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Forum Post German soldiers performance verses Allied soldiers
I read some books (in the past) about the high battle performance of German soldiers against the Allied soldiers in the Normandy campaign. The book, I think it was Keegan's, stated that the G...
Forum Post German soldiers performance verses Allied soldiers
How many German soldiers died fighting the Russians versus Britain and Canada and the US? I have read that 'at least' 5 000 000 Germans died in WW2. Russia 'at least' 20 000 000. B...
Forum Post Best Soldiers at WW2?
Which country had the most skilled soldiers in the WW2?Many times i have heard thet Finnish troops were the best.Afterall they crushed the superior russian forces at the Winter war.
Blog Post Families Of Australian And British WWI Soldiers Might Get Some Closure
Some of the missing bodies of Australian and British soldiers from the Fromelles fight during WWI 1916 are probably going to be found at the original mass graves that the German used to bury the dead...
Forum Post Name of German Soldier that killed 2000 allied soldiers with...
Name of German Soldier that killed 2000 allied soldiers with mg-42 on omaha beach
Forum Post What kind of oath Did the ss soldiers have to take to join
... to do a oath but wat is that and what did they have to do in that oath And were the Waffen-ss the worst soldiers in WWII? did they kill there own nazi soldiers and stuff,...
Forum Post List of American soldiers burried in Europe?
Hi, Are there lists on the internet of American soldiers killed in WWII in Europe? Are there list of American soldiers burried in Europe (France)? Thank you for your help. Joseph Galron
Forum Post Soldiers who walked off a cliff for their leader
... of a war leader (?) who had his enemies in the camp for talks prior to war. The leader odered many of his soldiers to walk off the cliff, and they did. His enemies surrendered right there. Who was...
Forum Post Jobs that the soldiers had to do for the side job at weather...
Jobs that the soldiers had to do for the side job at weather stations?
Forum Post sources for the number of german soldiers in occupied France?
... I'm wondering if anybody knew of any sources where I could find the figures for the number of german soldiers that there were in occupied France? Thank you very much, Lee...
Forum Post Japanese soldiers in China
Someone pointed out recently that it would have been impossible for Japan to have repatriated its soldiers from China to help repel an American landing, since by 1945 the American navy had largely des...
Forum Post Nazi Soldiers
... *not* wear German Wehrmacht uniforms. There were foreigners in the German armed forces, serving as regular soldiers and wearing the uniform of the service they were members of, and everyone had a Sol...
Forum Post information on soldiers
Hi, I am looking for some details on the way someone died in combat in June 1940 in France. Is there any database, organisation, association from which I could find this? The person was Pierre Fan...
Forum Post What kind of oath Did the ss soldiers have to take to join
I read on yahoo somewhere someone Said ""About the SS. If you wished to become a member of the SS, you had to swear a personal oath of allegiance to Adolf Hitler, "on your blood and...
Forum Post Mental effects of world war II
...rld War II. I'm looking for answers to questions like 'Was there any poisonous gas used that made soldiers psychotic?' Or 'Were soldiers emotionally affected by some of the sights ...
Forum Post machine gun at Omaha Beach
... heard the story of the German MG-gunner at Omaha Beach, who fired several hours during D-day at the landed soldiers, killing hundreds - perhaps thousends of them. 1. Question: Why was is not poss...
Forum Post Treatment for combat fatigue
I have read reports, I do not claim them to be true, that Canadian soldiers captured or killed German soldiers who were chained to machine guns in WW1.
Forum Post Enemy determines field of battle
'When they start looking like soldiers, they'll start acting like soldiers.' <*> V-Man A Knight is sworn to Valor His Heart knows only Virtue His Blade defends the Weak His Wo...
Forum Post Whats it like to kill a man?
Hello, Darrin Regarding these references: <snip> This figure of soldiers aiming their weapons to kill increased to 50% in Recent historians are taking SLA Marshall to task for the nature of ...
Forum Post Reason for Japan not invading continental US
...e of that time. In all liklihood the armed civilians would have killed more of each other then any enemy soldiers. I have seen films of American armed militias of today training and they are truly...
Forum Post Hitler cocaine
...ey found in WWII was that the Human heart could be operated on in at least some instances. There were a few soldiers hit in the heart, but since the hole was small and almost self- sealing the surgeon...
Forum Post Canadian and German war crimes in Normandy
Canada lost many more soldiers in the First War. So, they were prepared for high casualties in the Second. There is a statue of a Canadian Sergeant who was crucified in WW1. The incident was investiga...
Forum Post Irish POW Camps
...Gabriel Byrne on HBO. It was about a P.O.W. camp in Ireland that held English as well as German sailors and soldiers who were shot down/sunk by Ireland. Is this true? Were soldiers/airmen/sailors from...
Forum Post Japanese Occupation of Attu and Kiska (Aleutian Islands)
...Kiska islands as part of a diversion away from the main operation at Midway. Films from there show Japanese soldiers interrogating Americans who look like civilians (they didn't look like they we...
Forum Post Ultra, Station X, How much did Britain know?
... by a French spy. The French killed more Germans in 1940 than the Poles did in 1939; they also had more soldiers KIA. Neither nation fought effectively in this period. It is not necessary to label...
Forum Post Atomic bomb vs. fire bombing?
...;t that our main goal anyway? number 4. 140,000 people died during the bombing. ONLY 20,000 of them were soldiers. so don't try using the excuse that Hiroshima and Nagasaki were bombed in orde...
Forum Post INFO ON UNCLE.
...ther. I know it is important to know as much as possible so I thought maybe you can ask for names of other soldiers that serves with him and try to contact them or their relatives. There might be som...
Forum Post Post War German Resistance Groups?
... whatsoever. Of course, both these nations were well and throroughly beaten over a period of years, and the soldiers (and civilians) wanted nothing more than to get home and rebuild their lives. a...
Forum Post Film about Italian divisions in Barbarossa
I saw a wonderful film years ago that followed a group of Italian soldiers in the German invasion of the Soviet Union. I don't recall the title and would appreciate it if anyone knows it and can ...
Forum Post Hg. TROOP 32ND DIVISION
...TION ON A SOLDIER FROM THIS UNIT. I HAVE AN ACCOLADE SIGNED BY WOODROW WILSON & WAS TRYING TO FIND THIS SOLDIERS FAMILY. I THOUGHT THEY MIGHT WANT IT....
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