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Andy A

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  1. I take it we are talking infantry here.

    Well according to Ian Shaw's "WWII Army organisations and equipment" a 44/45 German infantry Battalion's support company was equipped as follows:

    4 120mm mortars

    6 MMG

    6 80mm Mortars

    I would think that an SS Battalion might be somewhat overstrength.

    I stand ready to be corrected! smile.gif

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    "They don't like it up em,Captain Mainwareing!"

  2. Now who can forget that great French-Italian-yugoslavian-Lichtensteiner(I kid you not!)epic "The Battle of Austerlitz".(1960)

    Starring:Claudia Cardinale,Lesilie Caron and Jack Palance(Guest appearance by Orson Welles)

    Have your eyeballs bleed as you watch them crawl across the big screen!! biggrin.gif

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    "They don't like it up em,Captain Mainwareing!"

    [This message has been edited by Andy A (edited 08-11-2000).]

  3. In answer to your question I can do no better than quote the casualty figures for a Division at this period in the War.The source is "Hitlers last gamble" by T.N.Dupuy.The Division in question is 12th SS Panzer during the Ardennes offensive.

    Dec 16-23= 228KIA 802WIA 340MIA Total=1,370

    Dec 24-Jan 1=115KIA 389MIA 167MIA Total=671

    Jan 2-16=234KIA 611WIA 248MIA Total=1,093

    KIA=Killed WIA=wounded MIA=Missing

    Hope this shows up the false idea that most casualties in War are dead.

    Ta Ta for now.

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    "They don't like it up em,Captain Mainwareing!"

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