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Are there any books that talk about the Hitler Youths and their military units?. I had a book called 'The Young Tigers', it talked about the Hitler Youth org. but was extremely short and unindepth.
Was Rommel in charge of the SS units involved during the Normandy landing ... and if so, did he take any measures against SS troops who murdered Canadian (and others) prisoners?
I had a uncle who a member of to one of the Airborne units. He claims that Eisenhower visited them the day before the invasion. he gave a short speech where he said 'some of you men are going to die.'
What were the Rules of engagement as given for the air born and infantry unites coming up the beach?
...royed the Japanese navy and merchant marine. That raises a question: what happened to the Japanese army units that were in Japan at the end of the war? Japan certainly was in no position to repatriate...
...fficers better than the troops?
If it is true, it's ironical that it was the officers who ordered any unit surrender even though the troops were willing to fight on and yet the officers were given f...
... someone on this board might be able to answer. I've been trying to research out the special operations units in WW2 with mixed success. I'm trying to find counterparts for the British Commandos in th...
...ame short. Finland was actually very short in everything. They almost went out of so simple thing as ammunition.
My understanding is that Roosevelt and Churchill saw Finland as Hitlers allie, but th...
...r Schultz Staffen(sp?)? (The context was the massacre in Oradour Sur Glane)
Also, were there separate units within the SS - those which provided soldiers for the front as opposed to those who worked...
Does anyone remember this movie? It was a was movie based on a German combat units experience on the Russian Front. I am having trouble finding a copy. Everyone either says it's out of print or they h
...ons and other related technologies. For example, during WWII powers such as Germany, and especially the United States raced toward the development of an A bomb. I believe that it would have been many ...
...Earl Ziemke. It has details of the proposed invasion of Sweden for which 25 Panzer Division was the key unit...
...ice' under the Versailles Treaty.
When Hitler overturned the Versailles Treaty, he had a unique opportunity to emphasize military intelligence. If he gets credit (as he does with David Thornley) for...
...w it was over and Von Paulus' army was in the bag. Any info re who was airlifed out before the end? ie. units or individuals whom by virtue of specialty, political influence or party status were given...
Subject; 101st Airborne Glider Units
I'd like to post a few comments about some previous posts, most made years ago, about the Glider units of the 101st AB with some of my finding on this subject. I
...d in England) from WW II. So far all I've found are web-sites for veterans of a few particular military units, through the U.S. Army web-site. I've tried Ala-Vista, Yahoo, Hot-bot search engines.
Ca...
Does anyone know where i can find online info about the Roumanian units involved in the fighting around Stalingrad or in general? Thanks in
... spread out on about 700 miles of frontage, not 70 miles like the Normandy campaign. If you don't think unit density is significant, you're wrong.
C'mon Drax. We both know they all ended up in Norma...
... subject, but is nevertheless wrong. Italian Army and Air force were pitifully equipped, true, but most units showed real pride and toughness even with inferior weapons, training and leaders. When the...
...ganization as 121st Infantry, 8th Division. Where can I find anything, internet, books, etc, about this unit? What combat operations were taking place around that location and date?
In 1991, I sent ...
...ncluding works by David Glantz and John Erickson, but I would like to know if anyone could confirm this units engagement with the 2d Tank Army of Rokossovskiy's 1st Byelorussian Front.
Thanks, Paul ...
...ually of course, air attack was much more effective against soft vehicles and tanks without fuel and ammunition are pretty useless. But with the amount of light flak which the Germans could have organ...
...by no means a military historian but I have come across a 5 centavos coin from the Philippines, marked 'United States of America' and dated 1944. Wasn't the Philippines under Japanese occupation durin...
...well recorded but after that they seem to be disappeared. Where they attached to the Parachute Infantry Units or did they conduct operations on their own. Anyone any clue at all.
Maikel Weyers...
...his is done because government does not want them 'wasted' on consumer goods when the government needs munitions etc., even if this promised greater profits to producers (the normal incentive under la...
... Chief of Military History Dept. of The Army. They were published in the 50's and belonged to a US Army unit. All this for $20.00. It had 3-4 missing and 2-3 duplicates. They contain different sets: T...
...pile a database which records, as comprehensively as possible, twentieth century defensive sites of the United Kingdom. This will be available for a variety of purposes such as assistance with conserv...
I understand William Levitt, builder of the famous postwar 'Levittowns', built a large defense housing unit at Norfolk, VA.
Also, prior his Hempstead Long Island Levittown, I understand he built an
Can anyone guide me to books or websites for info on ' Edelweiss Units '. Where they SS units ? How many units were there ?
Any info would be appreciated. Thanks,
Where can I find information of this unit (126th MI Infantry). Supposedly it is out of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Trying to find a list of the names of people who left out of that area.
Brenda
Possibly USAAC or early USAF. Any help appreciated.
http://members.aol.com/kriegsbrot/patch.htm
Ray Mentzer
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I am trying to find some information on a unit history and it's involvement in Iwo Jima. I had a cousin that was kia and I remember as a small child of about 5 going to his military funeral in Illinoi
...en a Soc sec.number. Any information on where to go from here...someone who may have served in the same unit...time frame....appreciated.
dan weber conroy (his son)...
...III. Even today, there are suspicions held and charges leveled that Eastern Establishment elites in the United States are Anglophiles favoring the interests of England over those of the U.S. The quest...
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