Hi Gary, I do not have this book!! Very very interesting!! Does it have anything about AREZZO- LATERINA-PRATOMAGNO? Let me know if you sell the copies.
That is extremly interesting. Thank you so much Gary. I have the one bottom right about Cassino, but I do not have the others!
Caste, Did you contact Claudio Biscarini? I am fairly sure he will have a copy of the German war diary you are looking for as he sent me some pages many years ago when I was doing some research on the Pratomagno. Vitellino
No, he's a freelancer, which means he's likely cheaper and certainly faster than the archive itself. All the best Andreas
Hi Vitellino, Yes, I contacted him but he has the german war diaries of the 14th Army, while I need the war diaries of the 10th Army (and he doesn't have them)!
Just checked. AOK10 is not digitised but the relevant documents are in the Bundesarchiv so could be copied. All the best Andreas
Hi Lorenzo, here are the chapters that are in Josef Fossinger's book. I will say that quality of the reprint is rather shocking to put it nicely, and that is without using expletives. Its a shame has there is many original photos. If you are going to scan, or use your phone, then do it properly! I'm thinking that the booklets have been printed has they should be? Original? They look like it to me. My rant is over. I've done 7 & 8 which is not the period you are after and I've deleted them. If you ask me, then you need 9-11? Can anyone confirm before I use my phone, or scanner when its connected? Not wanting to waste my time if I use my phone. In Gary's post 48, he mentions that it has more detail on the time period you are interested in than any other 334.ID book. I'm guessing he means the one below? I can't do much more until someone confirms what I need to copy? Lorenzo, ask your friend to translate the chapter pages? I think it would be wise before I carry on. Regards, Stu. Edit: why has this book not got any page numbers? Also, some of the letters are missing from the start of each word in the later chapters. Really?
I will copy the relevant pages when I'm next home. I was in Kew yesterday and I copied 7 and 10 RB WDs, together with 61 Infantry Brigade WD. I also copied 3 Grenadier Guards and 1st Guards Brigade. So we should have all of the WDs for the infantry units in this area. I will post the pages later.
Nice chap. Thank you. Hopefully 61 Infantry Brigade WD should give more detail? Not sure about 3 Grenadier Guards? Regards, Stu.
Stuart, Looking the index you posted I need 9, 10 and 11 chapter. I have no idea why there is no page number at all.. sounds strange to me too. Yes, the book Gary posted on post 48 could be very useful.
Hi Gary, thank you so much. What is Kew? Do you mind posting here the photos but also sending them to me via email? I really appreciate all the help this wonderfull forum is giving to me.. I'm grateful! Best regards, Caste
Kew is the place where the UK National Archives are held. Here is 61 Infantry Brigade WD for 27th/28th July. Looking at the grid references it seems elements of 2 RB and 17/21 Lancers had advanced past your village by early afternoon.
Looking at 1 Guards Brigade and 3 Grenadier Guards war diaries it appears they weren't involved until later in July by which time the front had passed on. I can send you all of 1 Guards Brigade and unit war diaries (3 Welsh Guards, 2 Coldstream Guards, 3 Grenadier Guards) plus 61 Infantry Brigade and units (2, 7 and 10 Rifle Brigade). This should allow to research those units movements in your region. However, it will have to be next week as I'm off to Italy for a week... I will also get 17/21 Lancers and 627 Squadron Royal Engineers in a couple of weeks. Regards, Gary.
Amazing! When it talks about the 12/17 L on 27 of july the shermans started firing against two MG's and the diary of the priest says the same thing! The liberation of my Village was after 12:00 o' clock on 28 of july, the priest didn't mention any tanks but only infantry entering into the Village. Besides all the material you are going to upload next week, do you mind upload also the compete WD of 61RB for 28,29, 30 and 31 of july? Thank you Gary, your help is truly helping me out.
Hello!! Gary, Stuart, are you still here? Did you come back from Italy? I'm really curious about the wwd diaries..
Hi Lorenzo, Here is the WD of 17/21 Lancers. You will notice on the 27th/28th July No. 4 Troop report being held up by 'a blow' (destroyed road/bridge) at 034494. this looks like it maps to the road into your village? I would expect there to be some Royal Engineer involvement in assessing or fixing this road/bridge but it isn't 625 Field Squadron - I will try and get 8 Field Squadron WD when I'm next down at the archive in a couple of weeks. I would expect Royal engineers to be involved If I have time this weekend I will zip up all the WDs I have and send them over. Regards, Gary.