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...the site of the Battle of Fromelles. It is the largest discovery of its kind and the Australian, British, French and German authorities must now decide whether to proceed with a mass exhumation of the...
...to be connected to a gun-laying ranging radar. ...In 1943 [the British] dispatched a commando team to the French coast to capture and disassemble a Wurtzburg and bring it (and the operator) back to Br...
Can anyone recommend some books that detail the actions of the French Resistance groups in France during WW2? I am interested in actions both in occupied France and Vichy France. Also, can someone poi
...e about the German occupation of France. Specifically we are interested in how active and wide spread the French resistance was, and to what extent the French population collaborated with the Germans....
... about the only vehicles or a/c introduced on the Western front were Pak-40 armed conversions of obsolete French chassis....
..., was too scarce and concentrated for comfort. A second plant was built, coming into operation in July, a French plant was captured, and a third German unit was scheduled for completion in 1945. An un...
Does anyone have any particulars or book references regarding the activities of American, British, or French multi-national companies who reportedly traded with the Germans or other Axis countries dur
...e were Norwegian units and others I am sure and I have seen several pictures of Whermacht troops with the French tri-colour on their right sleeve. After the war, did these soldiers come home to cons...
...ve just read today that Leon Poliakov died on Tuesday, December 9. This Russian apparently fought for the French resistance and became a respected historian of anti-Semitism. I was surprised that I ha...
But weren't the majority of the French Resistance the peasants and farm workers with leanings to Communism? The conditions were far from perfect in those times. Even after the war, the French (and Ita
...son gas post World War I but prior to the end of World War II: By the British in the Middle East By the French in Morroco By the Russians (sic) in Central Asia 'Evidence of use of poison gas' was ...
...erbourg. (spelling?)Sorry, my dad served in the Pacific and I can spell his places but I don't do well in French. I'd really appreciate any info or hints on directions to go for research. Finally, any...
I'm doing research for a story I am writing, and I need to know some info, if anyone knows it: What was the earliest incursion of ANY kind into german occupied france or germany itself (by a squad s
...poped up and offerd to trade supplies? I understand the profit motive and that many people in LA USA were French but.... How would they even have cause to be in a position to communicate with a U boat...
Would anyone be able to suggest source material regarding the OOB's for the French forces garrisoning Syria in 1941? Further, could you suggest information on camouflage patterns and markings for the
...N plus ATC have about 25 between them. Taking over so much of the accommodation creates friction with the French. The surviving Mulberry B was partially winterised and became...
... slave labor were invloved in the construction and only use German's who could be trusted not to talk. No French could be allowed near either. The allies did not think they could take Calais but wha...
...) in Barvaria. 6. The destruction of the Germany economy through the imposition of War reparations by the French. 7. The stripping of the Polish Corridor and Danzig from German. 8. The destuction of t...
When did Brasil and Mexico declare a war to Axis? Does anybody know which French colonies were under Allied control in June 1942? I am especially interested for African colonies south of Sahara dese
... Poland. On the other hand, Hitler opposed any idea of a 'second Munich' which would have the British and French force the Poles to hand over Danzig and a corridor linking East Prussia with the rest o...
...his presumably would have cured the gun-jam problem. This configuration was not unknown at the time - the French were considering fitting the MS406 with a Merlin in place of the Hispano-Suiza 'moteur ...
Can anyone direct me to info on the numbers of SS men who hid in the French Foreign Legion right after WWII?
...tles campaigns and wars. For example, try the battle of Agincourt in 1415 where 11,000 English defeated a French army of 28,000. The English killed 7,500 French soldiers sustaining less than 450 of th...
... One of the most popular scenarios for Southern victory and independence in the ACW involves British and French intervention on the side of the Confederacy. Turtledove's recent series seems to follow...
I just read very recently in a magazine devoted to WW II history, and noticed a good article on the French submarine, 'Surcouf'. It was reported lost somewhere in the Carribean Sea, possibly near the
...lish mathematicians solving the key in 1932. In the Summer of 1939 this info was given to the British and French, along with two of the reconstructed machines. If you don't think that producing an e...
... 3. On the start of the war and the fall of Poland, the Poles then most thoughtfully got the above to the French, who in due course passed it all to the British. It all then became ULTRA, as the tea...
.... But was this not foreseen? Surely the degree of planning that took place and the contacts made with the French Resistance should have given some warning of this defensive advantage. That type of lan...
I am looking for misc. informations about the chief of the french Vichy government, the marshal PETAIN, and especially about his youth. If anyone can help me, please leave me an answer here Thanks
...wondering how common this actually was, I know that the majority of such 'mixed-race' units (Indian Army, French Colonial Armies, African-American units, etc) consisted of white officers and non-white...
...sociation from which I could find this? The person was Pierre Fanciulli, I believe he was adjudant in the French army and I was told he was executed by the Germans. I would be realaly happy if someone...
Many people contend that the French and British had superior tanks compared to the Germans. I'm not too sure what the numerical superiority was but... The French and British tanks had good armor and g
...end some good (accurate) first person accounts by Allied airmen downed over France during World War II or French Resistance 'helpers' who aided them in escape and evasion? Also helpful would be recomm...
...ing through some sort of outdoor viewing stands set in tall pine woods...believed to be maintained by the French Army?...painted dark yellow with olive green overspray. B) Panther also seen on The D...
...th which meant a bloodbath and his speeches were deemed as a preluse to a bloodbath much like that of the French Revolution. I looked elsewhere and read that Johnson tried to do well for the South b...
Going through an elderly relative's miscellaneous coin collection, I found 2 French coins dated 1943 (I have NO idea how they got there). They are 1 and 2 franc bits, and they seem to be aluminum. I
...ash in question occurred on November 9, 1942, on D + 1 of Operation Torch, the Anglo-American invasion of French North Africa, during the invasion of French Morocco commanded by (you guessed it) Georg...
The occupation of Germany was supposed to be a joint endevor, but before the occupation began, each side (French, British, US, SU) was assigned an area of which it would be the administrator. Was this
... the plan was dropped. On 4th February 1936 polish foreign minister Beck let his diplomats check possible french obligations to help Poland in a case of war with Germany (Hans Roos, Polen und Europa, ...
I once saw a picture of a French sub that had a gun turret with two guns. Did it ever go into combat? How effective was it?. ps:do not comment about my sig.
Can anyone recommend literature regarding SS-POWs who, while in French captivity, volunteered for the French Foreign Legion and saw service in Indochina and/or elsewhere? Thanks in advance. hdietrich
The 7th Panzer Division was under Erwin Rommel's command during 1940's French campaign, and Rommel's diary shows that he have PzKwIII, PzKwIV and also Czech's Pz38(t) in his Panzer Division. But wha
... european affairs after the first world war. The russians went communist and the both the British and the French were unsure about communism. Thanks! Ty Myhres...
hello, (sorry for this bad english i'm french) I try to find the name of an admiral. He leaded the american atlantic fleet by the earlier of 1945. I read in a publication that is name was Ingrand bu
...ly a few miles away and harbouring the only direct telephone link with England) to ports further down the French coast. Many of these units saw action again against the Germans. Even Belgian units too...
Poland still had the hope that the British and French would come to thier aid by opening up a new front in the West. Both England and France expected the Poles to hold out for at least 4 to 6 months b
...ing themselves. He believes that they were Jews, in either Vienna after the Anschluss, or Paris after the French capitulation. (It sounds vaguely familiar to me, but I also recall similar photos of Na...
...museums, etc. at Bastogne, Malmedy, and La Glaize. He apparently had little or no success when contacting French and Belgian Tourism sites. Any assistance or direction would be greatly appreciated. ...
sorry my english is so bad ... I m french historian. I m looking for information about POW, particulary POW in Stalags II in Pomerania. Thanks for your help.
...tion about Europe's involvement in the Pacific in WWII... more specifically, I guess, the Dutch, British, French, and Germans. I would like stuff like campaigns, countries that they once held, but los...
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