That movie is my favourite comedy of all time. Wish they would make ,‘the Death of Lenin’, an equally great premise for a film. I look into this...
I may very well be wrong, but could it be Walter Stettner Ritter von Grabenhofen, commander of the 1. Gebirgs Division [IMG]
Oh yes, my mistake, thanks for pointing that out
Indeed, it does feel incredibly odd though that they ‘cut corners’ in this aspect of the invasion when they poured so much resources into far...
I believe his quote was, "Either I take the oilfields at Maikop and Grozny, or I must put an end to this war". When then took Maikop it nearly...
I don’t think Irish citizenship came into it, I’m not entirely sure he had it. He was being charged on three counts of treason, but he was a...
Yeah, he had a wild story. I wrote a display about him for my re-enactment group a while back. I thought it appropriate considering his life in...
A while back I found that an old airfix model of mine had been shoved in a drawer and was missing some parts. Anyway, I got the idea to make it...
Wow, amazing. Thanks for sharing this. Bletchley is well worth a visit. I've always found the work they did there fascinating,its a pity more of...
Vielen dank für die Begrüßung. Even rusty German comes in very handy when one has an interest in ww2. I’ve personally found researching and such...
Well I, now that you say it, it probably was! although I didn't watch as much as of Dads Army. I never even knew the Guards had their own museum!...
Thanks everyone for the warm welcome. As per Bronk’s request I’ve attached a few photos of some of my militaria.[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Hi there, my name is Aidan and I’m from Ireland. To be honest, I have no idea where my passion for history came from, although it was probably the...