Battle for Arnhem.... (11 Viewers)
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panda1gen
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I have developed the 'British disease' - no I'm not on strike, I have a cold......
Stayed up watching letters from Iwo and Flags of my father. Very good!
With a dripping 'gnose' to match Rudolph's!
I am not asleep - but don't worry - Santa is very resourceful and will get down the chimney when I do drop off!
BTW Simon, if you see a strange fat bloke with a beard in an open sleigh around your parts - arrest him for loitering! He should be hurrying
It's one o'clock on Christmas morning. Shouldn't you be in bed? Remember, Santa won't deliver unless you're asleep.
I have developed the 'British disease' - no I'm not on strike, I have a cold......
Stayed up watching letters from Iwo and Flags of my father. Very good!With a dripping 'gnose' to match Rudolph's!
I am not asleep - but don't worry - Santa is very resourceful and will get down the chimney when I do drop off!
BTW Simon, if you see a strange fat bloke with a beard in an open sleigh around your parts - arrest him for loitering! He should be hurrying
Wraith
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Aaaahhh, Manflu, that explains it.
Brad, I've got a 4 and 7 year old 'disease' that preclude me from sleeping on this date....
I have developed the 'British disease' - no I'm not on strike, I have a cold......
Aaaahhh, Manflu, that explains it.
Brad, I've got a 4 and 7 year old 'disease' that preclude me from sleeping on this date....
Louis Badolato
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Well its 4:30 a.m. here in New York, and I have a 2-1/2 month old that insists on staying up looking for Santa . . . or her bottle.
Well its 4:30 a.m. here in New York, and I have a 2-1/2 month old that insists on staying up looking for Santa . . . or her bottle.
panda1gen
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LOL - morning already?
Merry Christmas to you all.
Happy Christmas Louis!
I always find sleep is over-rated anyway....
Have a good one.
Simon
LOL - morning already?
Merry Christmas to you all.
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http://www.marketgarden.com/2010/UK/frames.html
MY MEMORIES OF ARNHEM 1944
Name: Theo Francis Redman
Rank: Captain
Unit: 133 Parachute Field Ambulance
Regiment: Royal Army medical Corps
We took off for Holland on Monday, 18th. September, 1944. Briefing had followed the usual pattern and, once briefed, we were confined to barracks. We were, however, marched down to Oakham cinema to watch "Gone with the Wind". The first lift had gone in the day before: we were on the ground by 10.00 hrs.. The flight over was uneventful, except for an occasional "ping" as a piece of flack hit us.
I landed in a wood north of the D.Z., missing the trees, and found Pte. J. Leech at my side. We were soon joined by L.Cpl. Jones whose 'chute had been caught up in a tree but he had managed to release himself. Shortly after this, before we had had time to make any plans, a group of enemy appeared through the trees, about twenty or so in number and approximately twenty yards away, firing as they came. I was to learn, at a later date, that these were Dutch S.S.: the detachment was commanded by a German named Albert Paul Heinz Georg Naumann, (as I discovered much later), who lived in Annaberg in Saxony.
We were lying on the ground, trying to get some cover from the very slender trees, with bullets kicking the ground all around. One of these got me in the arm, but one hardly noticed it at the time. There seemed little future in trying to take them on with my revolver so we gave ourselves up. I saw Leech lying on the ground, went over to him and found he had been shot in the neck. One of the enemy force, standing by said "he is dead", an observation with which I had to agree. Apart from removing weapons, map cases and compasses our captors were relatively civil and considerate.
Jones and I were taken to a nearby farm building, possibly called Hindekamp, where I attended to a German who had been shot through the chest, then this German, Jones and I were evacuated by horse and cart to a Medical Aid Post at Ede where my wound was dressed. This post was situated out in the open, under some trees. There were two Medical Officers and about six Nursing Orderlies. The equipment was in two or three panniers, not unlike our own, here German Field Medical Cards were issued. After about an hour an ambulance load of patients, all German except Jones and myself, took us to Apeldoorn: by now it was after dark. We were taken to the Katholieke Ziekenhuis where, also, were brought some other airborne wounded. Jones had a bruised shoulder but an X-ray showed no bony injury. I did not see what happened to Jones later and, indeed, I did not see him again.
At this hospital my wound had a debridement under local on the 19th. September and, apart from having to wear a sling, the wound was no real trouble so I started roaming round the hospital and finding no objection was raised I began to compile a nominal role of British patients and did my best deal with their anxieties and questions. The nuns who provided the nursing services were first class and so outgoing and friendly. ( It was a great pleasure to meet one of them again during a visit to the hospital after the war). A Dutch maid gave me half a cup of Advocat! Shortly I was transferred to the St. Joseph's Kriegs-Lazarett, a large German Military Hospital. This was already overcrowded with German wounded as well as our own. Casualties began to arrive en masse, both German and British, for at least another three or four days in an unending stream. I can do no better at this stage than to reproduce what I wrote in my official report on returning to England:
General Attitude of the Germans:
this was co-operative and humanitarian in every way. I can recall only one case on which they refused to operate because of the time involved or because of the prognosis, (other than that of the immediate operative risk), this was a man with a trans-buttock wound involving the rectum and with obvious advanced retroperitoneal sepsis. He might have been done earlier, but there was a great rush on then and he would have required too great a time on the table. I feel their decision was justified."
Some toy soldier tributes to the medical corps and field ambulance, field ambulance work was arguably the most dangerous in the Army........
http://www.marketgarden.com/2010/UK/frames.html
MY MEMORIES OF ARNHEM 1944
Name: Theo Francis Redman
Rank: Captain
Unit: 133 Parachute Field Ambulance
Regiment: Royal Army medical Corps
We took off for Holland on Monday, 18th. September, 1944. Briefing had followed the usual pattern and, once briefed, we were confined to barracks. We were, however, marched down to Oakham cinema to watch "Gone with the Wind". The first lift had gone in the day before: we were on the ground by 10.00 hrs.. The flight over was uneventful, except for an occasional "ping" as a piece of flack hit us.
I landed in a wood north of the D.Z., missing the trees, and found Pte. J. Leech at my side. We were soon joined by L.Cpl. Jones whose 'chute had been caught up in a tree but he had managed to release himself. Shortly after this, before we had had time to make any plans, a group of enemy appeared through the trees, about twenty or so in number and approximately twenty yards away, firing as they came. I was to learn, at a later date, that these were Dutch S.S.: the detachment was commanded by a German named Albert Paul Heinz Georg Naumann, (as I discovered much later), who lived in Annaberg in Saxony.
We were lying on the ground, trying to get some cover from the very slender trees, with bullets kicking the ground all around. One of these got me in the arm, but one hardly noticed it at the time. There seemed little future in trying to take them on with my revolver so we gave ourselves up. I saw Leech lying on the ground, went over to him and found he had been shot in the neck. One of the enemy force, standing by said "he is dead", an observation with which I had to agree. Apart from removing weapons, map cases and compasses our captors were relatively civil and considerate.
Jones and I were taken to a nearby farm building, possibly called Hindekamp, where I attended to a German who had been shot through the chest, then this German, Jones and I were evacuated by horse and cart to a Medical Aid Post at Ede where my wound was dressed. This post was situated out in the open, under some trees. There were two Medical Officers and about six Nursing Orderlies. The equipment was in two or three panniers, not unlike our own, here German Field Medical Cards were issued. After about an hour an ambulance load of patients, all German except Jones and myself, took us to Apeldoorn: by now it was after dark. We were taken to the Katholieke Ziekenhuis where, also, were brought some other airborne wounded. Jones had a bruised shoulder but an X-ray showed no bony injury. I did not see what happened to Jones later and, indeed, I did not see him again.
At this hospital my wound had a debridement under local on the 19th. September and, apart from having to wear a sling, the wound was no real trouble so I started roaming round the hospital and finding no objection was raised I began to compile a nominal role of British patients and did my best deal with their anxieties and questions. The nuns who provided the nursing services were first class and so outgoing and friendly. ( It was a great pleasure to meet one of them again during a visit to the hospital after the war). A Dutch maid gave me half a cup of Advocat! Shortly I was transferred to the St. Joseph's Kriegs-Lazarett, a large German Military Hospital. This was already overcrowded with German wounded as well as our own. Casualties began to arrive en masse, both German and British, for at least another three or four days in an unending stream. I can do no better at this stage than to reproduce what I wrote in my official report on returning to England:
General Attitude of the Germans:
this was co-operative and humanitarian in every way. I can recall only one case on which they refused to operate because of the time involved or because of the prognosis, (other than that of the immediate operative risk), this was a man with a trans-buttock wound involving the rectum and with obvious advanced retroperitoneal sepsis. He might have been done earlier, but there was a great rush on then and he would have required too great a time on the table. I feel their decision was justified."
Some toy soldier tributes to the medical corps and field ambulance, field ambulance work was arguably the most dangerous in the Army........
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It does mean though that dosing up with various (legitimate) medicaments and sneezing every few .......... means you do get excused (exiled) from the usual chores.....
So instead I sit here 'bored' to quote a phrase.......
http://www.rememberseptember44.com/rs44.htm
Frost's men fought a group of light recon armour from 9SS panzer who tried to cross the bridge from the South on the morning of 18th September. Although the Germans pressed bravely, they were shot to peices on the exposed bridge and embankment by PIATS and 6 pdr AT guns.......
Aaaahhh, Manflu, that explains it.
Brad, I've got a 4 and 7 year old 'disease' that preclude me from sleeping on this date....
It does mean though that dosing up with various (legitimate) medicaments and sneezing every few .......... means you do get excused (exiled) from the usual chores.....
So instead I sit here 'bored' to quote a phrase.......
http://www.rememberseptember44.com/rs44.htm
Frost's men fought a group of light recon armour from 9SS panzer who tried to cross the bridge from the South on the morning of 18th September. Although the Germans pressed bravely, they were shot to peices on the exposed bridge and embankment by PIATS and 6 pdr AT guns.......
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Louis Badolato
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Pardon my ignorance, but what are "Stuhs"? I've never seen this abbreviation before.
Pardon my ignorance, but what are "Stuhs"? I've never seen this abbreviation before.
panda1gen
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Stug was the AT version with 75mm gun, the 105mm was the StuH, this is the one Andy made. WS14 ? I think from memory.
Stug was the AT version with 75mm gun, the 105mm was the StuH, this is the one Andy made. WS14 ? I think from memory.
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They continued to fight in Arnhem.....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/battle_arnhem_01.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/categories/c55225/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories/54/a4572254.shtml
They continued to fight in Arnhem.....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/battle_arnhem_01.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/categories/c55225/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories/54/a4572254.shtml
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Thanks for the clarification, Kevin. I know StuG is an abbreviation of Sturm Geschutze. What is Stuh an abbreviation of?
Thanks for the clarification, Kevin. I know StuG is an abbreviation of Sturm Geschutze. What is Stuh an abbreviation of?
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Sturmhaubitze 42 (Sd Kfz 142/2)
1,211 produced between October 1942 to Feb 1945 plus 1 prototype. Delivery of first production series in March 1943.
Mounted leFH18 L28 105mm, same hull and superstructure as Stug 40 F-G on which it was based, to provide heavier firepower, 9 issued per 'detachment' of Stugs (later termed 'brigades').
Sturmhaubitze 42 (Sd Kfz 142/2)
1,211 produced between October 1942 to Feb 1945 plus 1 prototype. Delivery of first production series in March 1943.
Mounted leFH18 L28 105mm, same hull and superstructure as Stug 40 F-G on which it was based, to provide heavier firepower, 9 issued per 'detachment' of Stugs (later termed 'brigades').
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give me a minute.......
I'll bet you can knock out the chasis numbers as well can't you?
give me a minute.......