain it. For example, we are interested in some documents from the War Plans Division that are referenced ...
...t I am working on and I need some more detailed information on specific unit locations during the war. For example, what German troops were located in Norway during the invasion of France, what naval ...
...y mess things up by going into Kentucky, and beyond? Could the outcome of the war have been different, for example lasted longer, if Hood had kept defending Georgia? Was Tennesse more worth than Georg...
...ion shut down in 1939 and the vhf ( very high frequency ) transmitters were used for jamming purposes, for example jamming the german navigations systems used for bombing england. hue miller...
...size, there are many accounts prior to 1862 of armies 2/3 the size winning battles campaigns and wars. For example, try the battle of Agincourt in 1415 where 11,000 English defeated a French army of 2...
...ar was pretty standard, as was the 75mm Howitzer and 120mm mortar, but the heavier artillery varied. For example, the Germans had 150mm Heavy Guns, the Americans used 155mm & 8' Artillery pieces ...
... consequence of the weak logistic system and , in many cases , of the incompetence of many generals. For example , who can say that the IT troops have performed bad on the Don River in Dec42/Jan43? ...
...ty could be entered to seize fugitives, the property passed in perpetuity to the Federal government. Two examples of how this worked will make this clearer: In 1827, Fort Leavenworth was establish...
...w it felt was not in the best interest of the Federal Union. In the case of an ordinance of secession, for example, it would have been a painless, bloodless, uncomplicated, efficient, and perfectly le...
...minor or major battles in the ETO that took place more or less on the same sites as battles in WWI? For an example example, weren't there major battles around Ornel in France in both conflicts?...
... I've been trying to figure this out for a while but a lot of accounts seem to contradict one another. For example, was Ewell supposed to make an actual attack when he heard the sound of Longstreet's ...
Can anyone shed light on the 'design' of German or American military ration systems during WW2? For example, canned rations and candy bars in the US army could be eaten by the man in the most forwar
...ctually provided some warning of the attack? It strikes me as plausible. A limited warning, to 5 Group for example, would be unlikely to compromise Ultra in the way that an evactuation order would. It...
for machine gunning helpless sailors in the water. However, I have never read or heard of any historical references to such actions.
...volved different plans how to annex large parts of Germany and started a propaganda campaign. This was for example the Westmarkenverein (=club), the Club of the people who voted for Poland during the ...
...ould it depend on the general? Was there a 'Geneva Convention' of prisoner interrogation for the CW? For example, Wiley Sword, in 'The Confederacy's Last Hurrah,' states that in the Spring Hill, Fra...
...dinate system used by the Americans, British and Canadians during and in the two months after D-Day. For example, I have a map grid reference 058682 which I have gleaned from a patrol report of July...
Hi, I am teaching a class on WWII and I would love your examples/opinions on the following items: 1) Key battle(s) or operation(s) where poor/inadequate planning/strategy and inferior technology/w
...en were the Libyan oilfields discovered..and what difference would it have had towards Axis strategy ? For example if those were discovered 1935 ? Cheers,...
I have often seen in books about the SS, for example 'Comrades to the End' by Otto Weidinger various abbreviations of SS ranks. For example, 'Stubaf' for Sturmbannführer. Does anyone know if these ab
...t was not realized what a strain on manpower would be made once serious ground combat in Europe began, for example....
...is was not mentioned in your book as a contributing factor to friction between the two men. Another good example is the story of Grant's drinking binge during Vicksburg. Shelby Foote stated it as fa...
...g anecdotes of 'flying saucers' (UFOs, foo fighters, etc.) sighted during wartime. So far he has collected examples from as far back as Biblical times and as recently as the Gulf War. At this point he...
...ween 1943 and 1945. i was rather surprised to see advertisements for various weapons being produced! for example, there is this full page ad in the October 30, 1944 issue: Now it can be told! [p...
...e first time that Nagasaki was NOT the primary target for the second A-bomb dropped, on 9 August 1945. For example: 'During the approach to the target the special instruments installed in the plane ...
...s brought about by war. War tends speeds up the development of weapons and other related technologies. For example, during WWII powers such as Germany, and especially the United States raced toward th...
...e USCG cutters - Northland, Modoc and General Greene - were near the battle of the Denmark Strait. See for example http://www.uscg.mil/hq/tcpet/cpoa/History/heroic.htm...
...aval intelligence were certainly utilised for that purpose by the US navy. One OSS group in Indo-China for example received a direct cable of thanks from the US navy for information supplied about a s...
...ar effort (the sneaky enemy everywhere) or just a thoughtless dramatic device? Do any readers have other examples of blatant fictional propaganda in WWII-era movies?...
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