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  1. Jim
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    The Red Knight

    On 20 April 1918 Rittmeister Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen, commander of Jagdgeschwader Nr I, achieved his 79th and 80th victories to become the...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 15, 2007, 16 replies, in forum: World War One Forum
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    Knight's Cross And Oak-Leaves Recipient Ludwig Stautner

    Major Ludwig Stautner Ludwig Stautner was an experienced combat veteran of World War I. In September 1916, as a junior NCO with the rank of...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 13, 2007, 1 replies, in forum: German WWII Medals and Awards
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    Knight's Cross And Oak-Leaves Recipient Fritz Vogt

    SS-Sturmbannfuhrer Fritz Vogt Fritz Vogt was born in Munich in March 1918. He volunteered for service in the SS-Verfugungstruppe in 1935 and...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 13, 2007, 1 replies, in forum: German WWII Medals and Awards
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    Knight's Cross And Oak-Leaves Recipient Joachim Helbig

    Oberst Joachim Helbig Joachim Helbig was born on 10 September 1915 in the town of Borln. Like several other Luftwaffe aces, the early part of...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 13, 2007, 0 replies, in forum: German WWII Medals and Awards
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    Knight's Cross And Oak-Leaves Recipient Werner Baumbach

    Oberst Werner Baumbach Werner Baumbach was born on 27 December 1916 in the town of Cloppenburg. Fascinated by flying from an early age, as a...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 12, 2007, 1 replies, in forum: German WWII Medals and Awards
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    Knight's Cross And Oak-Leaves Recipient Fritz Witt

    SS-Brigadefuhrer Fritz Witt Fritz Witt was born on 27 May 1908 in Hohenlimburg. An early member of the SS, he was one of the original 120...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 12, 2007, 0 replies, in forum: German WWII Medals and Awards
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    Knight's Cross And Oak-Leaves Recipient Karl-Lothar Schulz

    Hauptmann Karl-Lothar Schulz Schulz was born in Konigsberg, East Prussia, on 30 April 1907. He joined the Army on leaving school and briefly...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 12, 2007, 0 replies, in forum: German WWII Medals and Awards
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    Knight's Cross And Oak-Leaves Recipient Walter Oesau

    Oberst Walter Oesau Born on 28 June 1913 in Farnewinkel, Walter 'Guile' Oesau started his military career with the Army, enlisting in the...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 12, 2007, 1 replies, in forum: German WWII Medals and Awards
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    Minefields

    Taken from the Military intelligence service war department Washington, U.S Army Military History Institute 15th June 1943. Please see...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 11, 2007, 3 replies, in forum: Hitler's Atlantic Wall
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    Tiger 1 in Kursk

    The Tiger illustrated here belongs to the 2nd SS Panzer Grenadier Division 'Das Reich'. The fourteen Tigers a available to the division for...
    Thread by: Jim, Aug 27, 2007, 1 replies, in forum: Battle of Kursk
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    Arming a Spitfire

    Armourers arming a Spitfire IX with a 250lb under each wing and a 500lb bomb under the centerline. The aircraft is being prepared for a sortie...
    Thread by: Jim, Aug 27, 2007, 1 replies, in forum: The Spitfire
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    B17's and Their History

    Double Trouble [IMG] B-17F-25-DL 42-3082 Double Trouble of the 333rd BS/94th BG, Bury St Edmunds (Rougham), October 1943 This Fortress...
    Thread by: Jim, Aug 27, 2007, 17 replies, in forum: Allied Bomber Planes
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    German Barbed Wire

    Taken from the German Coastal Defences Documents prepared by The Military Intelligence Service, war department up to 23rd May 2003 this was...
    Thread by: Jim, Aug 26, 2007, 0 replies, in forum: Hitler's Atlantic Wall
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    Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet

    The Me 163 was designed by Alexander Martin Lippisch. It was the first military aircraft designed to use a rocket engine and it was the fastest...
    Thread by: Spitfire XIV-E, Aug 22, 2007, 2 replies, in forum: The Messerschmitt Range
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    Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe (Swallow)

    The Me 262 was perceived by many as a last ditch Wonder Weapon by the Germans to try and save the dire situation they were in following reversals...
    Thread by: Spitfire XIV-E, Aug 14, 2007, 2 replies, in forum: The Messerschmitt Range
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    Leyland Motors A34 Comet Tank

    After the experience of combat in the Western Desert the British Army realised that their Tank Designs were inferior to German Tanks. This lead to...
    Thread by: Spitfire XIV-E, Aug 12, 2007, 0 replies, in forum: Allied Motorised Weapons
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    RAF Pembroke Dock

    The RAF established a Flying Boat base at Pembroke Dock in 1930 after the Royal Navy closed the Ship Building facilities in 1926, which had...
    Thread by: Spitfire XIV-E, Aug 10, 2007, 10 replies, in forum: Allied Bomber Planes
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    Sapper Brian Guy

    War44.com has been given permission from Sapper Brian Guy to use in parts facts taken from the book “Cameos of War” that he wrote regarding his...
    Thread by: Jim, Jun 26, 2007, 34 replies, in forum: Brian Guy
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    Told by Walter L. Marlowe

    Let me first start by thanking Walter for sending me by email his personal story of the days leading up to and including D-Day thru to the VE Day....
    Thread by: Jim, Jun 26, 2007, 17 replies, in forum: Walter L. Marlowe
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    Nazi war mascot was Jewish

    [IMG] IT looks like a typical wartime photo. In fact it is evidence of one of the most remarkable stories of the Second World War that has only...
    Thread by: Kelly War44, Jun 15, 2007, 5 replies, in forum: History of Germany during World War II
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