Shadow, that is really interesting. And I must say I am impressed with your Veteran, going skydiving at that age, never would have thought it...
I just have a question, the Waffen SS, recruited soldiers from the occupied territories, made a large impact on the fighting on the Eastern Front,...
I have never heard of these, and like Dave said, excellent photos. Where these used in the defense by the Germans? And how many of these were...
We have all seen the famous German motorcycles with the side wagon in almost all War movies. I was wondering are these BMWs? or are they a...
Hi, did the Germans have a dedicated sniper rifle, or did they use the Mauser with a scope as the sniper rifle?
One thing that has pussled me when I read about the WWII is the amount of Polish troops that fought against the Germans after Poland had fallen....
During the battle of Berlin, Hitler Jugend and Volksturm (Cant remember if this is the right name for them) were basically scattered around the...
I havent read too much about the intial battle over Poland. But I can remember that when Germany invade them they had cavalry that was horse...
I knew about the area bombing in the Spanish Civil war, never knew they tested out the Stukas as well. The Germans used the Civil war to test...
I think Poland was the first real try of the Stuka's support of the moving infantry. And I am pretty sure it played a large part of the quick...
The MG-34, and later the MG-42, were great assests for the infantry units. A fully trained Machine Gunner, which was about 2 - 3 year before the...
I didnt know that the Matilda's was so sturdy against enemy fire, they looked to me like almost insignificent, due to the small cannon on board....
Jim, great info on the grenadiers. I guess the training of the soldiers became s huge problem, I mean veterans from the Eastern Front would put...
Battle of Kursk This was a huge battle by any number, just look at the figures given by Jim in the other post. I was wondering what types of...
I have seen acouple of documentries on the Lebensborn, and many of them went through hell after the war. Norway had a number of these projects and...
That is a great story. it is always nice to hear the true stories of what happened and how it happened. Many dont want to talk about it as it...
That is quite a story. Think of it, being the one to capture Hess. One never knows what can happen and how the history can twirl around you,...
Hi Narvik was the first real defeat for the Germans during the Second world war. If I am not mistaken it was retaken by an English, Polish and...
Have anyone seen the movie of the Dirty Dozen. It is Telly Sevalas and Lee Marvin that stars in them, together with a lot to be famous...
When I first saw the movie I also thought about the resemblence with Nazi Germany, but mainly due to the uniforms and the Gestapo intelligence....