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If you guys are looking for railroads, this might help since a lot no longer exist. This is the Normandy part of the French railroad system,...

Think you may well be correct about that Sean. Lang's original account could solve this. Would again show how important it is to understand the...

Glad there is agreement on two things: - the car in the magazine is not Rommel's car [I recommend starting a new thread on that incident, to keep...

Hi guys, although this thread is not really about a topic that interests me, there are a few things I found noticeable in the last few pages....

RE: Inserting photos into posts Don't think ADrive really is the right choice to add images to posts. It's a file sharing website, not a...

I meant in post #9 ;-) (In a completely unsuccessful attempt to keep all the posts to the point. LOL)

Pretty good, 2014 brought some unexpected answers to some old questions (and raised some new ones at the same time). But there are still some...

Nice Pat! Plan to spend a lot more time on research in 2015. My 3D printing project is about finished and I'm expecting a massive load of new...

Yep. I'm not sure how the Germans organized there medical personnel. Don't think they used a general term like 'medical officer'. If they call...

Seems to be a Hauptmann, which would make him a Stabarzt. The rank Hauptmann is usually compared to a Captain. Direct comparisons of ranks are a...

First of all: just notice the time of those salvos. Seems long after the time an attack on SME would have a chance of success before dark....

Welcome Jonathan. Looking forward to what you might be able to add to the forum. I hope you record your findings (GPS locations, drawings,...

Keep it coming. I'm liking this thread more and more. Obscure part of WW2 history that is definitely worth exploring. Unless it has some specific...

In other German records I've seen, they also make references to 'Farbige' (colored) prisoners, which seems to refer to North-Africans (and...

In case you are interested, I've found several references to the black POWs of Stalag Rennes. 4 April: One of the more interesting is a planned...

Thanks, I'll start looking for information. So the 'Aussenstelle' part was used exclusively for the EPS location? To explain my confusion, I find...

So what was the German designation for the 'Rennes Military Hospital'?

I think it is time to make sure what we are talking about. Maybe we should go back to the German designations. The list you have given on...

This makes perfect sense. The monastery was a Hauptverbandplatz of 243.Inf.Div. San.Kp.243 was stationed there. To continue, San.Kp.191 had an...

FWIW, I've been going through some 7.Armee records. 8 June: "Armeegefangenensammelstelle St.Lô nach Tessy sur Vire verlegt." which roughly...