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I contacted a fellow with the 3rd ID Society a year or two ago, when I knew nothing about what my grandfather did, maybe I'll contact him again....
The 30th Infantry Regiment Society has be defunct for several years now, due to low membership. I've contacted several private historians of the...
However, I am checking out the Motor Transport field manual. It's quite informative.
Thanks lwd, I've been reading those and they are quite helpful, but I'm looking for a bit more than that. Thanks again, though!
I'm still looking for further information on the logistics of the infantry company-- more specifically, the heavy weapons company, beyond just the...
I got a chance to watch this over the weekend (a 3-part BBC series). It was pretty good. Light on the combat scenes, although they were certainly...
Agreed!
Can you elaborate on the reasons for panzer troops using the death's head?
I'm noticing the Totenkopf. SS?
Downfall (German: Der Untergang) is a 2004 German war film directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, depicting the final ten days of Adolf Hitler's reign...
Sounds intriguing. I do not like the names "House of Orange/Green" - but I'm not that familiar with the overall story, so I'll have to check it out.
IMO, repairs should be included, and should be conducted by separate, dedicated units; i.e. service trucks, etc. Perhaps for expediency ammo...
[IMG] 640b brought back by my grandfather (30thIR). It was taken to the range exactly once, twenty years ago, but was otherwise kept stashed away...
If you own a store, it is not bad business sense to be inclusive of *all* of your customers, not just Christians and secularists who celebrate...
Figure out the town/city he returned to after the war, and contact their county/city records office and ask for a copy of his discharge paper....
For the Italian campaign, I would recommend part 2 of Rick Atkinson's Liberation trilogy -- it's titled The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and...
Pearl Jam, 2008, Bonnaroo.
Have you posted at ww2talk.com?
Check with the local county/city records office where your grandfather lived/returned to after the war. There's a good chance he had his report of...
