The Finnish Army was raised in the revolutionary year of 1918. On the 16th of January 1918, General-Lieutenant Carl Gustav Mannerheim was commissioned by t…
Category Archives: Kriegsmarine
This listing is a bibliographical compilation of known published works on specific WWII era German units. The listing is numerically centered with each unit being listed in its numerical order. Although this listing currently includes 344 titles it is far from complete and should not be taken as an exacting list. This list will also […]
Before proceeding with the topic of German code-breaking efforts during the Second World War, we should first cover some of the basic elements of codes and…
The Combined Pilot’s and Observers Badge in Gold with Diamonds The rare and exotic pieces of the Third Reich come in many forms andguises. The orders and decorations of this period of history and thepersonages, to whom they were awarded, hold a particular interest for me.Some of those bestowals now, at best, are conveniently forgotten […]
History 27 March 30: Launched as the Kurmark by Blohm und Voss in Hamburg under the Hamburg-America Line. 1930-1939: Served as a merchant ship in the German Handelsmarine. 9 December 39:Commissioned into the Kriegsmarine as HSK 1, otherwise knownas Hilfskreuzer Orion. 30 March 40: Orion set sail from Kiel, but was quickly ordered to remain […]
Scharnhorst Class Schlachtschiff Scharnhorst Schlachtschiff Gneisenau Bismarck Class Schlachtschiff Bismarck Schlachtschiff Tirpitz Never started/completed/launched H, J, K, L, M, N, H41, H42, H43, H44 Captured Foreign Battleships Sovietskaya Ukraina (Soviet) Clemenceau (French)
This interview was conducted by Jeff Scott on Tuesday, November 10th, 1998. Jeff interviewed Hans (his real name) who is the father of an internet friend o…
A Germany Soviet Military Economic Comparison A History of the Wilhelm Gustloff Anecdotes From My Early Life Armor Forward! Panzer Tactics Training Guide Bibliography of Unit Histories British Volunteers in the Wehrmacht in WWII Content and Research Disclaimer Croatian Axis Forces in WWII Croatian Volunteers in the Wehrmacht in WWII Deutsche Abreitsfront – The German […]
History The 3.Marine-Infanterie-Division was formed 4.01.45 from the 163.Infanterie-Division and Marine-Schützen-Bataillone126 – 131. The 163.Infanterie-Division had been almost totally destroyed inMarch of 1945 while in Pommern, and was ordered rebuilt with Kriegsmarinepersonnel. It then became the 3.Marine-Infanterie-Division. No part of the division is mentioned in the Feldpostübersicht. Organization General Compostion Marine-Grenadier-Regiment 8* Formed 4.45 in […]
Unit Emblems Mobilized 13th mobilization wave, October 1940 Notable Points Only German unit to occupy British territory during WWII. The Channel Islands were the most heavily defended portion of the entire Atlantic Wall system. Knights Cross Holders No KC holders for this unit War Service Dates Korps Armee Armeegrupp Area 12.40-4.41 Forming in WK […]