The XXI-boats were a compromise, because there wasn´t enough time to develope these XXI-boats on the main-constructions of XVII-boats (the...
Naturally a canon is always a canon, but Hitler loved gigantic weapons like these railway guns. The Germans wasted a lot of material etc. for...
On #18 on the middle there´s "Durlach 18 km" (I am absolutely sure) and on the bottom "Heidelberg 15km" - so it´s probably near Karlsdorf (20km...
Yes, the type XXI was the design, that changed the way of nautical sub-warfare. The XXI-boats were their time and the technical standards around...
Hello joroi, here the original warmap of the situation on the line at the eastern front on 12of february 1943. You will the units you were...
Hello KellyK I am sorry but have to agree with Erich - I am definetly sure that it isn´t an original Nazi State Flag. It plays no rule if they...
@wpeck I am sorry but the cradle and the catch of Dora was been destroyed by german troops before the US-army reached the area of Dora! The Soul-...
Hello @wpeck I am sorry but like I said the cradle and the catch of Dora was been destroyed when the american reached the area! The Soul- and...
Hello everyone, @crazyD: "This gun was abandoned by the Nazis when a U.S. infantry unit moved through the area southeast of Toringi, France."...
Hello Up from Marseille, two of the pictures were taken on the way between Karlsruhe and Heidelberg. I guess picture No.0026 was taken in or near...
Hello Kerrd, your pictures shows "Dora" or "Schwerer Gustav II" (this was the name the german soldiers gave this railwaygun. Dora or to be more...
If it´s "Dora" (or "Schwerer Gustav II"- that´s the name the soldiers gave these gun) or "Schwerer Gustav I" it depends where the pictures have...
Hello tgit 1 is that what you already have written all the informations you have about your grandfahter? It seemed that one of your family asked...
Here´s a paper you can use for writing to the WAST ( I send you a paper which is written in german langugae, I hope it´s okay. If you need some...
The 5. AufklGrp was based during the fights on the eastern front in Gosstkino from 12.41 till 12.43. So also at the time when Steffen got his...
Helmut Steffen was in the rang of a Staff Sergeant (german airforce) when he got the "Ritterkreuz" on 5th of december 1943. He died in 2006. Michael
Here are the number of members of the NSDAP (1919-1945) 1919 55 1921 3.000 1923 55.287...
Hello lunafate, I am really able to understand your grandfather so well. I know some really sad stories and pictures of wounded or dying horses...
Hello, Skipper you´re absolutely right. It´s a tourist patch, no patch for soldiers/troops. The words on top of the patch means: "Berchtesgaden"...
