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    Question for grogs!

    in Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord

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    Dandelion,

    thanks for your help :D

    Yes, it was a Cromwell of the 22nd Armoured Brigade, 5th Royal Tank Regiment. Interestingly, there is a picture of a 'Dingo' from the Divisional Reconnaissance Regiment, the 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars, with the same red,stag head symbol. Were they considered part of the 22nd Brigade rather than the division?

    BTW, that's a great website, with lots of detailed info. All this makes me nostalgic for CMBO. Might have to reinstall it!

    Thanks again for the info.

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    Languages featured in 1.02

    in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin

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    Lenakonrad,

    both Yankeedog and Sergei are largely correct! Basque is not related to Hungarian. But Yankeedog is right about many people thinking that Basque is perhaps the original "proto-IndoEuropean language".

    Basque is one of that small group of languages called "isolates" where nobody has found a connection to any other language. There are lots of unanswered questions about the Basque language.

    If you're really interested, look at the Encyclopedia of Language by David Crystal, which is in many Libraries and has a large section on Language families and discusses Basque.

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    Panzer Grenadier Regiment Grossdeutschland

    in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin

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    Michael,

    I found something that might be useful to you in "Grossdeutshland" by M. Sharpe & Brian Davis, which has an old picture of your website in the reference section at the back :D The book is only 96 pages, but has some nice photo's, good TOE's and is generally a better intro to the Unit's history and organization than the Lucas book.

    Anyway, according to them from 3 Sept '44 to 18 Feb '45, the commander of Panzer-Fusilier-Regiment Grossdeutschland was Oberst Heinz von Brese-Winiary.

    The book is not so specific about the Panzergrenadier Regiment, but indicates that Oberst Lorenz was commander until June '44 and from July '44 Major Kriegk was in charge. How long Kriegk was CO is not shown in the book. Hope that helps a little.

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    Some questions about german units

    in Combat Mission Archive #4 (2002)

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    Pavlov,

    AFAIK, they would be:

    1/ Tank hunters, Waffen SS, Motorized Infantry, and infantry after Nov '44.

    The last 3 above all tend to be better armed with more firepower than regular infantry.

    2/Security troops were used mostly for guarding rear areas and/or anti-partisan operations. Usually of lesser quality than front line troops.

    3/Cavalry were literally cavalry ;) and used by the Germans mostly for anti-partisan stuff. Russians used them as front line troops.

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    Russian tanks of WWII (book)

    in Combat Mission Archive #4 (2002)

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    Abbott,

    I got it yesterday and have had a quick look and like what I see. It has 170+ pages, lots of b&w photos and some profile drawings of all the tanks, in 9 chapters one of which is dedicated to the T34. Many tank books are quite light on text, but not this one.

    Do you have any specific questions about the content of the book? Any special things you'd like to know if the book has or mentions?

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    How do you rate Clark's writings?

    in Combat Mission Archive #4 (2002)

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    Nekander,

    I read Barbarossa a few months ago and then read When Titans Clashed by Glantz next.

    I agree with Slap that it's a great read, good value and was quite ahead of his times when he wrote it. While Glantz's work is obviously far more up to date and with much greater detail over the period 1944-45 in particular, Clarks is still worth reading as a good introduction to the EF.

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    US Army: Classes of Logistics

    in Combat Mission Archive #4 (2002)

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    JonS,

    AFAIK "C" rations were developed before the war and were small cans of meat and vegetables, 10 different kinds in all.

    "K" rations were developed during the war for the airborne forces and seemed to have become ubiquitous. They were served as complete meals in a box marked breakfast,lunch or dinner. The box was often used to heat the meal, but both rations could be eaten hot or cold.

    From reading accounts, "K" does seem to have become the most common for frontline troops by late '44. Forty says that frequently a mixture of rations were used when preparing hotmeals.

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    Surrender

    in Combat Mission Archive #4 (2002)

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    Andreas,

    you didn't mention that Shoerner was also accused of deserting his men by his own Chief of Staff von Natzmer.

    Sam Mitcham "Shoerner's methods were unquestionably vicious .... other commanders achieved equal or superior results under similar circumstances without resorting to barbarism."

    Mitcham "Hitler's Field Marshells" conludes his chapter on Shoerner by saying he was, "... a thoroughly despicable human being."

    [ July 14, 2002, 12:31 PM: Message edited by: Viceroy ]

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