JayJay_H

*LOL* Why have there been so many replies? because everyone enjoyed dispruving you my boy

Last but not least, JJ is also glad to read that Jersey continues

[ November 16, 2002, 11:06 AM: Message edited by: JayJay_H ]

sacked?

*Great Laughter* Anybody could have won with their material supremacy

Scientifical unqualified [ November 15, 2002, 12:23 PM: Message edited by: JayJay_H ]

So Stukas chief task was it to bomb farms eh? Yeah, of course, i should have known

Never say never

Damn right, the ridiculous 'top-10 'takes' on WWII (like David Letterman)' completely disproved once again [ November 15, 2002, 04:00 AM: Message edited by: JayJay_H ]

That was a particular case with the ukranian Hilfstruppen, most of the normandy coastguards were WWI veterans, undertrained paratroopers or Luftwaffe Field units which were not very battle tested

The Pz IV's from Panzerregiment 22, 1st batallion 80 tanks, 2nd batallion 40 tanks had their engines running, alarmed and ready for combat + waiting for orders while the infantrymen from 716.ID were bleeding to death at the coast; the grenadiers saying: with 20 panzers we could throw em into the sea. operative decisions were made more than 1000 Kilometers away from the battlefield. The high command refused to believe it was the real Invasion, thinking (because of faked intelligence info) d-day was only a distraction from the forthcoming landings near calais. When finally the orders for counterattack were given, the sun had risen - no german tank could make a move in daylight. And like the 21st PzDiv was ready and would have been able to drive the anglo-americans back into the sea before the bridgeheads had been too strong, the 12.SS-PzDiv was ready also, while the decisiviest hours passed and the armoured reserves near the coast were not released. Rommel was visiting his family at home in Germany, otherwise he would have given the necessary orders on his own authority. Another example proving that falsities and coincidence are the most powerful generals in any war. This has been so since the greek, the romans, Wallenstein and Napoleon. [ November 14, 2002, 06:44 PM: Message edited by: JayJay_H ]

Such a crap aint worth any more reply of mine

Thank you I/O Error and Flash

I vote for YES on tech sharing between allies (especially western combatants)

That feature represents that all french units on french-controlled hexes lay down their weapons and surrender. Operate french units of any kind to commonwealth territory, and they will be available for further action after the fall of france.

Really brings flavour into our little debate. Lets cool it off anyway - i think madmatt is about to lock it up :cool:

Okay, at least von Manstein would have been able to achieve a stalemate on the eastern front, even after stalingrad. The tragedy (if you want) was that countless wrong decisions were made by high command, lord have mercy if the fuhrer had given his field commanders free hand. So what, this discussion doesn't belong to this forum right

Aha, temper temper! I knew exposing that statement would cause some opposition. But believe what you want - Volunteers from the Waffen-SS for example, were ready to die for what they believed in. As a quote from a field post message once stated: "Some believe in life, but life aint everything - We have to finish a holy task" I think that makes the fighting spirit very clear and most enemies would have the jitters if they had to face these 'boys'. The only formula against them was hundreds of guns per kilometer and air bombardements that nothing could survive. [ November 13, 2002, 02:05 PM: Message edited by: JayJay_H ]

In fact, the Wehrmacht was simply outnumbered. Their soldiers tactical mastery and readiness for duty were second to none - Nobody can argue that point.

There must have been some perfidious traitors among our front!

[ November 12, 2002, 04:24 PM: Message edited by: JayJay_H ]

Me either...!

Yep, right you are

Dont know if that fits under this topic, but could anyone give some hints how i will get COS running (under windows aint possible eh) DOS mode always gets f***ed up and wont work