Okay, so after looking at the maps I see that the area around Stalingrad has few fords and that the Don River made a natural defensive barrier for...
Okay, I have to say that is just cool. It really is a small world that we live in.
I heard that it was because so many people were getting injured in the barbed wire that out of concern for their safety it was decided to make a...
Sorry I can't help identify the map. I am sure someone on here can. I would love to see the entire map. Do you have it posted on a photo server...
I understand the difficulties with making a river crossing, but they couldn't have been worse than trying to fight through the city. Circle the...
My sister introduced me to that series on our Public Broadcasting System channels back in the 70s. I used to enjoy all the surrealistic themes and...
The idea of cival war among the factions in Germany is something I had not thought of. I guess it could have turned into another conflict like the...
I finished a book called Tank Rider Into the Reich with the Red Army. It was a very refreshing book because it was a first-hand account of a...
I think that link will be interesting to explore. Thanks for posting it.
The German Army was not the master of seige fighting that they were of the Blitz. I agree with that. They were good at encirlements and I think...
With no Hitler No9 I do not believe that the socialist movement would have come to power in Germany as the Nazi party. I also do not believe that...
I wonder about the Eastern Front battles. Hitler changed a lot of their priorities and caused a lot of major unit movement that the generals did...
Great stuff Campbell. I downloaded the player and the movie and watched every second of it. Now I will have to see if I can put it on another...
By-the-by Kingtiger, if this was a little long, I don't want to come accross anything you consider very long! :D :eek: :D
Eloquently delivered and so rationally put together. Given the revisionism of todays political manipulators it could be easy to believe he was...
Thanks Bob, I was thinking of it strictly as a longevity medal and never would have guessed the added service multiplier.