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  1. Jim
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    The German Grenadier

    There were seven so called static divisions of German infantry manning coastal defences in Normandy. They were the 243rd, 265th, 266th, 326th,...
    Thread by: Jim, Jun 12, 2007, 1 replies, in forum: German WWII Uniforms and Equipment
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    St Mere Eglise

    The American Airborne Landings and St Mere Eglise The Allies The overall mission of the two US airborne divisions on the morning of...
    Thread by: Jim, Jun 1, 2007, 10 replies, in forum: St Mere Eglise
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    Oradour-sur-Glane

    On June 10, 1944, a Nazi SS Division (Das Reich) surrounded the village of Oradour-sur-Glane in France then ordered everyone in the town, 652...
    Thread by: Jim, May 13, 2007, 3 replies, in forum: Massacres and Atrocities of the Second World War
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    German Army shoulder straps and shoulder strap insignia.

    [IMG] [IMG][IMG][IMG] 1. Oberstleutnant. Gebirgsjager 4 Divisional Staff Light green Waffenfarbe. 2. Major. Ordnance Technician School (circa...
    Thread by: Jim, Mar 30, 2007, 9 replies, in forum: German WWII Uniforms and Equipment
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    Opposing Armies

    The two armies that faced each other across the beaches in the early hours of 6 June 1944 were vastly different in almost every way. One was very...
    Thread by: Jim, Mar 9, 2007, 1 replies, in forum: Hitler's Atlantic Wall
  6. Cabel1960
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    Spike Milligan

    I read some years go that when in Afrika Spike was reknown for collecting items from dead Germans and had built up quite a collection especially...
    Thread by: Cabel1960, Mar 8, 2007, 5 replies, in forum: Celebrities and Entertainment From WWII
  7. Dave War44
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    Richard Todd

    With huge apologies to www.pegasusarchive.org , Also it's long but what could I have left out ? [IMG] Lieutenant Richard Andrew...
    Thread by: Dave War44, Mar 5, 2007, 3 replies, in forum: Celebrities and Entertainment From WWII
  8. Jim
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    The Planned Destruction of Bridges Over The River Dives

    Dropping with the 9th Parachute Battalion on 3rd Parachute Brigade's DZ 'V' was the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, commanded by...
    Thread by: Jim, Mar 4, 2007, 0 replies, in forum: Pegasus Bridge
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    The Capture of the Merville Battery

    The 5th Parachute Brigade's two battalions had a scattered drop around DZ 'N'. Its 12th Battalion, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Johnny Johnson,...
    Thread by: Jim, Mar 4, 2007, 1 replies, in forum: Merville Battery
  10. Kelly War44
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    Doctors of Depravity

    After more than 60 years of silence, World War II's most enduring and horrible secret is being nudged into the light of day. One by one the...
    Thread by: Kelly War44, Mar 3, 2007, 9 replies, in forum: Massacres and Atrocities of the Second World War
  11. Jim
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    The H677 heavy enfilade 88mm gun casemate

    One of the most fearsome types of defensive emplacements on the D-Day beaches was the H677 gun casemate, armed with the massive 88mm PaK 43/41...
    Thread by: Jim, Feb 17, 2007, 0 replies, in forum: Hitler's Atlantic Wall
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    The Vickers Supermarine Spitfire

    The Spitfire-The World's Finest Fighter In all the annals of aerial warfare no finer fighter aeroplane ever existed than the Supermarine...
    Thread by: Jim, Feb 17, 2007, 2 replies, in forum: The Spitfire
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    Women On Active Service in- the Battle of Britain

    Since the War has come to the homeland, active service for women's organizations attached to the fighting forces has taken on an even more...
    Thread by: Jim, Feb 16, 2007, 7 replies, in forum: Women at War
  14. Sitting Duck
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    Sniper

    My Gramp told me only a few of his wartime exploits before he past away, the most suprising one is of a sniper on D-Day. As his unit of Royal...
    Thread by: Sitting Duck, Feb 13, 2007, 10 replies, in forum: War44 General Forums
  15. Dave War44
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    David Niven

    [IMG] "Young man, you did a fine thing to give up your film career to fight for your country. Mark you, had you not done so − it would have been...
    Thread by: Dave War44, Feb 12, 2007, 14 replies, in forum: Celebrities and Entertainment From WWII
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    Lee Marvin

    In a career that included 31 films, Lee Marvin ofter played a tough-as-nails military man. He had the background for it, having been a Marine in...
    Thread by: Jim, Feb 8, 2007, 3 replies, in forum: Celebrities and Entertainment From WWII
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    Submarine: The Beginning

    Many nations have contributed to the development of the submarine but Germany seemed predestined to make more of its potential than any other...
    Thread by: Jim, Dec 8, 2006, 6 replies, in forum: German U-Boats
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    The First V1 Falls on London

    There are times when one finds oneself eye witnessing history, yet not fully realizing the implication of what one saw at the time. Such an...
    Thread by: Jim, Nov 29, 2006, 1 replies, in forum: War44 General Forums
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    Hobarts Funnies

    Major General Sir Percy Hobart Percy Hobart joined the Royal Engineers in 1904 and then in 1906 transferred to the engineers in the Indian Army....
    Thread by: Jim, Nov 11, 2006, 13 replies, in forum: Allied Motorised Weapons
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    Special reconnaissance operations

    Between Asnelles to the West and the estuary of the Orne at Ouistreham to the East, the Normandy coastline is low-lying, particularly suitable for...
    Thread by: Jim, Nov 11, 2006, 7 replies, in forum: Normandy Landing Beaches
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