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WW2 Weapons for Jungle Warfare (1944)

Document Source: War Department, War General Staff, Organization and Training Division G-3, Washington DC. Subject: Manual on Weapons for Jungle Warfare. The enclosed manual which was prepared due to a special mission by Gen W. A. Borden should be of general interest. This should be called especially to Maj Link's attention as it contains information he requested me to get for him. Attention is called to a recent change...

Letter Lucyna Tomaszewska to Churchill (1943)

Document Source: Copy of the original letter (C-8857/34/55), from (Sgd.) Lucyna H. Tomaszewska, 173, Park West, Edgware Road, London, W.2., to Sir Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister, dated July 26th, 1943. The Right Hounourable Winston Churchill, The Prime Minister of Great Britain. Sir, <br In your message to the Poles on the death of Gen Władysław Sikorski you said that your thoughts are with us and that you will not forget us. It is from...

Fallschirmjäger Troops – US 3-A Sector (1945)

Document Source: Annex #2 to G-2 Periodic Report N°199 Commanding General, Third US Army, December 27, 1944, HQ Third US Army (1) UNCOMMITTED FALLSCHIRMJÄGER AND INFANTRY UNITS The withdrawal from the contact of the 6.Fallschirmjäger-Division on the 21st Amy Group front focuses attention on the enemy’s available Infantry reserves, particularly the four Fallschirmjäger Divisions (2, 6, 7, 8) that are now out of the line. If the enemy is to hold his...

Kampfgruppe von Der Heydte (December 23 1944)

Document Source: Einheit von Der Heydte (December 23 1944); ANNEX NO.3 TO G-2 REPORT NO.181 HQ 2D INF DIV; December 23, 1944 Fallschirmjaeger Kampfgruppe Oberstleutnant Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte (Operation Stoesser) Oberstleutnant von der Heydte had already jumped with a broken arm held in place in a leather sleeve. Totally exhausted and completely disillusioned following the obvious failure of the mission entrusted to him, only after having passed almost a...

Otto Skorzeny et All – Dachau (Trial Data)

(Document Source: Reproduction of the Original Papers by EUCMH) EUROPEAN CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORY - 2022 UNITED STATES ARMY - EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS DEPUTY JUDGE ADVOCATE'S OFFICE - 7708 WAR CRIMES GROUP EUROPEAN COMMAND APO 407 - APRIL 14 1948 UNITED STATES v. Otto Skorzeny et all Case N° 6-100 REVIEW AND RECOMMENDANDATIONS I. TRIAL DATA: The accused were tried at Dachau, Germany during the period August 14, to September 9, 1947, before a General Military Government...

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