I'm read that naval artillery helped stop German armored counterattacks against the Allied beachheads in Normandy. Ie. forty or so Mark IV tanks...
I have wondered about this ever since I read about German armored formations in Italy and Normandy suffering heavily from accurately guided Allied...
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They seem to have all hired the same plastic surgeon..
Fliegerfaust- Unguided Anti-Air missile launcher...ridiculous [img]
I think my Grandaunt does something like this. She collects a lot of canned fruit.
I guess so. I don't listen to music so I don't need IPODs and I don't like E-book readers.
Mr. Goldstein, why did you not consume the chocolate earlier if it was in your mess kit for months?
I personally know little about Prussia, but I have always wondered if understanding this aspect of history to be vital precursor to understanding...
Have you ever witnessed strange habits from your parents or grandparents that seem to be leftovers of another era? WW2, etc.? I've heard of...
Very interesting. The packaging says to consume it slowly over half an hour, I wonder- is it to aid absorption of all the fats? I'm no...
My bar: 600 calories 36 fat grams 66 grams carb (mostly sugar) 9 protein grams
I find it interesting that the US and German Army issued chocolate as their "power bar". I experimented three times myself with a 600 calorie,...
If I remember correctly, a SS and a Heer officer training class was mobilized to counter Operation Market Garden. They were formed into two weak...
I think it was a required part of German training doctrine that fresh Officers had to serve on the front lines and actually prove themselves as a...
Most accounts of Allied troops fighting Officer trainees (ie. Market Garden) mention their combat skill. This is rather obvious, since these...
BTW, for those who don't know, Charles Munger: [img] Charlie Munger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mein Kampf is utterly horrible, kudos to you for enduring it..
I remember reading that Nazi SS General Kurt Meyer (12.SS Panzer division) claimed that the Allies were "little fish" once they had landed. He...
I found Charles Munger's statement rather interesting. Have you identified your mental models? I have difficulty expressing my own thus far, but...
