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THE REAL ‘LAST SURVIVOR’ OF THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO
Time to put the story right
Feb 4, 2023
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ROB SCHÄFER
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THE REAL ‘LAST SURVIVOR’ OF THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO
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THE BATTLE OF BULLECOURT, APRIL 1917 : THE GERMAN PERSPECTIVE
The machine guns were mowing down whole lines of Englishmen. The English though charged forward in such masses, that the thin ranks of the garrison of…
Jun 7, 2023
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THE BATTLE OF BULLECOURT, APRIL 1917 : THE GERMAN PERSPECTIVE
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'A LOT OF PIFFLE': THE GERMAN SAWBACK BAYONET
The German Sawback Bayonet of the First World War: Myth and Reality
Dec 26, 2022
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'A LOT OF PIFFLE': THE GERMAN SAWBACK BAYONET
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'A DIRTY DUTY WELL PERFORMED' - GERMAN SNIPERS IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR
The first of four parts, taking unique look at Germany's ‘Zielfernrohrschützen’, the “scoped rifle marksmen” - who were they, and how did they operate…
Dec 31, 2022
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'A DIRTY DUTY WELL PERFORMED' - GERMAN SNIPERS IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR
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'WITH THE BEST GREETINGS, THE SLAYER OF FRENCHMEN' (2)
The letters of a 17-year old Berlin war volunteer from Belgium and France, 1914/1915, Part 2 :'Then there are all those brats from 8 to 12 years old…
Apr 7, 2023
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ROB SCHÄFER
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'WITH THE BEST GREETINGS, THE SLAYER OF FRENCHMEN' (2)
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'DAS BOOT' [THE MOVIE] AND THE REAL THOMSEN
'I am not in the condition to f**k' #WW2 #History #DasBoot
Jan 23, 2023
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'DAS BOOT' [THE MOVIE] AND THE REAL THOMSEN
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THE FIRST GERMAN ARMY WRIST WATCH?
Cheap watches for the front: The 'Reichskrone' Scam 1914-16
Feb 12, 2024
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ROB SCHÄFER
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THE FIRST GERMAN ARMY WRIST WATCH?
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'A VICTIM OF PROPAGANDA', TIGERS IN COMBAT
Field experience report of Schwere Panzer-Abteilung 506, Russia, 1943
Apr 6, 2023
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ROB SCHÄFER
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'A VICTIM OF PROPAGANDA', TIGERS IN COMBAT
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'WITH THE BEST GREETINGS, THE SLAYER OF FRENCHMEN' (1)
The letters of a 17-year old Berlin war volunteer from Belgium and France, 1914/1915, Part 1 #WW1 #History
Apr 4, 2023
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ROB SCHÄFER
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'WITH THE BEST GREETINGS, THE SLAYER OF FRENCHMEN' (1)
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THE MYTH OF A 'JEWISH' SHOOTING STAR: FIGHTER ACE EDMUND NATHANAEL
Emil Edmund Nathanael came to my closer attention several years ago when I managed to acquire a signed portrait photograph of him in an estate sale in…
May 18, 2023
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ROB SCHÄFER
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THE MYTH OF A 'JEWISH' SHOOTING STAR: FIGHTER ACE EDMUND NATHANAEL
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'WITH THE BEST GREETINGS, THE SLAYER OF FRENCHMEN' (3)
The letters of a 17-year old Berlin war volunteer from Belgium and France, 1914/1915, Part 3 - "At least I saw the church spires of Ypres! Right in…
Apr 15, 2023
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'WITH THE BEST GREETINGS, THE SLAYER OF FRENCHMEN' (3)
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GERMAN WAR VETERANS IN 'THE LONGEST DAY'
A classic war movie revisited (Part 1) #WW2 #History #WarMovies
Mar 24, 2023
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GERMAN WAR VETERANS IN 'THE LONGEST DAY'
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