Nice to see you back around Justin
Nice to see you back around Justin
The gates of hell were opened and we accepted the invitation to enter" 26/880 Lance Sgt, Edward Dyke. 26th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers , ( 3rd Tyneside Irish )
1st July 1916
Thought shall be the harder , heart the keener,
Courage the greater as our strength faileth.
Here lies our leader ,in the dust of his greatness.
Who leaves him now , be damned forever.
We who are old now shall not leave this Battle,
But lie at his feet , in the dust with our leader
House Carles at the Battle of Hastings
I went on one of Mikhail's tours to Stalingrad 3 years ago, one of the best things I have ever done! Worth every penny.by Paul D
Nick
"In all my years as a soldier, I have never seen men fight so hard." - SS Obergruppenfuhrer Wilhelm Bittrich - Arnhem
Yes a great Guy Nick , i very much enjoyed working with him last September . He was helping me with two Leger Tours to Stalingrad this year as well but both have been cancelled !!
The gates of hell were opened and we accepted the invitation to enter" 26/880 Lance Sgt, Edward Dyke. 26th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers , ( 3rd Tyneside Irish )
1st July 1916
Thought shall be the harder , heart the keener,
Courage the greater as our strength faileth.
Here lies our leader ,in the dust of his greatness.
Who leaves him now , be damned forever.
We who are old now shall not leave this Battle,
But lie at his feet , in the dust with our leader
House Carles at the Battle of Hastings
That’s a shame Paul, are they planned for next year?
Nick
Here is my contribution this thread from the IR194 of the 71ID. The Wehrpass is a zweit but the Soldbuch is a first issue. I included a photograph of the area of operations of the division in Stalingrad.
Nick i forgot to answer this , we have a Tour running next year in May and September .... Pandemic's allowing of course !!
The gates of hell were opened and we accepted the invitation to enter" 26/880 Lance Sgt, Edward Dyke. 26th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers , ( 3rd Tyneside Irish )
1st July 1916
Thought shall be the harder , heart the keener,
Courage the greater as our strength faileth.
Here lies our leader ,in the dust of his greatness.
Who leaves him now , be damned forever.
We who are old now shall not leave this Battle,
But lie at his feet , in the dust with our leader
House Carles at the Battle of Hastings
Nice group and this guy saw some heavy action in the Centre of Stalingrad , his Regiment Commanded by Oberst Lt Fritz Roske attacked the Main Railway Station on 14th September and then was involved in the fighting to capture the area south of the station east to the Volga Embankment .Here is my contribution this thread from the IR194 of the 71ID. The Wehrpass is a zweit but the Soldbuch is a first issue. I included a photograph of the area of operations of the division in Stalingrad.
The gates of hell were opened and we accepted the invitation to enter" 26/880 Lance Sgt, Edward Dyke. 26th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers , ( 3rd Tyneside Irish )
1st July 1916
Thought shall be the harder , heart the keener,
Courage the greater as our strength faileth.
Here lies our leader ,in the dust of his greatness.
Who leaves him now , be damned forever.
We who are old now shall not leave this Battle,
But lie at his feet , in the dust with our leader
House Carles at the Battle of Hastings
I don't think I've posted this one in here yet. Eugen Röcker was an artilleryman in AR 305 of 305 ID. He was wounded in Stalingrad by a shell fragment on 27 October '42 and evacuated -thus spared the encirclement. Love this Soldbuch because it was carried in combat at Stalingrad.
Todd
Former U.S. Army Tanker.
"Best job I ever had."
Very nice grouping , when he was wounded 305 ID were fighting in the Barrikady Gun Factory but i'm not sure exactly where the AR 305 Gun Battery positions were .
The gates of hell were opened and we accepted the invitation to enter" 26/880 Lance Sgt, Edward Dyke. 26th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers , ( 3rd Tyneside Irish )
1st July 1916
Thought shall be the harder , heart the keener,
Courage the greater as our strength faileth.
Here lies our leader ,in the dust of his greatness.
Who leaves him now , be damned forever.
We who are old now shall not leave this Battle,
But lie at his feet , in the dust with our leader
House Carles at the Battle of Hastings
Absolutely. Based on what I know, I'm thinking he was wounded when their Feuerstellung was hit by counter-battery fire - but could have been random too. I love Jason D. Mark's book "Into Oblivion". Although its core focus is Pionier-Bataillon 305, it contains good information on the actions of the division in general.
Todd
Former U.S. Army Tanker.
"Best job I ever had."
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