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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,
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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...
106-CIC Det (AAR) 16/12/1944-26/12/1944
Document Source: Headquarters US Army Intelligence Center, Fort Holabird, Baltimore, Maryland. ACSIH-GC-250/58/M, April 1959, CIC History - The Ardennes Breakthrough.
Typical Day-by-Day CIC A picture of representative CIC (Counter Intelligence Corps) activities during this period of the German advance was provided by the report of the 106th CIC Detachment. Prefaced: A brief outline of the activities of the 106th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment from Saturday, December 16, 1944, through Tuesday, December...
CIC History – Battle of the Bulge (Skorzeny)
This Post is Open to Changes and Corrections (Document Source) Headquarters US Army Intelligence Center, Fort Holabird, Baltimore, Maryland. ACSIH-GC-250/58/M, April 1959, CIC History.
Part 1 - The Ardennes Breakthrough
As the Kaiser's Army, in 1914, had sped through the Ardennes en route to Paris; as Hitler's Army, in 1940, had attacked through the same forest on its way to the conquest of France; so, on December 16, 1944, four German Armies,...
G-2 Periodic Report #1 (War Crimes)
Document Sources: G-2 Periodic Report 1 - More about your enemy. (Warning graphic content)
Edited on 28-12-2021 (correction) Incl 2 to VII Corps
G-2 Periodic Report #1 The following information was obtained on Dec 25, 1944, as a result of personal observation and interrogation by 1/Lt Frank B. Craig, IPW Team #93, attached to the 30th Infantry Division. Ten or twelve completely burned bodies which were charred black were seen at Renardmont (K-70250090) where...
SHAEF Communique (ETO) June 1944
Document Source: Supreme Allied Headquarters Archival Document, Original Communiques of the Supreme Commander, European Theater of Operations Communique Number 1 - 6 June 1944 Under the Command of Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower, Allied Naval Forces, supported by strong Air Forces, began landing Allied armies this morning on the Northern Coast of France. Communique Number 2 - 6 June 1944 Shortly before midnight, on 5 June 1944, Allied light bombers opened the assault. Their...
SHAEF Communiques (ETO) July 1944
Document Source: Supreme Allied Headquarters Archival Document, Original Communiques of the Supreme Commander, European Theater of Operations Communique Number 51 - 1 July 1944 Allied troops are strengthening their positions on both banks of the Odon River. All enemy attempts to break in were frustrated in the Caen-Evrecy sector. There is nothing to report on the rest of the front. Enemy supply lines to the immediate battle area were constantly under...
SHAEF Communiques (ETO) August 1944
Document Source: Supreme Allied Headquarters Archival Document, Original Communiques of the Supreme Commander, European Theater of Operations Communique Number 113 - 1 August 1944 In the western sector, Allied forces which entered Granville have now cleared the town. An advance on a broad front towards the main Percy-Avranches road, has brought our troops close to Villedieu. There is heavy fighting near Percy. Strong enemy resistance continues northwest of Tessy. We have...
SHAEF Communiques (ETO) September 1944
Document Source: Supreme Allied Headquarters Archival Document, Original Communiques of the Supreme Commander, European Theater of Operations Communique Number 146 - 1 September 1944 Driving on northward from the Beauvais area, Allied forces yesterday reached Amiens and established a firm bridgehead over the Somme River. Corbie, Villers-Bretonneux and Moreuil were among the towns taken by this advance. Further to the west our troops reached Formerie, Buchy and Forges-les-Eaux. North of Rouen...
SHAEF Communiques (ETO) October 1944
Document Source: Supreme Allied Headquarters Archival Document, Original Communiques of the Supreme Commander, European Theater of Operations Communique Number 176 - 01 October 1944 Calais has been captured. The commander was taken prisoner last midnight and by early morning the main body of defenders had surrendered. Mopping-up of scattered elements continues. The advance northwest of Turnhout continued to make progress. In all sectors in Holland there was steady fighting during yesterday,...
SHAEF Communiques (ETO) November 1944
Document Source: Supreme Allied Headquarters Archival Document, Original Communiques of the Supreme Commander, European Theater of Operations Communique Number 207 - 01 November 1944 Heavy fighting went on all day yesterday on the causeway linking Zuid Beveland and the Island of Walcheren. Between Oudenbosch and Breda, we have reached the line of the Mark River. Crossing have been made due north of Oudenbosch and on the main road to Dordrecht, northwest...
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