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GERMAN SS VOLUNTEERS

Started by MORGAN C LOONEY JR on Sunday. 0 Replies 0 Likes

As the war in Russia dragged on, the SS began recruiting for volunteers to fight "Jewish Bolsheviks" or communist. This was very effective and most of the volunteers fought on the eastern front and distinguished them selves at different battles. …Continue

Between Hitler and Stalin

Started by MORGAN C LOONEY JR on Sunday. 0 Replies 0 Likes

If you were Jewish your chances of surviving a war between these murderous dictators was slim. Even before the war started Stalin had been killing his people and starving the Ukrainians. Here are some little known facts:An estimated 14 to 17…Continue

What If...

Started by MORGAN C LOONEY JR. Last reply by Scott Lyons Feb 5. 3 Replies 1 Like

With the surrender of France, Hitler could turn his attention to Russia. He had observed the Finnish Army have some success fighting the Russians. This convinced him that they would be easily conquered.What if Hitler had paid attention to his…Continue

Stalingrad, December, 1942

Started by MORGAN C LOONEY JR Jan 20. 0 Replies 2 Likes

Hitler summoned Field Marshall Von Manstein to his headquarters and asked him to devise a plan to rescue the German 6th Army.So, a few days before Christmas the German soldiers in the "kessel" of Stalingrad were told an attack would begin soon to…Continue

A Russian "Soldier"

Started by MORGAN C LOONEY JR Nov 5, 2011. 0 Replies 1 Like

He had been in various prison camps in Russia since the early 1930's. In the cold of Siberia he had mined coal and built railroads.Now, he found himself and others loaded onto a train headed west. There was barely room to stand and every couple of…Continue

Leningrad Seige

Started by MORGAN C LOONEY JR Jul 10, 2011. 0 Replies 0 Likes

When the German Army laid siege to Leningrad they had help from 2 other countries. Finland which had lost a war to Russia guarded the northern approaches to Lake Logoda. It is the largest lake in Europe. When it froze over the Russians were able to…Continue

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Dr. Guy LoFaro Lectures on the 82nd Airborne Division's Contribution during WWII

By SCOTT LYONS
28 January 2012

Historian and author Guy LoFaro, retired US Army officer, and former West Point professor and alumnus, recently spoke of the research behind his 2011 book The Sword of St. Michael: The 82nd Airborne Division in World War II at the North Atlanta-area independent bookseller ‘Acworth Bookstore’. Full Story »

"With the Old Breed" Conversations of Wartime with a WWII-era US Marine

By SCOTT LYONS
21 January 2012

I had the recent privilege of learning World War II history first-hand from Mr. and Mrs. H. Paul Bailey, through in-person interviews. Paul was a U.S. Marine from 1943 to 1946, who fought in the same division, 1st Marine Division (3/7), on Okinawa as Eugene Sledge (3/5), author of With the Old Breed and subject of HBO’s ‘The Pacific’. Full story »