Where this tanks being used at the training schools for instruction
As the overall commander of the troops, he is responsable for their actions, even if he is not there. This should be accepted in any Army. What...
Thanks urgh. I was going to mention the Norfolks, but as i don't have the details at hand, i was going to wait. Thanks again
This thread has got me searching. When i get home and have more time, i intend to list the 5 men from the Royal Norfolk Regiment who recieved the...
Sorry if i misunderstood you urgh. It should be remembered that many of these 'guards' captured at the death camps, were not guards at all....
Thanks Carl. I could not remember all the details of Peiper without my books. But i do recall that on the road leading to his home where he was...
Sorry Urgh, but shooting prisoners is a crime. Wether they be suspected SS concentration camp guards or US troops. This is one of my pet hates....
Was segragation really that serious back then? They simply ignored the fact that they gave their lives like all other Americans who were KIA?...
carl, you sure about this. Peiper was put on trial at Dachu and if memory serves was sentenced to ten years in prison. Though i am not sure what...
Thanks alot Carl. I intend to replace the figure with one in regular uniform as it will be set in 42, and the figure is not that good. I just had...
I take it you are ex-forces.
Well, its not a job that i'd like to do. The thought of waiting hand and foot on officers does not appeal. I would not even work in either the...
Doc, the SS eagle was alway on the upper left arm. All the ones i've seen look left.
In basic terms Doc, its a servant. Only higher ranking Officers get Batman, stating with Lt-Cols, at least these days. The Batman sort the...
Thanks Carl. Can i just confirm. In the latter half of the war, the drivers of halftracks, even those in Infantry units, wore the same uniform...
I am trying to find out the correct uniform for the driver of a half track, in particular the SdKfz 250 and 251 in infantry units. I would assume...
I'm looking for info for my father in law who is looking for info on his dads unit. The unit was 5th Heavy unit attached to the 51st Highland...
