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Killing of US General Rose
On page 355 of Tigers In Combat One (Fedorowicz, 1994) Wolfgang Schneider describes sPzAbt 507 fighting in the area of Hamborn, Germany on 30 March, 1945. He states that 3rd Company of sPzAbt 507 ...
by rbartram
My late Father, Lt General Phillip B Davidson, was in the 3rd Cav from the ...
my late Father, Lt General Phillip B Davidson, was in the 3rd Cav from the time it turned in its horses at Ft Oglethorpe, Georgia in 1942, through Camp Gordon,Georgia when it became fully mechanized. ...
by Guest
Why does general Tojo say that it would be hard for Japan to pull their tro...
Why does general Tojo say that it would be hard for Japan to pull their troops out of China
by Guest
General Paulus
This quiz question is bugging me: "which singer had a child by the granddaughter of the German Commander at Stalingrad?". Any ideas?
by thelodgeman
Was there a 4 star general during world war II named Summerv...
Was there a 4 star general during world war II named Summerville? He would have had something to do with supplies and the location of testing of the atomic bomb.
by Guest
Why does general Tojo say that it would be hard for Japan to pull their tro...
Why does general Tojo say that it would be hard for Japan to pull their troops out of China ?
by Guest
I have a photograph of a four star general that I can't identify. Is there ...
I have a photograph of a four star general that I can't identify. Is there anyone out there who can help? Brad
by Guest
What was General Patton's Rank, during the Battle of the Bulge?
What was General Patton's Rank, during the Battle of the Bulge?
by Guest
Do you know the names of the 2 companions of Major General Maurice Rose who...
Do you know the names of the 2 companions of Major General Maurice Rose who escaped his jeep as the General was killed? I think one of them may have been my father. I can be reached at ...
by Guest
The reprisel killings after the death of General Rose.
having lived in the area where the gerneral died , i have uncovered that american troops did indeed kill waffen SS troops who had surrended to them here below is an acount of their numbers : ... ...
by maz1965
Who was the 4star general who followed MacArthur in the Pacific in WWII?
Who was the 4star general who followed MacArthur in the Pacific in WWII?
by Guest
12 General Orders by Bill Mauldin
To whom it may concern, I'm looking to find out about the cartoon series by Bill Mauldin called "The 12 General Orders." My dad had 2 original sets from WWII. He told me General Patton banned these ...
by Thomas Allen
Was there a USMC General Victory fighting in Pacific theater during WW II o...
Was there a USMC General Victory fighting in Pacific theater during WW II or in Korea? Thanks Looking for info
by Guest
In the second world war who was the best general for Canada?...
In the second world war who was the best general for Canada?
by Guest
Re: Best Soldiers at WW2?
freerap wrote: The Germans may also have had the best tactical leaders in WW II, but they had no skillful strategic leader.Mistake. Germany had a good set of strategic leaders. The problem is that ...
by RAMjb
Re: Name of German Soldier that killed 2000 allied soldiers with...
I might sound a bit too harsh, but is not intended. English is not my first language and I'm just trying to state facts, but I know it might sound harsher than what it is in fact. As I said, I don't ...
by RAMjb
Re: Help: Recommend a comprehensive WWII history book?
A good book, certainly, and well worth getting, but it is one person's opinion. Read it, and read the books he recommends that appeal to you, but don't stop there. I've seen valid criticisms of all ...
by Shea
Re: Reason for Japan not invading continental US
the NRA did not exist during WWII, nor was there any need to exist until the communist leftwing started attacking the 2nd Amendment civil right of US citizens. Thats actually false, the National ...
by Elkabong
WW2 US Army organization
... anding of the organization of WW2 US Army infantry structures is as follows: Division lead by major general, consisted of about 10 battalions Brigade lead by brigadier general, consisted of 2-5 ...
by dfc2soft
MY DAD'S NAME ON HIS DOG TAGS WAS GENERAL W. SHERMAN 39707664 T43 44 A
MY DAD'S NAME ON HIS DOG TAGS WAS GENERAL W. SHERMAN 39707664 T43 44 A
by Guest
Was there a 4 star general named walter hodge during WWII?
was there a 4 star general named walter hodge during WWII?
by walter hodge
Apparently general Swartzkopf said that Paul Kagame was the ...
Apparently general Swartzkopf said that Paul Kagame was the greatest practitioner if maneuver war fare and I would like to read a study of military tactics that the Rwandans used in there civil war, ...
by Guest
Which US General and later President said the following: "Never send a batt...
Which US General and later President said the following: "Never send a battalion to take a hill if a regiment is available"?
by Vale
Re: Why did Hitler kill Jews ????
:>4) Finally, Hitler and his cronies put together an organised plan, in :>January 1942 , at Wannsee to wipe out the Jews.This highly organised :>extermination was only the ideological PRODUCT of a ...
by Ricimer
Re: I know the guy who made 6 combat jumps in his career--CSM ****...
Here is the documentation CSM Horace Pearl's Silver Star: Awarded for actions during the World War II The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, ...
by CSM Horace Pearl & The ...
Re: Allied versus Russian Aircraft during WWII
To bad General Patton did not get his way
by Mark
Re: Percentage of America volunteers/draftee s?
I recall reading that of the approx 15,000,000 people who served in the US armed forces during WW2, 12,000,000 were drafted. This is a little misleading since, IIRC, it became almost impossible to ...
by Sweety
Re: What ended the WW1?
WW1 ended when it did because the Germans ran out of everything in the end. For all the menace of the German U-boat threat, the real effective blockade was done by the Allied surface fleet. Food ...
by reddyeddy69
Re: Flight Officer Rank - US Army Air Forces
Gen> Chuck Yeager was an enlisted man who became a flight officer or as some called it, "Flying Sergeants". A little while later he received a commission and became an officer and retired as a ...
by Ed
Black Panthers During World War 2
The Black Panther Division 'The Black Panther Division' was the nickname given to the 66th Infantry Division of the United States. This infantry was active from April 1943 to November 1945. This ...
by Marra M
Re: Wehrmacht/ Waffen-SS Squad Tactics Questions
Hmm, it depends, normal infantry (SS or otherwise) usually only had one LMG per squad, it was the glamorous Schutzen/PanzerGrenadiers who seemed to end up with two. So a squad (or 9-10 men) would ...
by Mathefblow
Re: Why did the Germans kill Jews?
... thus could't work as pessants. One of the factors in the Danish jews being better integrated in the general population ...
by trapdoor
The US torpedo squadrons at Midway 1942- an unavoidable sacrifice?
The 15 planes of Torpedo 8 form up and head away from the USS Hornet on the morning of June 4, 1942. None of these planes would ret
by pete hill
Re: How close ware the germans to getting a nuclear bomb
I hate to interject, especially two year later, but I can document the plan to use U-233 in 1945. The Germans had access to an abundance of uranium and so did the Americans, so U-239 was their first ...
by Bill Streifer
The Allied Control Council
Ally Occupied Germany 1947 Allied Control Council or Allied Control Authority refers to the Four Powers composed of United States, Soviet Union, Great Britain and France (France may have been a ...
by Marra M
What did my relative do during the war?
... nse Department issues to each a veteran a DD-214 that identifies his condition (discharge/honorable/general/honorable/ dishonorable/bad conduct). Simply put this is the Report of Separation. This ...
by Marra M
Intentionalists or Structralists the debate between Historians
... to see what readers of this NG thought on the subject below? i have included a brief summary of the general views of different Historians. these are the two catagories to which historians are ...
by Grogs1
Re: What kind of oath Did the ss soldiers have to take to join
... THREE ss branche's.The Totenkopferbande(death heads)ss(concentration camp guards),the Allgemeine SS(general ss),and the Waffen SS.The ss Verfungungstruppe(SS-VT)Were meant to be military trained ...
by guest
Re: German soldiers performance verses Allied soldiers
I would guess that we would have had the same general results, just a lot more blood. The 352nd 'withdrew' because it was no longer operational having been bludgeoned pretty much to death. It was ...
by GaryHinkle
Re: Does anyone have information on how Polish soldiers in the German army, whe...
In case you are thinking of a dramatic way being used by the Polish fighting alongside Germans once captured by the Allied forces, I found no such incident. So my guess is that the use of normal ...
by Asif Nadeem

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