Friedrich, I like to think I have a pretty good grasp on French military policy during the inter-war era. The lack of unlimited funding was only...
G-Banger, both books I would have recommended have already been mentioned. _D-Day_ by Ambrose and _The Longest Day_ by Day. If you want a more...
Hi Andy, unfortunately I do not read German yet. I will start learning the language in August. Right now I only know English and some French....
Hi Kai-Petri, this is the first example any of us has come up with so far of a German soldier being held responsible for a crime committed against...
Hello Andy, can you cite any examples of the above? Of a German soldier being held responsible for their criminal treatment of a civilian? Again,...
Kai-Petri, this order was also in effect in Western Europe and was enforced on several occasions in occupied France, the first time as early as...
Hello Friedrich, regarding the above, I know you believe that German soldiers were punished severely for even minor infractions against foreign...
Hello C.Evans, in your note you describe several persons who were in jail by the Nazis, but none of them were there because of abuse of foreign...
ww2buff, I highly recommend you look at HPS Simulation's product line if you are interested in strategy based war games. http://hpssims.com/ I...
G-Banger, I can recommend a few books on the Normandy campaign but I need some more information from you. Do you want information primarily about...
Hi Urgh, I visit several forums. For about four years I have been a regular contributor to the History Channel's WWII forum but the...
Friedrich, I have never read anything about Weygand that made me think he had any insight into how war would be fought in WWII. He was most...
K-P, of course American soldiers were guilty of rape and abuse of civilians. Anytime you put millions of young men in uniform and give them power...
K-P, where have you read that any German soldier was shot for theft or rape of a civilian? I don’t mean to be confrontational here, but the thing...
Kai-Petri, is what you are saying that German soldiers were prevented from abusing civilians because if they did so they would be shot on sight by...
Hi Andy, thank you for posting this information. I am familiar with the Fuehrer Decree you posted. The specific information I am looking for,...
Urgh, I'll look forward to the replies. If this matter has been discussed before perhaps it would be easier if those old threads were simply...
Hello, over the last few months I have done some reading about German military justice. I have been educating myself on just what crimes that...
Hi Urgh, I don't know the answer to your question. I know the political philosophies of some individual French military leaders, but I doubt that...
Kai-Petri, thank you for posting this information about General Weygand. Regarding the above, I believe this information is in error. This from...
