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  1. Jim
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    Street Fighting In Stalingrad

    Stretching for many miles along the Volga, Stalingrad ranked among Russia's greatest industrial cities; here it is seen as a battlefield. The...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 6, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: War on the Eastern Front
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    Our Convoy Went Through 6 Days of Bombing

    This story is as first told to the War Illustrated in August 1942. A six day battle against attacking planes recently fought by one of the...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 6, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: Merchant Navy During WWII
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    Army Pigeon Service

    At the billet the birds of the Army Pigeon Service have their individual well appointed quarters. Here they are rested after a “lesson” and their...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 6, 2010, 4 replies, in forum: War44 General Forums
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    Strange Places for Secret Radios

    During the long Nazi occupation of Western Europe, citizens were desperate to hear truthful news. Their newspapers and magazines were censored and...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 3, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: War44 General Forums
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    German Fortifications

    First written for the War Illustrated 1942. German fortifications were being built on a large scale along the coasts of Norway, the Low...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 2, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: Hitler's Atlantic Wall
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    Eye Witness to the raid on St. Nazaire

    This story was told to the "War Illustrated" on the 1st May 1942 We Went With the Raiders to St. Nazaire Supplementing the official story...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 1, 2010, 4 replies, in forum: A Soldier's Story
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    William Orlando Darby: Darby’s Rangers

    Known as Darby’s Rangers, they had their baptism of fire during the November 1942 Allied invasion of North Africa. Led by 31 year-old William...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 1, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: A Soldier's Story
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    German 8.8cm Flak 18 Gun

    8.8cm Flak 18 Gun of an unidentified unit that was based in Sicily in June 1943. [img] 8.8cm Flak 18 Gun of the 19th Flak Division, El...
    Thread by: Jim, Aug 30, 2010, 3 replies, in forum: German Heavy Weapons
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    A Soldier Lies Where He Falls

    A time-honoured custom of the British Army, has it that a soldier killed in battle is buried in the ground on which he shed his blood. This is why...
    Thread by: Jim, Aug 30, 2010, 2 replies, in forum: World War II Cemeteries
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    As The Battle Raged

    It began early in the night of the 5th and 6th June when paratroops landed. In the small hours, following intense bombing, landings began,...
    Thread by: Jim, Aug 30, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: World War II Cemeteries
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    Valentin lehrmann

    Valentin lehrmann was born on 27tb September 1909 at Gelsenkirchen. His mother died when he was only two years old and he was brought up until his...
    Thread by: Jim, Aug 29, 2010, 1 replies, in forum: World War II Cemeteries
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    The German War Cemeteries

    "Reconciliation over the tombs, working for Peace." The Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgraberfürsorge, a people's association for the care of German...
    Thread by: Jim, Aug 29, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: World War II Cemeteries
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    Champigny-St-André Cemetery

    [img] 19,809 German graves This cemetery was set up during the fighting following the Landings, in the month of August 1944 when Allied...
    Thread by: Jim, Aug 29, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: Champigny-St-André War Cemetery
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    St-Désir-de-Lisieux: German Cemetery

    [img] 3,735 German graves The cemetery at Saint-Desir in the Pays d'Auge is in open country near a British cemetery. It was set up by the...
    Thread by: Jim, Aug 29, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: St-Désir-de-Lisieux: German War Cemetery
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    German cemetery Mont d’Huisnes

    [img] 11,956 German soldiers Mont-d'Huisnes is the only German Mausoleum in France. It is laid-out on a hill, thirty metres high; 11,956...
    Thread by: Jim, Aug 29, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: Mont d’Huisnes War Cemetery
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    Lady of the French Collaboration

    When I read the thread below about the Ladies of the French Resistance, it instantly remind me a documentary I saw a few weeks ago on Arte (Arte...
    Thread by: jeremy, Aug 29, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: Women at War
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    Orglandes: German War Cemetery

    [img] 10,152 German graves Originally, Orglandes was a provisional cemetery, set up by the Americans after the advance on Cherbourg from...
    Thread by: Jim, Aug 29, 2010, 3 replies, in forum: Orglandes War Cemetery
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    Marigny: German War Cemetery

    [img]11,169 German graves Sited in open country access to the Marigny cemetery is approached along a narrow winding road. It was set up by the...
    Thread by: Jim, Aug 29, 2010, 2 replies, in forum: Marigny War Cemetery
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    Georges Bardy

    Hi, Firstly, his name has not to be confused with George Brady. Secondly, this name belongs to my grandfather who died in 1979, one year...
    Thread by: jeremy, Aug 29, 2010, 3 replies, in forum: A Soldier's Story
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    La Cambe: German War Cemetery

    [img] 21,222 German graves The cemetery at La Cambe was set up by American troops who had a Field Hospital at La Cambe after taking the...
    Thread by: Jim, Aug 29, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: La Cambe War Cemetery
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