Ray The unit marking is for the 1st SS Machine Gun Replacement & Training Battalion. Richie
This is pretty good IMO - covers the British POWs. Hitler's British Slaves by Sean Longden (9781845295196) - Books at Borders Regards Richie
This should get you started Tyneham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Imber - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Stanford Battle Area -...
Ben Sounds a little unlikely - pilots tend not to rely on visuals for judging altitude. Regards Richie
To me they look older than WW2. Have a look here for pictures of the Dienstglas - German WW2 binoculars. dienstglas - Google Image Search...
Well done - Mr Button :flag_unionjack.wave:clap::cheers::dance3: Well done BBC - no :_curse: adverts
Perhaps we should start parallel campaigns to get retrospective VCs awarded to Colonel John Frost and Major John Howard for their deeds at Arnhem...
Here's a couple of photos of the V&A Museum Google Image Result for http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3048/2736694258_41775b861a.jpg?v=0 Google...
Much quieter :rolleyes:
I have had chance to look at other images of Compiegne in 1940 including the others on the Life images site and I think there is no way the...
I think the answer has to be that the caption is incorrect. I don't think a British general would be very welcome at Compiegne in 1940 :eek:...
Grahame This might be of some use. S'Hertogenbosch is on p74 http://www.afterthebattle.com/atb.pdf Regards Richie
John A couple of things which may be of interest. Dunkirk: Fight to the Last Man by Hugh Sebag-Montefiore has some coverage of the period...
Clare This might be a good starting point - you will need consent from the Next of Kin to get the records released. Service records When...
Excellent - much better than the bus, especially in the weather we've got at the moment. Richie
I don't know what goes into the pre-made ones but in some kebab shops they make their own - I've witnessed this being done and the meat they used...
busman Perhaps he was buried in a temporary grave shortly after his death. It is possible that the location of this grave was then...
I agree the main part looks revolver shaped but then there are the two magazine pouches which would be no use with a revolver. Richie
That is absolutley f***ing outrageous. Richie
Have they tried the Public Record Office ? I would imagine there would be files there. Rich