The Great Italy Veterans Thread - Page 3

von Poop · 03-06-2008, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by CROONAERT

Try searching with it's correct (German) spelling ("Bataillon" instead of "Battalion" , "Pionier" instead of "Pioneer" for example) and (in the case of German units) drop the initials (such as "Geb.", "Aufk." ,"Nachr.", etc), replacing them with the complete words ("Gebirgs", "Aufklarungs", "Nachrichten", etc)...

Now that's good advice.
In a similar vein, I found a while back that using 'танках' when looking for stuff on Russian tanks turns up many more interesting pages. Google translator coming in handy for the results.

Maybe we do need a 'how to use google' thread?

Gotthard Heinrici · 03-06-2008, 12:46 PM

It would be a great idea VP!. Well done to Dave for opening up the web for us when searching for German Formations. Great to see all Vets pics up here that you met guys, well done on that.

Paul Reed · 03-06-2008, 08:38 PM

Thanks for that info Dave - very interesting indeed.

Gotthard Heinrici · 04-06-2008, 01:03 PM

Just looking at Paul and Owen's post about Otmar
Heres a webpage that confirms the 361st Pzgdr regiment as part of 90 leichte Basic Organization of Panzergrenadier-Regiment in 1942
Heres a divisional History of 90th Leichte Afirka Division
Feldgrau :: 90.leichte-Afrika-Division

It was destroyed in Tunisia in 1943. Did he say guys, which formation he was attached to during the Cassino campaign?

Owen · 04-06-2008, 01:21 PM

It was reformed Ger, as 90 Panzer Grenadier Division

361 Pz Gr Regt was at Cassino.
I: Plans and Dispositions | NZETC

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Opposite the New Zealanders, Cassino station and town were manned by 211 Regiment (Major F. W. Knuth), with two battalions of its own and a third from 361 Panzer Grenadier Regiment,

Otmar told us he was wounded at Aquino up the Liri Valley.

Gotthard Heinrici · 04-06-2008, 01:38 PM

Cheers for the info mate! According to Wiki the remnants of the 90th Panzergrenadier division surrendered to the Brazilian Expeditionary force on April 28th 1945

Owen · 08-08-2008, 09:56 AM

Looking at the picture of John Dudley, I see he has two Gold Wound Stripes on his lower left sleeve.
I know in the Great War British soldiers wore wound stripes, ( I think 6 is the most I've seen.)

Were they also issued and worn in WW2?

Are they still worn in the modern British Army ?
There's a few serving soldiers who'd be entitled to them .

03-06-2008, 12:46 PM	#22 (permalink)
Gotthard Heinrici Ostfront is where its at! Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 3,495	It would be a great idea VP!. Well done to Dave for opening up the web for us when searching for German Formations. Great to see all Vets pics up here that you met guys, well done on that. __________________ *"The Eastern front is like a house of cards. If the front is broken through at one point all the rest will collapse."* - General Heinz Guderian "With amazement and disappointment, we discovered in late October and early November that the beaten Russians seemed quite unaware that as a military force they had almost ceased to exist." - General Blumentritt "In all my years as a soldier, I have never seen me fight so hard." Lieutenant General Wilhelm Bittrich - Commander of II SS Panzer Korps - (Commenting on the British Paratroopers at Arnhem) - September 1944 "Had Clark given more heed to Juin's views...the savage battles of Cassino would probably never have been fought and the venerable house of St Benedict would have been unscathed" Rudolf Böhmler - 1st Fallschirmjäger Division - 1944 (After the bombing of Monte Cassino)

03-06-2008, 08:38 PM	#23 (permalink)
Paul Reed Ubique Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: UK/France Posts: 2,854	Thanks for that info Dave - very interesting indeed. __________________ The WW2 Society: Remembering those from Britain & The Commonwealth who served 1939-45 - http://www.battlefieldsww2.50megs.com/ww2_society.htm

04-06-2008, 01:03 PM	#24 (permalink)
Gotthard Heinrici Ostfront is where its at! Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 3,495	Just looking at Paul and Owen's post about Otmar Heres a webpage that confirms the 361st Pzgdr regiment as part of 90 leichte Basic Organization of Panzergrenadier-Regiment in 1942 Heres a divisional History of 90th Leichte Afirka Division Feldgrau :: 90.leichte-Afrika-Division It was destroyed in Tunisia in 1943. Did he say guys, which formation he was attached to during the Cassino campaign? __________________ *"The Eastern front is like a house of cards. If the front is broken through at one point all the rest will collapse."* - General Heinz Guderian "With amazement and disappointment, we discovered in late October and early November that the beaten Russians seemed quite unaware that as a military force they had almost ceased to exist." - General Blumentritt "In all my years as a soldier, I have never seen me fight so hard." Lieutenant General Wilhelm Bittrich - Commander of II SS Panzer Korps - (Commenting on the British Paratroopers at Arnhem) - September 1944 "Had Clark given more heed to Juin's views...the savage battles of Cassino would probably never have been fought and the venerable house of St Benedict would have been unscathed" Rudolf Böhmler - 1st Fallschirmjäger Division - 1944 (After the bombing of Monte Cassino)

04-06-2008, 01:38 PM	#26 (permalink)
Gotthard Heinrici Ostfront is where its at! Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 3,495	Cheers for the info mate! According to Wiki the remnants of the 90th Panzergrenadier division surrendered to the Brazilian Expeditionary force on April 28th 1945 __________________ *"The Eastern front is like a house of cards. If the front is broken through at one point all the rest will collapse."* - General Heinz Guderian "With amazement and disappointment, we discovered in late October and early November that the beaten Russians seemed quite unaware that as a military force they had almost ceased to exist." - General Blumentritt "In all my years as a soldier, I have never seen me fight so hard." Lieutenant General Wilhelm Bittrich - Commander of II SS Panzer Korps - (Commenting on the British Paratroopers at Arnhem) - September 1944 "Had Clark given more heed to Juin's views...the savage battles of Cassino would probably never have been fought and the venerable house of St Benedict would have been unscathed" Rudolf Böhmler - 1st Fallschirmjäger Division - 1944 (After the bombing of Monte Cassino)

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08-08-2008, 09:56 AM	#27 (permalink)
Owen Top Moose Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Under the stairs Posts: 8,693	Looking at the picture of John Dudley, I see he has two Gold Wound Stripes on his lower left sleeve. I know in the Great War British soldiers wore wound stripes, ( I think 6 is the most I've seen.) Were they also issued and worn in WW2? Are they still worn in the modern British Army ? There's a few serving soldiers who'd be entitled to them .

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