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From Dragon"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"My 1\/9 scale figure representing a Deutsches Afrikakorps NCO Squad Leader, Feldwebel Egon Metzler. From Dragon 2001.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMade by Dragon Models Limited (DML) item number 70112 in 2001, this a 1\/6 action figure. A NCO (non-commissioned officer or noncommissioned officer) Squad Leader from Deutshes Afrikakorps (DAK) in North Africa 1942. In German is unteroffizier.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis is a fully equiped figure like was sell in that time. I dont have the original box. Standard tropical uniform and equipment used by the DAK. 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From Dragon"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Paulo Henriques"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11166015086083055227"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-8jiaBrDdFW0\/UZ6J5xJp6BI\/AAAAAAAAEjg\/FGO0S483xY0\/s113\/GAMES_PCsPCA_Quiet_PC.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-n3RVNOo4nj0\/Wu4dYuZDFjI\/AAAAAAAAKMA\/Tn6QCo48xpwHurstY5QmGiTn2Dft_4iaACLcBGAs\/s72-c\/PIC_0001.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4791378207125026635.post-2802472654637498511"},"published":{"$t":"2017-09-03T22:10:00.000+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-09-03T22:10:28.967+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"1962"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"2017"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"afrikakorps"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"frau"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"portugal"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"request"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"reunion"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"rommel"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Help to identify some of the signatures in this card"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"This is a arequest from John Barber:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMy father Laurie Barber fought against the Afrika Korp \u0026nbsp;in Operation Crusader with the 18th Battalion 2nd NZEF and also on Crete against the fallschirmjager.He visited Germany as a guest of the German Paratroopers Assn in 1963, prior to that he was invited to the Afrika Korps Reunion in 1962, unfortunately he could not attend both.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo for not attending the Afrika Korp reunion, my father was sent a post card from the reunion, with Frau Rommels signature on the front and on the back signatures of some of those Afrika Korp members who attended.Can you maybe post the attached pictures to your site and see if people can identify some of the signatures please\u003Cbr \/\u003Eregards John Barber\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"mailto:john.carolyn@slingshot.co.nz\"\u003Ejohn.carolyn@slingshot.co.nz\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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Of this number 18,594 were killed and 3,400 posted as missing. The rest who did not make it out of Africa in 1943 mostly ended up as PoWs taken either by the British and Commonwealth troops or the Americans. The treatment of prisoners by both sides was on the whole very good. There were isolated incidents of shooting prisoners on both sides but these were very few and far between and captured prisoners on both sides who required medical attention were given the best treatment as the situation permitted. Many British and commonwealth prisoners were surprised at fair treatment they received from the Afrika Korps when captured. The same can be said for the the German prisoners.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-bbk7eOvHwwA\/WIvOPxm8X3I\/AAAAAAAAIVE\/FRzrlXp0FzMvOuUPzxxewXCH3tGAK5qgwCLcB\/s1600\/dak_pow.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-bbk7eOvHwwA\/WIvOPxm8X3I\/AAAAAAAAIVE\/FRzrlXp0FzMvOuUPzxxewXCH3tGAK5qgwCLcB\/s1600\/dak_pow.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"6\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"background-color: #bda47c; width: 100%px;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#4F5E65\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"100%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;monaco\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: silver;\"\u003EGerman Fallschirmjäger POWs belonging to the Ramke Brigade captured by Australian troops at El Alamein.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EOn the whole the Campaign in Africa was fought in a chivalrous manner with respect being shown by both sides and this view has been confirmed by both Allied and Axis troops. An ex-British despatch rider serving in Africa recalls that on several occasions he saw crews escaping from burning tanks from both sides and not once were they shot at while trying to escape. This was in sharp contrast to the war in Eastern Europe where quite the opposite was true.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESome British prisoners who were wounded were sent to hospitals containing German and Italian wounded and on several occasions during arguments between the British and Italians the Germans would side with the British. German prisoners also commented on the fair treatment shown to them by their Allied captors, both British and American and in most cases it was either Britain or America where these prisoners would end up. Allied troops also commented on the fighting prowess of the Afrika Korps whose relatively small size coupled with the supply problems they encountered as well as their generally unreliable allies the Italians achieved astounding victories.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Y9gwwrRLtow\/WIvO12ttZKI\/AAAAAAAAIVI\/kF2T7XHxsBkrHAGvUlg4Cv5TnCbcNXKMQCLcB\/s1600\/dakpows.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"297\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Y9gwwrRLtow\/WIvO12ttZKI\/AAAAAAAAIVI\/kF2T7XHxsBkrHAGvUlg4Cv5TnCbcNXKMQCLcB\/s400\/dakpows.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"6\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"background-color: #bda47c; text-align: center; width: 100%px;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#4F5E65\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"100%\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;monaco\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: silver;\"\u003ETunisia, 12. Mai 1943\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EWhatever the Afrika Korps was it was not an army of fanatical Nazis as some films and fictional authors would have us believe, but an army of patriotic soldiers (no more patriotic than any other army at the time) \u0026nbsp;who showed great discipline and courage in the face of the enemy and of a calibre of which any commander would have been honoured to command in battle.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/--N7CfrkdocY\/WIvPvKbqHVI\/AAAAAAAAIVQ\/7-J_ICMj6UQE-1ZXTyZh_Adk3TlVGtNFwCLcB\/s1600\/dak_surrender.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/--N7CfrkdocY\/WIvPvKbqHVI\/AAAAAAAAIVQ\/7-J_ICMj6UQE-1ZXTyZh_Adk3TlVGtNFwCLcB\/s400\/dak_surrender.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"6\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%px;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#4F5E65\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"100%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;monaco\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: silver;\"\u003EFor them the war is over. Afrika Korps on a road near Enfidaville on 13th May 1943 assemble for surrender to Allied troops. Hitler's expedition in Africa was an unessecery side-show that squandered valuble reserves of manpower and supplies that could have been put to much better use on the Eastern front.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"CENTER\" style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ccenter style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; 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, \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;monaco\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EELITE FORCES OF THE THIRD REICH\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-YvHfeoydU1c\/WIvQExfOvUI\/AAAAAAAAIVY\/DbfYfyzOYG4jAO1eTlfYwvB-EnQlso_sQCLcB\/s1600\/app.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-YvHfeoydU1c\/WIvQExfOvUI\/AAAAAAAAIVY\/DbfYfyzOYG4jAO1eTlfYwvB-EnQlso_sQCLcB\/s320\/app.jpg\" width=\"216\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;monaco\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPicture courtesy of Jeff Wendt\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;monaco\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"6\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%px;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#4F5E65\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"100%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;monaco\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: silver;\"\u003EAn official Army Air Corps (AAC) photograph of Afrika Korps Italian General Apporte being lead away after his capture in North Africa in 1943\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"CENTER\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;monaco\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #6f0905;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;monaco\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #6f0905;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAXIS LOSSES UNTIL THE END OF THE AFRICA CAMPAIGN\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"CENTER\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd valign=\"TOP\"\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"CENTER\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;monaco\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMen\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd valign=\"TOP\" width=\"50%\"\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"CENTER\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;monaco\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003EAround 1.000.000\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd valign=\"TOP\"\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"CENTER\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;monaco\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPlanes\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd valign=\"TOP\" width=\"50%\"\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"CENTER\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;monaco\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003EAround 8.000\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd valign=\"TOP\"\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"CENTER\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;monaco\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EGuns\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd valign=\"TOP\"\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"CENTER\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;monaco\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003EAround 6.200\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd valign=\"TOP\"\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"CENTER\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;monaco\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EArmoured Cars\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd valign=\"TOP\" width=\"50%\"\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"CENTER\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;monaco\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003EAround 2.500\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd valign=\"TOP\"\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"CENTER\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;monaco\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOther Transports\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd valign=\"TOP\" width=\"50%\"\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"CENTER\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;monaco\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003EAround 70.000\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd valign=\"TOP\"\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"CENTER\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;monaco\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EShips\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd valign=\"TOP\" width=\"50%\"\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"CENTER\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;monaco\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003EAround 2.500.000 tons\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFrom 1941 to 1943, around 22.000 Germans lost their\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003Elives in the North Africa campaign...\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-0He_H9qMwAI\/WIvQbIXNOhI\/AAAAAAAAIVc\/3T8Rel9M_F8yc18qAkYW-lV4FEZzZ1KkgCLcB\/s1600\/surrender1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-0He_H9qMwAI\/WIvQbIXNOhI\/AAAAAAAAIVc\/3T8Rel9M_F8yc18qAkYW-lV4FEZzZ1KkgCLcB\/s400\/surrender1.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"6\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%px;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#4F5E65\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"100%\"\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"CENTER\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;monaco\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: silver;\"\u003EA Luftwaffe oficer surrender to the American Soldiers in Tunisia\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;monaco\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;monaco\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003EThe\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;monaco\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;Deutsche Afrika Korps\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;monaco\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;remains forever as one of the most excellent army's of the 20st Century.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Users\/DAK\/Os%20Meus%20Documentos\/Afrika%20Korps\/dak\/rommel.htm\" style=\"text-decoration: none;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;monaco\u0026quot;;\"\u003ERommel\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;monaco\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;combines speed with tactical and strategical maneuvers even on retreat. Modern wars like the war in Iraq in 1991 are based on\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;monaco\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAfrikakorps\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;monaco\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;basic moves.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"6\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%px;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"100%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;monaco\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: white;\"\u003EEvery fair person who loves history should remember thankfully the British\/Allies soldiers for freeing Europe but also respect their enemy, German and Italian soldiers, because there they did their duty with real courage and honor.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-5F-U1wS34N0\/WIvRE8hov7I\/AAAAAAAAIVk\/-Bke_bck1LE40qzrceM0F5kQjOukCybowCLcB\/s1600\/dak_pow2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-5F-U1wS34N0\/WIvRE8hov7I\/AAAAAAAAIVk\/-Bke_bck1LE40qzrceM0F5kQjOukCybowCLcB\/s400\/dak_pow2.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;monaco\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPicture courtesy of Fran from\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;monaco\u0026quot;; text-decoration: none;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/homepages.pin.co.nz\/fran\/\" style=\"text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_top\"\u003EThe Desert War\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(colorized by me)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;monaco\u0026quot;; text-decoration: none;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"6\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%px;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#4F5E65\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"100%\"\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"CENTER\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;monaco\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: silver;\"\u003EA group of veteran Afrika Korps prisoners pose for a snapshot\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"CENTER\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/feeds\/150800977644852325\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/2017\/01\/the-end-of-afrika-korps.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4791378207125026635\/posts\/default\/150800977644852325"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4791378207125026635\/posts\/default\/150800977644852325"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/2017\/01\/the-end-of-afrika-korps.html","title":"THE END OF THE AFRIKA KORPS"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Paulo Henriques"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11166015086083055227"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-8jiaBrDdFW0\/UZ6J5xJp6BI\/AAAAAAAAEjg\/FGO0S483xY0\/s113\/GAMES_PCsPCA_Quiet_PC.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-bbk7eOvHwwA\/WIvOPxm8X3I\/AAAAAAAAIVE\/FRzrlXp0FzMvOuUPzxxewXCH3tGAK5qgwCLcB\/s72-c\/dak_pow.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4791378207125026635.post-4489027727626906484"},"published":{"$t":"2014-04-26T16:04:00.000+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-04-26T16:04:09.777+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"afrikakorps"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"dead"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"manfred"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"rommel"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Rommel's son's account of his father's last moments"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Death of the Desert Fox: Rommel's son's account of his father's last moments after Hitler ordered him to take a cyanide pill or be arrested\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2012\/12\/30\/article-2254904-1267969C000005DC-805_634x824.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2012\/12\/30\/article-2254904-1267969C000005DC-805_634x824.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"307\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003EMore:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2254904\/Letter-reveals-Rommels-son-account-general-fathers-moments-ordered-commit-suicide-Hitler.html\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2254904\/Letter-reveals-Rommels-son-account-general-fathers-moments-ordered-commit-suicide-Hitler.html\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/feeds\/4489027727626906484\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/2014\/04\/rommels-sons-account-of-his-fathers.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4791378207125026635\/posts\/default\/4489027727626906484"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4791378207125026635\/posts\/default\/4489027727626906484"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/2014\/04\/rommels-sons-account-of-his-fathers.html","title":"Rommel's son's account of his father's last moments"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Paulo Henriques"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11166015086083055227"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-8jiaBrDdFW0\/UZ6J5xJp6BI\/AAAAAAAAEjg\/FGO0S483xY0\/s113\/GAMES_PCsPCA_Quiet_PC.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4791378207125026635.post-1351576947822894753"},"published":{"$t":"2013-11-07T19:54:00.000+00:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-11-07T19:54:22.713+00:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"2013"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"manfred"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"november"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"rommel"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"son"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Manfred Rommel - Very sad news today..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"The former mayor of Stuttgart, Manfred Rommel the son of Erwin Rommel, has died today, 07 November 2013, at the age of 84 in is hometown Stuttgart, Germany. Was born in 24 December 1928. RIP\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Uq-wvO25w5E\/Unvvul839cI\/AAAAAAAAE-M\/gZUU2KaagIw\/s1600\/1394015_246761582153007_696456480_n.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Uq-wvO25w5E\/Unvvul839cI\/AAAAAAAAE-M\/gZUU2KaagIw\/s1600\/1394015_246761582153007_696456480_n.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1351576947822894753\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/2013\/11\/manfred-rommel-very-sad-news-today.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4791378207125026635\/posts\/default\/1351576947822894753"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4791378207125026635\/posts\/default\/1351576947822894753"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/2013\/11\/manfred-rommel-very-sad-news-today.html","title":"Manfred Rommel - Very sad news today..."}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Paulo Henriques"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11166015086083055227"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-8jiaBrDdFW0\/UZ6J5xJp6BI\/AAAAAAAAEjg\/FGO0S483xY0\/s113\/GAMES_PCsPCA_Quiet_PC.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Uq-wvO25w5E\/Unvvul839cI\/AAAAAAAAE-M\/gZUU2KaagIw\/s72-c\/1394015_246761582153007_696456480_n.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4791378207125026635.post-1701856327206676192"},"published":{"$t":"2013-09-11T23:03:00.001+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-09-11T23:04:18.697+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"1st class"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"afrikakorps"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"armband"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"dak"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"dak related documents"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"documents"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"gruppe"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"imagens"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"keitel"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"pictures"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"rommel"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"AFRIKA KORPS DOCUMENTS"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-mgvkYQtA9O8\/UjDmKrn4o9I\/AAAAAAAAE3M\/WjaUuHdf_eM\/s1600\/postcard1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"228\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-mgvkYQtA9O8\/UjDmKrn4o9I\/AAAAAAAAE3M\/WjaUuHdf_eM\/s320\/postcard1.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-XJ93o2ZSFZY\/UjDmLEbRirI\/AAAAAAAAE3g\/YDVmqpez_dI\/s1600\/postcard2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-XJ93o2ZSFZY\/UjDmLEbRirI\/AAAAAAAAE3g\/YDVmqpez_dI\/s320\/postcard2.jpg\" width=\"226\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ccenter style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%px;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#DACFB8\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"100%\"\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"CENTER\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003ETwo german Postacards: 1) Rommel \u0026amp; axis emblems 2) Iron cross 2nd class - Thanks to\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAlessandro Vecchio\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-XXeiWGFiIYQ\/UjDmhf8czKI\/AAAAAAAAE30\/90o6-d8IOa4\/s1600\/tripolimap.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-XXeiWGFiIYQ\/UjDmhf8czKI\/AAAAAAAAE30\/90o6-d8IOa4\/s320\/tripolimap.jpg\" width=\"299\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"background-color: #bda47c; width: 100%px;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#DACFB8\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"100%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco;\"\u003EOriginal DAK map of Tripoli and northern Libya.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco;\"\u003EIt measures 31.5\" x 23.5\" and includes all sorts of detail such as radio stations, airfields, ship ports, and even Islamic mosques and palm forests! The colors are still vivid and an old fold line down the middle with some crinkles along the edges of the map. Thanks to\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAndy.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EDocuments for a General Major Lothar Pfetten in the Afrikakorps by contribution of Jeffrey Wendt\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-OCNbA6ENoec\/UjDmJ6kTAMI\/AAAAAAAAE28\/Av5FCPEo_Y8\/s1600\/2classemedal.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-OCNbA6ENoec\/UjDmJ6kTAMI\/AAAAAAAAE28\/Av5FCPEo_Y8\/s320\/2classemedal.jpg\" width=\"233\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#DACFB8\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"100%\"\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"CENTER\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Monaco;\"\u003EWar Service Cross 2nd Class, awarded direct from the Oberkommando des herres with a Keitel signature\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-SAQVtFNpTtg\/UjDmJz67PeI\/AAAAAAAAE3o\/eVk_vLLMcBE\/s1600\/1classmedal.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-SAQVtFNpTtg\/UjDmJz67PeI\/AAAAAAAAE3o\/eVk_vLLMcBE\/s320\/1classmedal.jpg\" width=\"235\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#DACFB8\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"100%\"\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"CENTER\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Monaco;\"\u003EWar Service Cross 1st Class, awarded direct from the Oberkommando des herres with a Keitel signature\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-cSufXuvEXsM\/UjDmJ6xptFI\/AAAAAAAAE3A\/nmvJMQeQ0t8\/s1600\/armband.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-cSufXuvEXsM\/UjDmJ6xptFI\/AAAAAAAAE3A\/nmvJMQeQ0t8\/s320\/armband.jpg\" width=\"230\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#DACFB8\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"100%\"\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"CENTER\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Monaco;\"\u003EAfrika Armband document, nicely made out with not the usual DER OBERBEFEHABER DER \"heeres-gruppe Afrika\" but DER OBERBEFEHLABER DER \"heeres-grupps Afrika, Generalfeldmarschall Rommel\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-hSKHx1eny1E\/UjDmKCB5nXI\/AAAAAAAAE3Q\/cTPg3FtgiwI\/s1600\/luftwaffeguy1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-hSKHx1eny1E\/UjDmKCB5nXI\/AAAAAAAAE3Q\/cTPg3FtgiwI\/s320\/luftwaffeguy1.jpg\" width=\"224\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#DACFB8\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"100%\"\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Monaco;\"\u003ELufftwafe member and is family\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Monaco;\"\u003EPicture by courtesy of Dmitry Bouchmakov\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1701856327206676192\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/2013\/09\/afrika-korps-documents.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4791378207125026635\/posts\/default\/1701856327206676192"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4791378207125026635\/posts\/default\/1701856327206676192"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/2013\/09\/afrika-korps-documents.html","title":"AFRIKA KORPS DOCUMENTS"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Paulo Henriques"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11166015086083055227"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-8jiaBrDdFW0\/UZ6J5xJp6BI\/AAAAAAAAEjg\/FGO0S483xY0\/s113\/GAMES_PCsPCA_Quiet_PC.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-mgvkYQtA9O8\/UjDmKrn4o9I\/AAAAAAAAE3M\/WjaUuHdf_eM\/s72-c\/postcard1.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4791378207125026635.post-2233452919627912882"},"published":{"$t":"2013-06-10T09:45:00.001+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-06-10T09:45:57.277+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"1941"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"1943"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"AFRICA"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"dak men"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"HELMUTH"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"ORSCHIEDT"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"veterans"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"HELMUTH ORSCHIEDT 2013"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003EMr. Helmuth Orschiedt, an Afrikakorps veteran, that take part on the North African theatre from 1941 to 1943. He send me a picture taken in May 2013. Mr. Helmuth Orschiedt born May 9, 1923 and turn is 90 anniversary.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003EYou can read more about it \u0026nbsp;here:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.pt\/2010\/12\/helmuth-orschiedts-war-in-africa.html\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.pt\/2010\/12\/helmuth-orschiedts-war-in-africa.html\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-nsJSAthzH30\/UbWPr-ln5YI\/AAAAAAAAEpM\/hOEQcMN4RTQ\/s1600\/Helmutt.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-nsJSAthzH30\/UbWPr-ln5YI\/AAAAAAAAEpM\/hOEQcMN4RTQ\/s400\/Helmutt.jpg\" width=\"257\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;\"\u003E\"Taken on 9th May 2013 - 68 years after the war ended. In 1945 I was 22 years old and glad I had survived\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2233452919627912882\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/2013\/06\/helmuth-orschiedt-2013.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4791378207125026635\/posts\/default\/2233452919627912882"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4791378207125026635\/posts\/default\/2233452919627912882"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/2013\/06\/helmuth-orschiedt-2013.html","title":"HELMUTH ORSCHIEDT 2013"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Paulo Henriques"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11166015086083055227"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-8jiaBrDdFW0\/UZ6J5xJp6BI\/AAAAAAAAEjg\/FGO0S483xY0\/s113\/GAMES_PCsPCA_Quiet_PC.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-nsJSAthzH30\/UbWPr-ln5YI\/AAAAAAAAEpM\/hOEQcMN4RTQ\/s72-c\/Helmutt.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4791378207125026635.post-3320104877027750582"},"published":{"$t":"2013-06-05T23:44:00.002+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-06-05T23:44:43.216+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"dak"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"dak men"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"DER"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"General"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"panzertruppe hans cramer"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"GENERAL DER PANZERTRUPPE HANS CRAMER"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-QkSqlLrwOR0\/Ua--B33wkJI\/AAAAAAAAEoA\/etwb0gyk65I\/s1600\/cramer2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-QkSqlLrwOR0\/Ua--B33wkJI\/AAAAAAAAEoA\/etwb0gyk65I\/s1600\/cramer2.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EPicture by courtesy of Nicolas Leste, WebPage: La Fuite\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAwards:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EKnight’s Cross of the Iron Cross: 27 June 1941, Oberstleutnant, Commander of Panzer Regiment 8 in North Africa.\u003Cbr \/\u003EGerman Cross in Gold: 5 March 1942, Oberst, Commander of Panzer Regiment 8 in North Africa.\u003Cbr \/\u003EPrussian Iron Cross, 1st Class (1914) with 1939 Bar\u003Cbr \/\u003EPrussian Iron Cross, 2nd Class (1914) with 1939 Bar\u003Cbr \/\u003ELippe War Honor Cross for Heroic Deeds\u003Cbr \/\u003ELippe War Merit Cross\u003Cbr \/\u003ESchaumburg-Lippe Cross for Faithful Service\u003Cbr \/\u003ECross of Honor for Combatants 1914-1918\u003Cbr \/\u003EArmed Forces Long Service Award, 1st Class (25-year Service Cross)\u003Cbr \/\u003EArmed Forces Long Service Award, 3rd Class (12-year Service Medal)\u003Cbr \/\u003EWound Badge in Silver – World War I award\u003Cbr \/\u003E“AFRIKA” Campaign Cuff\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-JNYwFYJbPHc\/Ua--CeE9sHI\/AAAAAAAAEoQ\/7MkDCBL_DZg\/s1600\/cramer3.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-JNYwFYJbPHc\/Ua--CeE9sHI\/AAAAAAAAEoQ\/7MkDCBL_DZg\/s1600\/cramer3.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EShort Biographie:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBorn: 13.07.1896 in Minden \/ Westfalen\u003Cbr \/\u003EDied: 28.10.1968 in Hausberge\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEntered Army in 1914, fought in WW1\u003Cbr \/\u003EEntered WW2 as Oberstleutnant and Commander of the Recon Training\u003Cbr \/\u003EBatallion\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFurther assignments in WW2:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E22.03.1941 Commander Panzerregiment 8\u003Cbr \/\u003E27.06.1941 decorated with Ritterkreuz\u003Cbr \/\u003E01.10.1941 promoted to Oberst with rank from 01.11.1940\u003Cbr \/\u003E01.04.1942 Chief of Staff of the \"General der Schnellen Truppen\" in OKH\u003Cbr \/\u003E01.09.1942 acting \"General der Schnellen Truppen\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E01.11.1942 promoted to Generalmajor\u003Cbr \/\u003E22.01.1943 promoted to Generalleutnant\u003Cbr \/\u003E10.02.1943 placed in reserve\u003Cbr \/\u003E13.03.1943 Commander DAK\u003Cbr \/\u003E01.05.1943 promoted to General der Panzertruppe\u003Cbr \/\u003E16.05.1943 captured in Tunisia\u003Cbr \/\u003E23.05.1944 exchanged, returned to Germany, placed in reserve\u003Cbr \/\u003E20.07.1944 honorably discharged from the Army\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-F4h6Lvqsqho\/Ua--BlUFGeI\/AAAAAAAAEoE\/Sh6D6SE12AU\/s1600\/cramer.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-F4h6Lvqsqho\/Ua--BlUFGeI\/AAAAAAAAEoE\/Sh6D6SE12AU\/s1600\/cramer.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENotes:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeneral Cramer was released for ill reason in May 1944 by british. Cramer was appointed to the staff of the Oberbefelshaber West in Paris for special duties. He was relief of duty after the events of 20th July, 1944 under suspicion of beeing involved in the plot. Cramer was kept under house arrest but later found unguilty. He was transfered in the Führer-Reserve. (Information by GEORGES M. CROISIER)\u003Cbr \/\u003ECampaigns: North Africa (1941\/1942); Russia (1942); North Africa (1943); Normandy (1944)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-1b6x5sq-5PM\/Ua--B4exdrI\/AAAAAAAAEn8\/EBihm1fwHzk\/s1600\/arnim.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-1b6x5sq-5PM\/Ua--B4exdrI\/AAAAAAAAEn8\/EBihm1fwHzk\/s1600\/arnim.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EGeneral Cramer, the last commandant of the Afrika Korps, after the capture by the Allied (colorized picture)\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThanks to Stefan Schlemmer and Francisco de Asís Romero y Medina\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/feeds\/3320104877027750582\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/2013\/06\/general-der-panzertruppe-hans-cramer.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4791378207125026635\/posts\/default\/3320104877027750582"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4791378207125026635\/posts\/default\/3320104877027750582"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/2013\/06\/general-der-panzertruppe-hans-cramer.html","title":"GENERAL DER PANZERTRUPPE HANS CRAMER"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Paulo Henriques"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11166015086083055227"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-8jiaBrDdFW0\/UZ6J5xJp6BI\/AAAAAAAAEjg\/FGO0S483xY0\/s113\/GAMES_PCsPCA_Quiet_PC.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-QkSqlLrwOR0\/Ua--B33wkJI\/AAAAAAAAEoA\/etwb0gyk65I\/s72-c\/cramer2.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4791378207125026635.post-8456055227791188257"},"published":{"$t":"2013-01-31T22:21:00.000+00:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-01-31T22:23:02.397+00:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Afrika"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"afrikakorps"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"allies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"axis"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Korps"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"panzer"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tiger"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tunisia"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"\"Catch That Tiger\""},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Tank Museum presents two letters that question the veracity of claims made in Botham and Montague’s 2012 title \"Catch That Tiger\"...\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-HMEEldGIzxU\/T3pbXGXEYSI\/AAAAAAAAHSw\/NDSUQlx39Q4\/s1600\/tiger131_5.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"218\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-HMEEldGIzxU\/T3pbXGXEYSI\/AAAAAAAAHSw\/NDSUQlx39Q4\/s320\/tiger131_5.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ETiger 131 from the\u0026nbsp;The Tank Museum in England\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.tankmuseum.org\/asset_arena\/textual\/12\/bovtm_tank_times_feb_2012.pdf\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.tankmuseum.org\/asset_arena\/textual\/12\/bovtm_tank_times_feb_2012.pdf\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EIt was 21 April 1943 when 48th Royal Tank Regiment, newly arrived in Tunisia from Britain, went into action against the Germans for the first time.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAlongside an infantry battalion, they attacked German \u0026nbsp;positions in the hills at Medjez-al-Bab. \u0026nbsp;Lt. Peter Gudgin, who commanded one of two troops of Churchill tanks leading the attack, was among them. \u0026nbsp;He was soon to experience the destructive force of the Tiger.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;“As we advanced towards our objectives we could see no sign of the enemy,” Peter told The Tank Museum. “But suddenly my fellow troop leader’s tank erupted in an enormous explosion. Before I had chance to locate the source of this shot, my tank was hit by a shot which passed through the front plate, through the fighting compartment and into the engine, setting it ablaze.” \u0026nbsp;Lt. Gudgin and his crew bailed out under heavy machine gun fire and were fortunate to escape with minor injuries; the crew of the other tank were all killed. “The next day we took the \u0026nbsp;opportunity to examine our burnt out tank. \u0026nbsp;It had been cleanly penetrated by an 88mm shell which had been fired by a Tiger tank that had been found abandoned on our objective.” \u0026nbsp; The abandoned tank was Tiger 131.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBritish tank crews first encountered Tigers in January 1943. \u0026nbsp;German crews had been thorough in carrying out \u0026nbsp;their orders to completely destroy abandoned Tigers in order to prevent them falling into enemy hands. \u0026nbsp;As a result little was known about this formidable new opponent, so the capture of a complete Tiger was a prize of enormous importance which would yield valuable information. This makes the capture of Tiger 131 as significant as it \u0026nbsp;was enigmatic.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe fate of the crew remains a mystery \u0026nbsp;but the fact that the tank was abandoned seems to have been considered dishonourable. \u0026nbsp;The unit’s war diary simply states; “Crew members of Tiger 131 panic and abandon the tank after two harmless hits from a Churchill.” \u0026nbsp;The evidence shows that the tank was subject to several direct hits which were far from harmless.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe most important strike, which is clearly visible today, saw a 6-pounder round scrape the underside of the Tiger’s 88mm gun, before hitting the gun mantlet and lodging \u0026nbsp;itself in the turret ring. \u0026nbsp;This jammed the turret and \u0026nbsp;effectively prevented the Tiger from fighting. \u0026nbsp;It also split the weld on the top plate and, according to a contemporary report, shattered the radio. \u0026nbsp;It was surmised that this shot could have “incapacitated the driver and front gunner”. Evidence of a second 6pdr strike can also be seen on the right hand turret lifting stud, but a third 6pr hit the open loader’s hatch, smashing it and deflecting the round to hit the hatch rim, again\u003Cbr \/\u003Epotentially injuring crew members inside. Whatever happened, the evidence shows that Tiger 131 was literally fought to a standstill by 48 RTR’s Churchill tanks.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe damage caused by their 6pdr’s indicates an incredibly high standard of gunnery as they were almost certainly firing on the move.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe fact the tank was captured at all proves that, despite its clear but often overstated strengths, the Tiger was not invincible.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBehind the myth and hyperbole with which it is often associated, Tiger 131 tells an important story about the\u003Cbr \/\u003Ehuman element in tank warfare; the role of the crew. \u0026nbsp;We may speculate that the inexperience or poor morale of its crew led to the surrender of a tank famed for its strength; but what of the men who had to face the fearsome Tiger in machines they considered inferior? When Lt. Gudgin and his men arrived in Tunisia, they were confronted by the spectacle of stacked Churchill tank hulks. \u0026nbsp;Large holes had been punched through even their thickest armour. \u0026nbsp;It must have been a most discouraging sight. \u0026nbsp;They knew that their comparatively under-gunned Churchills would be no match for the Tigers when they eventually met. \u0026nbsp;But this did not deter them from conducting their duty with almost casual, daily acts of considerable personal courage. \u003Cbr \/\u003EWhen it is seen in action alongside its Allied contemporaries, it is our hope that visitors will get an\u003Cbr \/\u003Eimpression of how men like Lt. Peter Gudgin must have felt when confronted by the mighty Tiger tank.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cobject class=\"BLOGGER-youtube-video\" classid=\"clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\" data-thumbnail-src=\"http:\/\/1.gvt0.com\/vi\/wY_5c0mBXok\/0.jpg\" height=\"266\" width=\"320\"\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/wY_5c0mBXok\u0026fs=1\u0026source=uds\" \/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#FFFFFF\" \/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/\u003E\u003Cembed width=\"320\" height=\"266\"  src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/wY_5c0mBXok\u0026fs=1\u0026source=uds\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"\u003E\u003C\/embed\u003E\u003C\/object\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETiger 131\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOn 21 April 1943, a Tiger I of the 504th German heavy tank battalion, with turret number 131, was captured on a hill called Djebel Djaffa in Tunisia. A 6-pounder solid shot from a Churchill tank of the British 48th Royal Tank Regiment hit the Tiger's gun barrel and ricocheted into its turret ring, jamming its traverse and wounding the commander. The crew bailed out and the tank was captured. After repairs, the tank was sent to England for a thorough inspection.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOn 25 September 1951, the captured tank was officially handed over to the Bovington Tank Museum by the British Ministry of Supply. In June 1990, the tank was removed from display at the museum and work began on its restoration.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis was carried out both by the museum and the Army Base Repair Organisation and involved an almost complete disassembly of the tank. The Maybach HL230 engine from the museum's Tiger II was installed (the Tiger's original Maybach HL210 had been sectioned for display, along with a modern fire-suppressant system in the engine compartment. In December 2003, Tiger 131 returned to the museum, restored and in running condition.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/feeds\/8456055227791188257\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/2013\/01\/catch-that-tiger.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4791378207125026635\/posts\/default\/8456055227791188257"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4791378207125026635\/posts\/default\/8456055227791188257"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/2013\/01\/catch-that-tiger.html","title":"\"Catch That Tiger\""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Paulo Henriques"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11166015086083055227"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-8jiaBrDdFW0\/UZ6J5xJp6BI\/AAAAAAAAEjg\/FGO0S483xY0\/s113\/GAMES_PCsPCA_Quiet_PC.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-HMEEldGIzxU\/T3pbXGXEYSI\/AAAAAAAAHSw\/NDSUQlx39Q4\/s72-c\/tiger131_5.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4791378207125026635.post-3745458526194126798"},"published":{"$t":"2012-11-11T23:18:00.002+00:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2012-11-11T23:22:10.437+00:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"1\/35"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"1\/6 scale"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"1942"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"dak"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"dak today"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"desert"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"diorama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"house"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"italeri"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"lybia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"model"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"ruin"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"ruined"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tamyia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"western desert"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Tobruk kaput! Another DAK Diorama by me"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Another DAK Diorama:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-KLQi1EX91K8\/T7F4hsMtqvI\/AAAAAAAACiY\/UbitOnT0X9M\/s1600\/P5143484.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-KLQi1EX91K8\/T7F4hsMtqvI\/AAAAAAAACiY\/UbitOnT0X9M\/s640\/P5143484.JPG\" width=\"423\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-iKAGSSUa9po\/T7F4mbsIx0I\/AAAAAAAACig\/q3wBa3llg9s\/s1600\/P5143485.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-iKAGSSUa9po\/T7F4mbsIx0I\/AAAAAAAACig\/q3wBa3llg9s\/s400\/P5143485.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-hdUSECqmWnM\/T7F4rMpBMZI\/AAAAAAAACio\/MrGbiE5rq8w\/s1600\/P5143486.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-hdUSECqmWnM\/T7F4rMpBMZI\/AAAAAAAACio\/MrGbiE5rq8w\/s400\/P5143486.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZnDdLPxsam0\/T7F4wAwOY3I\/AAAAAAAACiw\/CQQTXTRT3Q0\/s1600\/P5143487.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZnDdLPxsam0\/T7F4wAwOY3I\/AAAAAAAACiw\/CQQTXTRT3Q0\/s400\/P5143487.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-62BfeqjuQKo\/T7F41A_m0lI\/AAAAAAAACi4\/M9JfmBsP7kA\/s1600\/P5143488.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-62BfeqjuQKo\/T7F41A_m0lI\/AAAAAAAACi4\/M9JfmBsP7kA\/s400\/P5143488.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-PZi5KJSMoJY\/T7F46IzxxdI\/AAAAAAAACjA\/lWVL2NUdFCA\/s1600\/P5143489.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-PZi5KJSMoJY\/T7F46IzxxdI\/AAAAAAAACjA\/lWVL2NUdFCA\/s400\/P5143489.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-fXahY3Bt9GI\/T7F4_Gi2iFI\/AAAAAAAACjI\/OKsj3YVBJpk\/s1600\/P5143490.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-fXahY3Bt9GI\/T7F4_Gi2iFI\/AAAAAAAACjI\/OKsj3YVBJpk\/s400\/P5143490.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMore dioramas made by me here:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/rammhobby.blogspot.pt\/\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/rammhobby.blogspot.pt\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/feeds\/3745458526194126798\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/2012\/11\/tobruk-kaput-another-dak-diorama-by-me.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4791378207125026635\/posts\/default\/3745458526194126798"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4791378207125026635\/posts\/default\/3745458526194126798"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/2012\/11\/tobruk-kaput-another-dak-diorama-by-me.html","title":"Tobruk kaput! 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margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZoxpP6za8mw\/Ts7MDPYyMtI\/AAAAAAAABNo\/CMgUVffywv8\/s1600\/377416_2543860591796_1112175123_2939030_409962726_n.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZoxpP6za8mw\/Ts7MDPYyMtI\/AAAAAAAABNo\/CMgUVffywv8\/s400\/377416_2543860591796_1112175123_2939030_409962726_n.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ESmall stones and tyre tracks before dry\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-wW1iZSJxjUw\/Ts7ME8NvkbI\/AAAAAAAABN8\/7otwgh_cybU\/s1600\/387936_2543859831777_1112175123_2939028_1842307399_n.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-wW1iZSJxjUw\/Ts7ME8NvkbI\/AAAAAAAABN8\/7otwgh_cybU\/s400\/387936_2543859831777_1112175123_2939028_1842307399_n.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EStart painting with a stone base color\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Q7rvU5vkgPY\/Ts7MCAPLdCI\/AAAAAAAABNc\/B9ZuhzZn1C8\/s1600\/295933_2528972899613_1112175123_2929904_523252004_n.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Q7rvU5vkgPY\/Ts7MCAPLdCI\/AAAAAAAABNc\/B9ZuhzZn1C8\/s400\/295933_2528972899613_1112175123_2929904_523252004_n.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EFinding the better look for the models\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-PKltlK6PVic\/Ts7MEXr_PRI\/AAAAAAAABN4\/218YrgKwNqQ\/s1600\/384500_2549909023003_1112175123_2943099_1505271064_n.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-PKltlK6PVic\/Ts7MEXr_PRI\/AAAAAAAABN4\/218YrgKwNqQ\/s400\/384500_2549909023003_1112175123_2943099_1505271064_n.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EStart painting and weathering the ruin\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Q8Dq7CK5tFw\/Ts7MD0sj77I\/AAAAAAAABNw\/d2PdBQYvj2I\/s1600\/383898_2549908742996_1112175123_2943098_788624088_n.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Q8Dq7CK5tFw\/Ts7MD0sj77I\/AAAAAAAABNw\/d2PdBQYvj2I\/s400\/383898_2549908742996_1112175123_2943098_788624088_n.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThe ruin near the end...\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/feeds\/7873257408099229311\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/2011\/11\/dak-today-my-own-dak-diorama-03.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4791378207125026635\/posts\/default\/7873257408099229311"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4791378207125026635\/posts\/default\/7873257408099229311"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/2011\/11\/dak-today-my-own-dak-diorama-03.html","title":"DAK TODAY - My own DAK Diorama - 03"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Paulo Henriques"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11166015086083055227"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-8jiaBrDdFW0\/UZ6J5xJp6BI\/AAAAAAAAEjg\/FGO0S483xY0\/s113\/GAMES_PCsPCA_Quiet_PC.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZoxpP6za8mw\/Ts7MDPYyMtI\/AAAAAAAABNo\/CMgUVffywv8\/s72-c\/377416_2543860591796_1112175123_2939030_409962726_n.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4791378207125026635.post-7128820164458100679"},"published":{"$t":"2011-11-17T22:19:00.001+00:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-06-10T13:03:21.059+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"dak men"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"GENERALLEUTNANT"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"KARL BÜLLOWIUS"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"GENERALLEUTNANT KARL BÜLLOWIUS"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-x50eNqx39cE\/UbXAb58KV5I\/AAAAAAAAEpg\/HRPH072YfYg\/s1600\/Karl.Bullowius.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-x50eNqx39cE\/UbXAb58KV5I\/AAAAAAAAEpg\/HRPH072YfYg\/s320\/Karl.Bullowius.jpg\" width=\"217\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBorn: 2.3.1890 in Königsberg\u003Cbr \/\u003ESuicide: 27.3.1945 in Hospital Camp Forrest\/Tennesse\/USA\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPromotions:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EHauptmann: 1.6.1924\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMajor: 1.4.1934\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EOberstleutnant: 1.8.1936\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EOberst: 3.1.1939\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EGeneralmajor: 1.4.1942\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EGeneralleutnant: 1.4.1943\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003ECommands and Assignments:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EPioneer-Leader of the 8 Armee: 26.10.1939-15.5.1940\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EPioneer-Leader of the 9 Armee: 15.5.1940-25.10.1942\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EPioneer-Leader of the Panzer-Armee Afrika: 25.10.1942-13.3.1943\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EGeneral der Pioniere in Heeresgruppe \"Afrika\" (25.2.1943-9.5.1943)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECommander of Division von Manteuffel: 30.4.1943-9.5.1943)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EGeneral of Pioneers with Heeresgruppe Afrika: 13.3.1943-9.5.1943\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003EAwards:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E1914 Iron Cross Second Class\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E1914 Iron Cross First Class\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E1939 Bar to 1914 Iron Cross Second Class\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E1939 Bar to 1914 Iron Cross First Class\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EGerman Cross in Silver: 30.11.1942\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003ENotes:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECampaigns: West (1940); Russia (1941\/1942);\u003Cbr \/\u003ENorth Africa (1942\/1943)\u003Cbr \/\u003ECaptured in North Africa - American POW (9.5.1943-27.3.1945)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThanks to Francisco de Asís Romero y Medina\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E(Adicional info and pictures needed)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/feeds\/7128820164458100679\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/2011\/11\/generalleutnant-karl-bullowius.html#comment-form","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4791378207125026635\/posts\/default\/7128820164458100679"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4791378207125026635\/posts\/default\/7128820164458100679"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/2011\/11\/generalleutnant-karl-bullowius.html","title":"GENERALLEUTNANT KARL BÜLLOWIUS"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Paulo Henriques"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11166015086083055227"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-8jiaBrDdFW0\/UZ6J5xJp6BI\/AAAAAAAAEjg\/FGO0S483xY0\/s113\/GAMES_PCsPCA_Quiet_PC.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-x50eNqx39cE\/UbXAb58KV5I\/AAAAAAAAEpg\/HRPH072YfYg\/s72-c\/Karl.Bullowius.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4791378207125026635.post-1243729321529784990"},"published":{"$t":"2011-11-17T21:57:00.003+00:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-11-17T22:43:33.715+00:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"collection"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"dak today"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"del prado"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"delprado"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"lead"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"soldier"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"DAK TODAY - DelPrado Warrant Officer - Afrikakorps"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThis is a lead soldier - Warrant Officer from the Afrikakorps 1942 was manufactured by DelPrado in 2000. I found this in a antique exposision in last June. Here goes the pictures (click on images to see it big):\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-qiANza63V8s\/TsWBr72kjuI\/AAAAAAAABMs\/HjqfnvFhtvE\/s1600\/PB172580.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-qiANza63V8s\/TsWBr72kjuI\/AAAAAAAABMs\/HjqfnvFhtvE\/s400\/PB172580.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-_w6536_TfMA\/TsWBtAjjZvI\/AAAAAAAABM0\/VHLEqW-deRo\/s1600\/PB172581.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-_w6536_TfMA\/TsWBtAjjZvI\/AAAAAAAABM0\/VHLEqW-deRo\/s400\/PB172581.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Wj1P4wJvijI\/TsWBuS4HH2I\/AAAAAAAABM8\/174ASFy8hK8\/s1600\/PB172584.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Wj1P4wJvijI\/TsWBuS4HH2I\/AAAAAAAABM8\/174ASFy8hK8\/s400\/PB172584.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-2vCnVi93vBQ\/TsWBvyPBesI\/AAAAAAAABNE\/xI5gvtCMhhA\/s1600\/PB172585.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-2vCnVi93vBQ\/TsWBvyPBesI\/AAAAAAAABNE\/xI5gvtCMhhA\/s400\/PB172585.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EWith a lead DAK friend (not from DelPrado)\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-TmuVZKXBU38\/TsWBwxlEsbI\/AAAAAAAABNM\/gXAVniQAPmU\/s1600\/PB172586.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-TmuVZKXBU38\/TsWBwxlEsbI\/AAAAAAAABNM\/gXAVniQAPmU\/s400\/PB172586.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EAnother DelPrado release a Panzergranadier in Stalingrad 1943 (in a desert scene)\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ENot bad for a lead soldier.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/delprado.com.br\/default.asp\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/delprado.com.br\/default.asp\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1243729321529784990\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/2011\/11\/dak-today-delprado-warrant-officer.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4791378207125026635\/posts\/default\/1243729321529784990"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4791378207125026635\/posts\/default\/1243729321529784990"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/2011\/11\/dak-today-delprado-warrant-officer.html","title":"DAK TODAY - DelPrado Warrant Officer - Afrikakorps"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Paulo Henriques"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11166015086083055227"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-8jiaBrDdFW0\/UZ6J5xJp6BI\/AAAAAAAAEjg\/FGO0S483xY0\/s113\/GAMES_PCsPCA_Quiet_PC.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-qiANza63V8s\/TsWBr72kjuI\/AAAAAAAABMs\/HjqfnvFhtvE\/s72-c\/PB172580.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4791378207125026635.post-4880998113860437157"},"published":{"$t":"2011-11-16T23:47:00.003+00:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-11-24T22:55:52.142+00:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"1\/35 scale"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"1942"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"dak"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"dak today"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"desert"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"diorama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"house"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"italeri"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"lybia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"model"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"ruin"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"ruined"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tamyia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"western desert"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"DAK TODAY - My own DAK Diorama - 02"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Part 02 \u003Cbr \/\u003EThen I start to cover the cardboard with modeling paste:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-LuLwEe-H6OA\/TsRLMY6U9HI\/AAAAAAAABME\/JJXJikb15RY\/s1600\/PB092468.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-LuLwEe-H6OA\/TsRLMY6U9HI\/AAAAAAAABME\/JJXJikb15RY\/s400\/PB092468.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThe stairs...\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-8NdclBaLIzE\/TsRLNmPkBQI\/AAAAAAAABMM\/GsQ35NzjxZ4\/s1600\/PB092469.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-8NdclBaLIzE\/TsRLNmPkBQI\/AAAAAAAABMM\/GsQ35NzjxZ4\/s400\/PB092469.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6Zp96Un5dmU\/TsRLPJX_qUI\/AAAAAAAABMU\/W1zHe4s80PM\/s1600\/PB112473.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6Zp96Un5dmU\/TsRLPJX_qUI\/AAAAAAAABMU\/W1zHe4s80PM\/s400\/PB112473.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EAll cardboar is covered with the moulding paste\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-eTAz9lClhhE\/TsRLQhmuSrI\/AAAAAAAABMc\/xprnhUDO-lI\/s1600\/PB112474.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-eTAz9lClhhE\/TsRLQhmuSrI\/AAAAAAAABMc\/xprnhUDO-lI\/s400\/PB112474.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-CkMTFHrEESo\/TsRLRwprh2I\/AAAAAAAABMk\/JE5xnBYUZR4\/s1600\/PB112475.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-CkMTFHrEESo\/TsRLRwprh2I\/AAAAAAAABMk\/JE5xnBYUZR4\/s400\/PB112475.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETo be continued..."},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/feeds\/4880998113860437157\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/2011\/11\/dak-today-my-own-dak-diorama-02.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4791378207125026635\/posts\/default\/4880998113860437157"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4791378207125026635\/posts\/default\/4880998113860437157"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/2011\/11\/dak-today-my-own-dak-diorama-02.html","title":"DAK TODAY - My own DAK Diorama - 02"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Paulo Henriques"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11166015086083055227"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-8jiaBrDdFW0\/UZ6J5xJp6BI\/AAAAAAAAEjg\/FGO0S483xY0\/s113\/GAMES_PCsPCA_Quiet_PC.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-LuLwEe-H6OA\/TsRLMY6U9HI\/AAAAAAAABME\/JJXJikb15RY\/s72-c\/PB092468.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4791378207125026635.post-2193409419918449276"},"published":{"$t":"2011-11-16T23:31:00.005+00:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-11-16T23:49:48.019+00:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"1\/35"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"1\/6 scale"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"1942"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"dak"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"dak today"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"desert"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"diorama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"house"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"italeri"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"lybia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"model"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"ruin"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"ruined"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tamyia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"western desert"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"DAK TODAY - My own DAK Diorama - 01"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I start a new diorama.\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe ideia was to use some old DAK figures, equipment and vehicles and join them in a new diorama using new technics. Here goes the first steps:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-16d73RzghiQ\/TsRFzPq0WvI\/AAAAAAAABK8\/YMyYrig713k\/s1600\/PB082459.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-16d73RzghiQ\/TsRFzPq0WvI\/AAAAAAAABK8\/YMyYrig713k\/s400\/PB082459.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EStart to building the ruined desert house in cardboard\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-lpRh7r921I0\/TsRF0iB1NQI\/AAAAAAAABLE\/1tU-5CAPXco\/s1600\/PB082460.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-lpRh7r921I0\/TsRF0iB1NQI\/AAAAAAAABLE\/1tU-5CAPXco\/s400\/PB082460.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EA ex NVIDIA Video Card box...\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-oF2BlFYfwRw\/TsRF2FAvIwI\/AAAAAAAABLM\/JmZXgWK07K0\/s1600\/PB082461.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-oF2BlFYfwRw\/TsRF2FAvIwI\/AAAAAAAABLM\/JmZXgWK07K0\/s400\/PB082461.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThe prototype display\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-tc6OCBY8aaA\/TsRF3TxfWTI\/AAAAAAAABLU\/rQ8Mcx8F0Fc\/s1600\/PB082462.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-tc6OCBY8aaA\/TsRF3TxfWTI\/AAAAAAAABLU\/rQ8Mcx8F0Fc\/s400\/PB082462.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-yNOlWze0OJE\/TsRF4hDKMoI\/AAAAAAAABLc\/oJ6FYhpwggQ\/s1600\/PB082463.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-yNOlWze0OJE\/TsRF4hDKMoI\/AAAAAAAABLc\/oJ6FYhpwggQ\/s400\/PB082463.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-f7Ta42uBjLo\/TsRF52cIWdI\/AAAAAAAABLk\/sTqfYZFckCw\/s1600\/PB082464.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-f7Ta42uBjLo\/TsRF52cIWdI\/AAAAAAAABLk\/sTqfYZFckCw\/s400\/PB082464.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-BmsO_bbriOY\/TsRF7ekq2SI\/AAAAAAAABLs\/H4wA3CXxNCI\/s1600\/PB082465.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-BmsO_bbriOY\/TsRF7ekq2SI\/AAAAAAAABLs\/H4wA3CXxNCI\/s400\/PB082465.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EHave the ideia of use a old and bad constructed kit of a Leichter Panzerspähwagen Sdkfz 222 to stay half inside the ruined house\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-hwSHshAp2qs\/TsRF8kQ3aQI\/AAAAAAAABL0\/S-j5lRyTFEE\/s1600\/PB082466.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-hwSHshAp2qs\/TsRF8kQ3aQI\/AAAAAAAABL0\/S-j5lRyTFEE\/s400\/PB082466.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E(I dont do this kind of things for almoust 20 years)\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ESoon I will show the next stage of this diorama.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2193409419918449276\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/2011\/11\/dak-today-my-own-dak-diorama.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4791378207125026635\/posts\/default\/2193409419918449276"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4791378207125026635\/posts\/default\/2193409419918449276"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/2011\/11\/dak-today-my-own-dak-diorama.html","title":"DAK TODAY - My own DAK Diorama - 01"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Paulo Henriques"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11166015086083055227"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-8jiaBrDdFW0\/UZ6J5xJp6BI\/AAAAAAAAEjg\/FGO0S483xY0\/s113\/GAMES_PCsPCA_Quiet_PC.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-16d73RzghiQ\/TsRFzPq0WvI\/AAAAAAAABK8\/YMyYrig713k\/s72-c\/PB082459.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4791378207125026635.post-3014516265487456954"},"published":{"$t":"2011-10-22T23:36:00.000+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-10-22T23:37:26.066+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"231"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"232"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"acht"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"achtrad"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"armoured car"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"dak guns"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Panzerspähwagen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"rad"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"reconnaissance"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"sd.kfz"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"sdkfz"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sonderkraftfahrzeug"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"DAK GUNS - Schwerer Panzerspähwagen Sd.Kfz 231\/2 \"8Rad\""},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-WyLLNdKkHJI\/TqNDVkguCDI\/AAAAAAAABKI\/KWyiDjGieko\/s1600\/8rad_03.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-WyLLNdKkHJI\/TqNDVkguCDI\/AAAAAAAABKI\/KWyiDjGieko\/s1600\/8rad_03.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThe crew of a reconnaissance Sd.Kfz 231 resting near a well\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003EGerman was an early exponent of armoured cars, partly because, unlike tanks, they were not restrited by the Versailes Treaty, and they were a cheap and quick way of mechanising the Army and giving industry experience of building vehicles to military specifications. The multy-wheeled German armoured cars resulted from studies using trucks with drive on four rear wheels to achieve a good cross-country performance.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-l7pBibq8U_k\/TqNDU8SdiCI\/AAAAAAAABJ4\/iCdbjrE69iQ\/s1600\/8rad_02.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-l7pBibq8U_k\/TqNDU8SdiCI\/AAAAAAAABJ4\/iCdbjrE69iQ\/s1600\/8rad_02.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESd.Kfz 232\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-IwSZ625Rzc4\/TqNDUBY0wNI\/AAAAAAAABJo\/UfxXTaOyFwk\/s1600\/8rad_01.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-IwSZ625Rzc4\/TqNDUBY0wNI\/AAAAAAAABJo\/UfxXTaOyFwk\/s1600\/8rad_01.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EMany of these trials took place at Kazan in the USSR under secret agreements. As early 1929, three firms provided suitable 6x4 trucks that could be converted with new armoured bodies and a second steering position on the rear. Movement in either direction (as opposed to reversing) was specified for armoured cars in 1927, and this was adhered to the next 15 years.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOther requirments were for unaided trench crossing up to a 1.5m (5ft) width and ability to ford 1m (3ft) depths. Six-wheeled cars entered service in 1932 and throughout the war, but had poor performance over uneven ground and so eight-wheelers (Acht Rad) were soon developed for the same purposes, but without the recourse to commercial chassis.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe most important of these, at least in the early years, was the Panzerspähwagen (armoured reconnaissance vehicle) Sd.Kfz 232 (8 Rad). For some reason the ordenance number (Sd.Kfz meaning Sonderkraftfahrzeug or special purpose vehicle) to both six and eight-wheeled armoured cars, so the vehicle here was sufixed \"8 Rad\" to distinguish it from the \"other\" 232, a similar car with a front-mounted engine and 6x6 configuration. For a vehicle expected to make first contacte with the enemy, the \"Achtrads\" were inadequately armed and armoured.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe ability to change direction (the requirement was to do so in under 10 seconds) can be understod in this light. They were excellent off-road vehicles however, partly because of their complicated but efficient all wheel steering and differencial system that prevented the inner wheels dragging in turns.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"goog_323019191\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"goog_323019192\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn order to report their discoveries to Panzer and other units, the 232 \"Achtrads\" were fitted with a large frame aerial for a powerful medium-range radio set, and this distinguished it from the otherwise identical Sd.Kfz 231 (8 Rad). Issued to the heavy platoons of the armoured car reconnaissance squadrons, the 231s and 232s were operated in conjunction with other vehicles, providing fire support when needed.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-XdbTENgOK-k\/TqNDVGOP36I\/AAAAAAAABKA\/nCs3fvwf-3g\/s1600\/8rad_2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-XdbTENgOK-k\/TqNDVGOP36I\/AAAAAAAABKA\/nCs3fvwf-3g\/s1600\/8rad_2.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-q-2PNMmZ2Mo\/TqNDVwUQ8yI\/AAAAAAAABKQ\/kUPGIJM1jZk\/s1600\/8rad_04.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-q-2PNMmZ2Mo\/TqNDVwUQ8yI\/AAAAAAAABKQ\/kUPGIJM1jZk\/s1600\/8rad_04.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EThe 607 produced saw service in all fronts where German forces were engaged during the war.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe German 8 wheel armoured car Sd.Kfz 231\/2 was used by the German Army until the end of the W.W.II. Was the most advanced armoured vehicle of is time and was special adapted to the desert.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"1\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#DACFB8\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"33%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMain Armament:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#DACFB8\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"68%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003EOne 20mm (0.7in) KwK 30 cannon\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E                    \u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#DACFB8\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"33%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESecondary armament:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#DACFB8\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"68%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003EOne co-axial 7.92mm (0.3in) MG 34 machine gun\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E                    \u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#DACFB8\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"33%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECombat weight:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#DACFB8\" valign=\"TOP\" 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font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003EKommodore\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E                    \u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#DACFB8\" height=\"19\" valign=\"CENTER\" width=\"33%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Times New I2; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003EGeneralmajor\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#DACFB8\" height=\"19\" valign=\"CENTER\" width=\"33%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Times New I2; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003EGeneralmajor\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#DACFB8\" height=\"19\" valign=\"CENTER\" width=\"33%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Times New I2; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003EVizeadmiral\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E                    \u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#DACFB8\" height=\"19\" valign=\"CENTER\" width=\"33%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Times New I2; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003EGeneralleutnant\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#DACFB8\" height=\"19\" valign=\"CENTER\" width=\"33%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Times New I2; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003EGeneralleutnant\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#DACFB8\" height=\"19\" valign=\"CENTER\" width=\"33%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Times New I2; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003EKonteradmiral\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E                    \u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#DACFB8\" height=\"17\" valign=\"CENTER\" width=\"33%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Times New I2; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003EGeneral\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#DACFB8\" height=\"17\" valign=\"CENTER\" width=\"33%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Times New I2; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003EGeneral\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#DACFB8\" height=\"17\" valign=\"CENTER\" width=\"33%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Times New I2; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003EAdmiral\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E                    \u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#DACFB8\" height=\"19\" valign=\"CENTER\" width=\"33%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Times New I2; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003EGeneraloberst\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#DACFB8\" height=\"19\" valign=\"CENTER\" width=\"33%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Times New I2; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003EGeneraloberst\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#DACFB8\" height=\"19\" valign=\"CENTER\" width=\"33%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Times New I2; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003EGeneraladmiral\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E                    \u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#DACFB8\" height=\"19\" valign=\"CENTER\" width=\"33%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Times New I2; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003EGeneralfeldmarschall\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#DACFB8\" height=\"19\" valign=\"CENTER\" width=\"33%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Times New I2; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003EGeneralfeldmarschall\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#DACFB8\" height=\"19\" valign=\"CENTER\" width=\"33%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Times New I2; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003EGrossadmiral\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E                    \u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#DACFB8\" height=\"19\" valign=\"CENTER\" width=\"33%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E-\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E                    \u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#DACFB8\" height=\"19\" valign=\"CENTER\" width=\"33%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Times New I2; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003EReichsmarschall\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#DACFB8\" height=\"19\" valign=\"CENTER\" width=\"33%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E-\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1079937339382536511\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/2011\/04\/german-army-rank-table-comparation.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4791378207125026635\/posts\/default\/1079937339382536511"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4791378207125026635\/posts\/default\/1079937339382536511"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/2011\/04\/german-army-rank-table-comparation.html","title":"GERMAN ARMY RANK TABLE COMPARATION"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Paulo Henriques"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11166015086083055227"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-8jiaBrDdFW0\/UZ6J5xJp6BI\/AAAAAAAAEjg\/FGO0S483xY0\/s113\/GAMES_PCsPCA_Quiet_PC.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4791378207125026635.post-1502994346889059536"},"published":{"$t":"2011-04-01T22:52:00.005+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-04-01T23:09:46.865+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"luftwaffe"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"THE LUFTWAFFE IN NORTH AFRICA (Part 2)"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-QOVRMgtCuKg\/TZZH_Dy5GRI\/AAAAAAAABIQ\/uG6Kai6bZNI\/s1600\/bf110_9.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-QOVRMgtCuKg\/TZZH_Dy5GRI\/AAAAAAAABIQ\/uG6Kai6bZNI\/s1600\/bf110_9.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EBF110\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#7F7F7F\" colspan=\"2\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"25%\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: white;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELUFTWAFFE ORGANIZATION\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E                   \u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E                    \u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"25%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003ERotte\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"75%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E2 planes\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E                    \u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"25%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EKette\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"75%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E3 planes\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E                    \u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"25%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESchwarm\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"75%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E4 or 5 planes\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E                    \u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"25%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EStaffel\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"75%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003Efrom 9 to 12 planes\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E                    \u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"25%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EGruppe\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"75%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003Efrom 3 to 4 \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EStaffeln\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E, plus 1 Stabkette (command section)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E                    \u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"25%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EGeschwadern\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"75%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003Efrom 3 to 4 \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EGruppen\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E, plus 1 Stabstaffel (command squad)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E                    \u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"25%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFliegerdivision\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"75%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E3 \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EGeschwadern\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E                    \u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"25%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFliegerkorps\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"75%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003ESimilar to a \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFliegerdivision\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E but with more planes\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E                    \u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"25%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003ELuftlotte\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"75%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E2 \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFliegerdivisionen\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-_27FFkZFE_4\/TZZIHPXV_4I\/AAAAAAAABIY\/nu38wVkRTyY\/s1600\/oficer_1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-_27FFkZFE_4\/TZZIHPXV_4I\/AAAAAAAABIY\/nu38wVkRTyY\/s1600\/oficer_1.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ELufftwafe Officer (colorized picture by me)\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E                    \u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#7F7F7F\" colspan=\"4\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"25%\"\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"CENTER\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: white;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECOMPARATIVE TABLE\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E                   \u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E                    \u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#DACFB8\" valign=\"CENTER\" width=\"25%\"\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"CENTER\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELUFTWAFFE\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#DACFB8\" valign=\"CENTER\" width=\"25%\"\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"CENTER\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EREGIA AERONAUTICA\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#DACFB8\" valign=\"CENTER\" width=\"25%\"\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"CENTER\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERAF\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#DACFB8\" valign=\"CENTER\" width=\"25%\"\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"CENTER\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUSAAF\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E                    \u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"25%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E1. Rotte\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"25%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E1. Sezione\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"25%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E1. Section\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"25%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E1. Flight\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E                    \u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"25%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp; Kette\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"25%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"25%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"25%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E                    \u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"25%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp; Schwarm\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"25%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"25%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"25%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E                    \u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"25%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E2. Staffel\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"25%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E2. Squadriglia\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"25%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E2. Flight\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"25%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E2. Squadron\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E                    \u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"25%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E3. Gruppe\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"25%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E3. Gruppo\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"25%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E3. Squadron\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"25%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E3. Group\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E                    \u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"25%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E4. Geschwader\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"25%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E4. Brigata Aerea\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"25%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E4. Wing\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"25%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E4. Wing\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E                    \u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"25%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E5. Fliegerdivision or\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"25%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E5. Divisione Aerea\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"25%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E5. Group\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"25%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E5. Air Division\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E                    \u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"25%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp; Fliegerkorps\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"25%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"25%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"25%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E                    \u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"25%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E6. Luftflotte\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"25%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E6. Squadra Aerea\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"25%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#BDA47C\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"25%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E6. Air Force\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-g03azbGilNQ\/TZZIG9GaaRI\/AAAAAAAABIU\/_dO5_QrnrGw\/s1600\/ju52_1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-g03azbGilNQ\/TZZIG9GaaRI\/AAAAAAAABIU\/_dO5_QrnrGw\/s1600\/ju52_1.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EJunkers Ju 52 with tarpaulins over engines to keep sand out\u003Cbr \/\u003Eand               Berlin Bear symbol on nose (Luftwaffe photo set) -  (colorized picture by me)\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EPictures by courtesy of Fran from The Desert War\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/2010\/12\/luftwaffe-in-north-africa.html\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELUFTWAFFE IN NORTH AFRICA - PART 1\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1502994346889059536\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/2011\/04\/luftwaffe-in-north-africa-part-2.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4791378207125026635\/posts\/default\/1502994346889059536"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4791378207125026635\/posts\/default\/1502994346889059536"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/2011\/04\/luftwaffe-in-north-africa-part-2.html","title":"THE LUFTWAFFE IN NORTH AFRICA (Part 2)"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Paulo Henriques"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11166015086083055227"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-8jiaBrDdFW0\/UZ6J5xJp6BI\/AAAAAAAAEjg\/FGO0S483xY0\/s113\/GAMES_PCsPCA_Quiet_PC.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-QOVRMgtCuKg\/TZZH_Dy5GRI\/AAAAAAAABIQ\/uG6Kai6bZNI\/s72-c\/bf110_9.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4791378207125026635.post-7824446500515706482"},"published":{"$t":"2011-04-01T22:34:00.002+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-04-01T22:36:45.317+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"army"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"division"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"folgore"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"italian"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"paratrooper"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"ramcke"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"THE ITALIAN ARMY - DIVISIONE FOLGORE"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-PkpA48cqpv4\/TZZABDD6nlI\/AAAAAAAABH0\/UagvXRx8v7U\/s1600\/folgore01.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-PkpA48cqpv4\/TZZABDD6nlI\/AAAAAAAABH0\/UagvXRx8v7U\/s1600\/folgore01.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-zyuTwPHY2oY\/TZZCXluxynI\/AAAAAAAABIA\/g0nfCdmgb0o\/s1600\/folgore04.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-wOktt1BIRXQ\/TZZCX5_D_kI\/AAAAAAAABIE\/5z03GL0ae1c\/s1600\/Folgore05.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E \u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EOver the walls of the Italian El Alamein Memorial, there are these words: \"\u003Cb\u003EFolgore Division: Legion of souls watching over the desert\u003C\/b\u003E\"\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"goog_1147919014\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"goog_1147919015\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-wOktt1BIRXQ\/TZZCX5_D_kI\/AAAAAAAABIE\/5z03GL0ae1c\/s1600\/Folgore05.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-wOktt1BIRXQ\/TZZCX5_D_kI\/AAAAAAAABIE\/5z03GL0ae1c\/s1600\/Folgore05.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-s4PWJ8ewOEM\/TZZCXf8ODFI\/AAAAAAAABH8\/WFTCUGa2OQU\/s1600\/folgore03.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThese men were the best-trained Italian soldiers of WW2 and they well deserve a place among the most glorious units in military history. They were called \"Lions\" by their enemy’s leader Churchill during a speech in the House of Commons in London after the victory at El Alamein.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThey, like their German comrades, \"The Green Devils\" of the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/2010\/12\/fallschirmjager-in-north-africa-and.html\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERamcke Brigade\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, were specifically trained for airborne jumping operations and they should have been employed to take Malta. But they were wrongly deployed as common infantry to replace lost units in the Desert war.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBut they were not common infantries at all, they demonstrated this on the battlefield. The Folgore arrived in Egypt extremely well trained and motivated, but their equipment was inferior, as usual in the Royal Italian Army. They had the classic ‘91 musket, Balilla handbombs, the automatic musket ‘38 (given to only 15% of the soldiers), the unreliable automatic rifle Breda 30, a few Breda machine guns 45\/81, and some 47\/32 anti-tank guns. The supply units were almost non-existent, the water provisions (and water is life in the desert) were totally inadequate. The lack of drinking water, as well as dysentery and diseases, became one of the most dangerous enemies for the Folgore’s paratroopers (it was reported that some isolated Folgore groups could only drink and eat the provisions of killed enemies). The reader may find this situation sadly ironical, but these were the terrible difficulties that the Italian soldiers had to face every day and that made their valor even greater. No soldiers in the whole world could have done better. The first offensive operation in which the Folgore’s paratroopers participated was the battle of Alam-Halfa, at the end of August 1942, a failed advance attempted to circle the first defensive British lines.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDuring these six days the Axis lost many tanks due to the effectiveness of the anti tank British\/Allied guns and had important supply lines destroyed by the RAF.\u003Cbr \/\u003EAt that point Rommel decided to defend his position and the Axis forces began to fortify their lines. The Folgore had to defend the southernmost 14-kms of the defensive line. Its antitank firepower was improved with some guns from other units\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-s4PWJ8ewOEM\/TZZCXf8ODFI\/AAAAAAAABH8\/WFTCUGa2OQU\/s1600\/folgore03.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-s4PWJ8ewOEM\/TZZCXf8ODFI\/AAAAAAAABH8\/WFTCUGa2OQU\/s1600\/folgore03.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe British soon learned from these clashes that they were facing a completely different Italian soldier from the one they were used to fighting during the 2 years in Lybia and Cyrenaica. Therefore they had to study new tactics to deal with the Folgore’s men. Even the Australians and the New Zealanders, who were considered the most dangerous soldiers in the Commonwealth, had an extremely hard time. The Italian paratroopers demonstrated a very aggressive attitude and initiative: they always preferred attack rather than defense.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERommel himself and \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/2010\/12\/general-der-fallschirmtruppen-hermann.html\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERamcke\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, commander of the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/2010\/12\/fallschirmjager-in-north-africa-and.html\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EGerman Green Devils\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (excellent paratroopers who took Creta months before) were worried to risk too much such an important unit like the Folgore and suggested more prudence.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_KnFW042MUis\/TZZCXluxynI\/AAAAAAAABIA\/hYHAgf7ZfIA\/folgore04.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_KnFW042MUis\/TZZCXluxynI\/AAAAAAAABIA\/hYHAgf7ZfIA\/folgore04.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDuring this static period the Folgore’s paratroopers did not rest: they performed many raids behind the enemy lines (often, it must be said, in order to take water, food and weapons). Among the prisoners they took were General Clifton, 6th New Zealand Brigade’s commander, and his staff.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDuring these days the paratroopers managed to capture some British A\/T guns that proved extremely useful later, during the coming big battle.\u003Cbr \/\u003EOn September 30th, there was an attempt to destroy that dangerous enemy that was the Folgore.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe British attacked the Folgore’s 9th Btn positions with an armored group formed by the Queen's Royal Rgt and a regiment of the \"Desert Rats\", after having plastered the area heavily with artillery fire. But the paratroopers with a furious counter-attack evicted them.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFinally on October 23rd, the \"big\" battle began, and the 7th Armoured Division overwhelmed the Folgore's most advanced positions. The Desert Rats managed to destroy the front Italian positions, the Italians fought back strenuously, and the price was high: many tanks were destroyed and hundreds of soldiers of the Greys, the City of London Yeomanry, the Derbyshire, the Queen's, and of the Buffs and Royal West Kent were killed.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_KnFW042MUis\/TZZCXGLJBFI\/AAAAAAAABH4\/1DByxZDaPqk\/folgore02.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_KnFW042MUis\/TZZCXGLJBFI\/AAAAAAAABH4\/1DByxZDaPqk\/folgore02.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThroughout the day of the 24th the British again attacked the Folgore with the 44th Division and the Free French Brigade, but without success. On the night of 25th the Britishattacked again the 7th Folgore Btn and once again they were repulsed but the Folgore suffered serious losses; the next morning it was the Folgore’s 4th Btn’s turn to be attacked by the 4th Brigade (4\/8th Hussars, The Greys, 1st Krcc). The 4th Brigade lost 22 tanks and retreated. By the evening the British had lost 120 tanks and about 1000 men (400 captured). During this battle the Folgore paratroopers, men against steel monsters, managed to destroy the British tanks not only with the few antitank guns that they had, but also by assaulting them on foot with handbombs and \"homemade\" petrol bottles!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDuring the night of 26th the British attacked again the Folgore positions attempting to penetrate into the south sector in order to attack the Germans behind their lines. The Green Howards Rgt, the Royal West Kent, the Free French Brigade, the 4\/8th Hussars Btn. and the Household Cavalry participated in this attack. Some Folgore machine gun positions were destroyed by the advancing tanks, but the attack was finally stopped by the intense and precise fire of the anti-tank guns.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOn October 27th there was the last attack of the operation Lightfoot: some British and French infantry units were again repulsed with counter-assaults.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAt that point the British had taken just half of their planned objectives and had to stop because of the non acceptable losses they were suffering: the result was that where the Folgore was stationed they could not pass.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe price that Folgore Division had to paygore Division had to pay for stopping the British was high: hundreds of men, among them many officers, were lost.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAfter driving back the British attacks during operation Lightfoot, the Folgore stood alone facing the British operation called \"Supercharge\", a massive armored attack by the 7th Armoured Division \"The Desert Rats\", by the 44th and 50th Infantry Divisions and by the Free French Brigade.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDuring this phase of the battle a ratio of 1\/20 was sometimes reached.\u003Cbr \/\u003EOn November 2nd Montgomery ordered the start of \"Supercharge\" that would concentrate on the Southern Sector.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOn November 3rd the Folgore received the order to retreat 25 km to the West, and so began a slow, hard fighting march for the Italian paratroopers. Everyone was on foot, and the few still operational guns had to be towed by hand while facing continuous attacks.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe British demanded several times for the Folgore to surrender, using powerful megaphones,: \"You’re brave soldiers, surrender and you will have the honor of the arms; continue to fight and you will be destroyed! You have no chance to resist!\" And each time, louder and louder, the paratroopers’ answer was their assault yell: \"Folgore!!!\".\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAll of this ended on November 6th, when the last organized group commanded by Colonel Camosso and Major Zanninovich, surrounded by British tanks, finished its ammunition reserves. The officers ordered all the weapons to be destroyed, and still some refused to surrender, all the survivors lined up standing to attention waving no white flags.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESome eyes cried silently, but they were strong men’s tears. The British ceased to fire and were looking at this touching scene with admiration. From an initial strength of 5.000, only 306 paratroopers - officers included - were still alive.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAt 14:35 on Friday, November 6th, 1942 the British reached the Folgore survivors and gave them the honor of the arms. Some isolated group of Folgore’s paratroopers continued to fight until November 11th without surrendering, other small groups managed to join the retreating Afrika Korps and continued to fight in other units.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOn November 7th, General Hugues, commander of the 44th Infantry Division (whose unit suffered heavy losses fighting against the Folgore) approached 3 Italian prisoners, one of them being Folgore’s commander, General Frattini. The British officer smartly saluted the 3 Italians and they returned his salute. Hugues told Frattini: \"I had heard rumors that the Folgore’s commander was dead. I’m glad to find out that it is not true.\" \"Thank you\" answered Frattini.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"I also wish to tell you that, during my long life as a soldier, I’ve never met such valiant men as the Folgore’s paratroopers\" Hugues added. Frattini, again: \"Thank you.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe British and the three Italians saluted each other again and everyone went away. The Italian paratroopers continued to fight most bravely and effectively until the end of the war, some with the Allies and some with the Germans. Today all of this is not forgotten, Folgore is one of the elite units of the Italian Armed Forces and has participated in many peacekeeping missions. Every year the Italian paratroopers celebrate the recurrence of the El Alamein battle; never a defeat was so glorious.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\"\u003Cb\u003EFOLGORE\u003C\/b\u003E\" in Italian means \u003Cb\u003ELightning\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/feeds\/7824446500515706482\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/2011\/04\/italian-army-divisione-folgore.html#comment-form","title":"10 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4791378207125026635\/posts\/default\/7824446500515706482"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4791378207125026635\/posts\/default\/7824446500515706482"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/2011\/04\/italian-army-divisione-folgore.html","title":"THE ITALIAN ARMY - DIVISIONE FOLGORE"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Paulo Henriques"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11166015086083055227"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-8jiaBrDdFW0\/UZ6J5xJp6BI\/AAAAAAAAEjg\/FGO0S483xY0\/s113\/GAMES_PCsPCA_Quiet_PC.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-PkpA48cqpv4\/TZZABDD6nlI\/AAAAAAAABH0\/UagvXRx8v7U\/s72-c\/folgore01.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"10"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4791378207125026635.post-7820883220068505871"},"published":{"$t":"2011-03-20T15:51:00.005+00:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-03-20T16:19:17.466+00:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"dak men"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"General"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"hans-karl freiherr von esebeck"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"panzer"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"panzertruppen"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"GENERAL DER PANZERTRUPPEN HANS-KARL FREIHERR VON ESEBECK"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-Ovq7K5AYgjg\/TYYhPZxp3DI\/AAAAAAAABHU\/-NucEtIbwD8\/s1600\/vonesebeck02.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-Ovq7K5AYgjg\/TYYhPZxp3DI\/AAAAAAAABHU\/-NucEtIbwD8\/s1600\/vonesebeck02.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHans-Karl Asmus Werner Freiherr von Esebeck\u003C\/b\u003E (10 July 1892 – 5 January 1955) was a German General who commanded the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/2010\/12\/15th-panzer-division.html\"\u003E15th Panzer Division\u003C\/a\u003E in the AfrikaKorps. He was also a conspirator against Adolf Hitler. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EVon Esebeck had knowledge of and was sympathetic to the anti-Hitler  conspiracy. He was arrested on 21 July 1944 and spent the rest of the  war in concentration camps. Liberated at the end of the war he lived the  rest of his life in poverty and died on 5 January 1955.\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E              \u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E               \u003Ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E                 \u003Ctd valign=\"TOP\" width=\"23%\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-esr8xp-u7xw\/TYYhPCtY8yI\/AAAAAAAABHQ\/xi1U7hfxvj0\/s1600\/vonesebeck.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-esr8xp-u7xw\/TYYhPCtY8yI\/AAAAAAAABHQ\/xi1U7hfxvj0\/s1600\/vonesebeck.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E                 \u003Ctd valign=\"TOP\" width=\"78%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003EIn  the picture on the left he wears is various German war awards like the  Cavalier Cross 1939, the First Class Iron Cross 1914 and the silver  insignia from the Panzer Divisions.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003ECommander                  in Chief of the 6st Schützen-Brigade and from the 15th Schützen-Brigade (1939-1941)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003ECommander                  in Chief of the 57th Panzer-Korps (30-noviembre-1943\/19-February-1944)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003EBorn:                  10 July 1892, Potsdam\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003EDied:                  5 January 1955, Dortmund-Bodelschwingh\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPromotions:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003EFahnenjunker:                    25 September 1911\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003EFähnrich:                    16 June 1912\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003ELeutnant:                    18 February 1913 (Patent 22 February 1911)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003EOberleutnant:                    6 June 1916\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003ERittmeister:                    1 March 1923\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003EMajor:                    1 June 1933\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003EOberstleutnant:                    1 Jnuary 1936\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003EOberst:                    1 June 1938\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003EGeneralmajor:                    15 April 1941 (RDA 1 October 1941)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003EGeneralleutnant:                    1 February 1942\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003EGeneral                    der Panzertruppe: 1 February 1944\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E                            \u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECommands \u0026amp; Assignments:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E25                 September 1911: Entered the Army as a Fahnenjunker in the Garde-Ulanen-Regiment Nr.3.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E4                 May 1912-18 January 1913: Detached to the War School Anklam.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E16                 February 1915-13 March 1915: Detached to the Garde-Jäger-Bataillon.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E5                 August 1917-18 August 1917: Deputy Adjutant of the 2nd Guard Cavalry Brigade.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E19                 August 1917: Transferred to the General Command of the VI Army Corps.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E24                 February 1918: Adjutant of 3rd Guard Cavalry Brigade.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E8                 September 1918-27 September 1918: At the same time, detached to the Military Commission St. Petersburg.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E14                 January 1919: Leader of the Volunteer Squadron in the Garde-Ulanen-Regiment.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E16                 October 1919: Adjutant of Kavallerie-Regiment 115.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E15                 April 1920: Transferred to Reiter-Regiment 4.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E30                 May 1923: Detached to the staff of the 1st Cavalry Division.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E1                 October 1923: Squadron Chief in Reiter-Regiment 4.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E1                 October 1931: Garrison Senior of Perleberg.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E1                 April 1934: Instructor at the Infantry School.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E1                 January 1935: Instructor at the War School Hannover.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E6                 October 1936: Commander of Reiter-Regiment 1.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E1                 April 1939: Commander of the 6. Schützen-Brigade.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E13                 March 1941: Commander of the 15. Schützen-Brigade.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E13                 April 1941: Delegated with the leadership of the 15. Panzer-Division.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E13                 May 1941: Wounded\/in hospital.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E25                 July 1941: Führer Reserve.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E24                 August 1941: Commander of the 11. Panzer-Division.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E29                 December 1941: Führer Reserve.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E17                 February 1942: Commander of the 2. Panzer-Division.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E20                 October 1942: Führer Reserve.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E20                 November 1942: At the same time, delegated with the leadership of the XXXXVI Panzer Corps.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E20                 June 1943: Detached to Army Group Center to lead a battle group.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E1                 December 1943: Delegated with the leadership of the LVIII Reserve Panzer Corps.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E10                 February 1944: Führer Reserve.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E16                 February 1944: At the disposal of the Commander-in-Chief West for carrying out a special task [Sonderaufgabe].\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E1                 April 1944: Führer Reserve.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E6                 July 1944: Commanding General of the Deputy XVII Army Corps and Commander of Wehrkreis XVII.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E20                  July 1944: Imprisoned in concentration camps until the  end of World War II for the assassination attempt on Hitler.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E31                 December 1944: Released from the Wehrmacht.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-vjCJjJXydJw\/TYYhOwGkvcI\/AAAAAAAABHM\/0y7AzuHo3Sk\/s1600\/esebeckbook01.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-vjCJjJXydJw\/TYYhOwGkvcI\/AAAAAAAABHM\/0y7AzuHo3Sk\/s1600\/esebeckbook01.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDecorations               \u0026amp; Awards (included):\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003EKnight's                 Cross of the Iron Cross: 4 July 1940, Oberst, Commander of the 6. Schützen-Brigade\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003EGerman                 Cross in Gold: 23 August 1942, Generalmajor, Commander of the 2. Panzer-Division\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003EPrussian                 Iron Cross, 1st Class (1914) with 1939 Bar\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003EPrussian                 Iron Cross, 2nd Class (1914) with 1939 Bar\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003EWürttemberg                 Friedrich Order, Knight 2nd Class with Swords\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003EWaldeck                 Merit Cross, 4th Class with Swords\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003ECross                 of Honor for Combatants 1914-1918\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003EArmed                 Forces Long Service Award, 1st Class (25-year Service Cross)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003EArmed                 Forces Long Service Award, 3rd Class (12-year Service Medal)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003EAustrian                 Military Merit Cross, 3rd Class with War Decoration\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003EWound                 Badge, 1939 in Black\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-VS1lBsclUKY\/TYYoraN3HaI\/AAAAAAAABHc\/5VgPy6bkLA8\/s1600\/Freiherr+von+Esebeck.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-VS1lBsclUKY\/TYYoraN3HaI\/AAAAAAAABHc\/5VgPy6bkLA8\/s1600\/Freiherr+von+Esebeck.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENotes:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003ECampaigns:                 Poland (1939); West (1940); North Africa (1941); Russia (1941\/1944)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003EAfter                  World War I he was able to stay as officer in the small  army of 100.000 in the so called \"Weimarer Republik\" of Germany.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003EIn                 1936 (6th of october) he became commander of the \"Reiter-Regiment 1\" (Cavalery Regiment 1) with armors.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003EIn                 february 1944 he became second commander of the 17th German Army-Corps (XVII Armee-Korps).\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-mDJ1W8D2PyQ\/TYYhu3DztvI\/AAAAAAAABHY\/KNzGeb27u2Y\/s1600\/July42.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-mDJ1W8D2PyQ\/TYYhu3DztvI\/AAAAAAAABHY\/KNzGeb27u2Y\/s400\/July42.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003ERommel (left and Von Esebeck (right) July 1942\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;Thanks               to \u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFrancisco de Asís Romero y Medina\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E, Ken McCanliss, Thomas, Jefrey Wendt \u0026amp; Yves Gaulin\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/feeds\/7820883220068505871\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/2011\/03\/general-der-panzertruppen-hans-karl.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4791378207125026635\/posts\/default\/7820883220068505871"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4791378207125026635\/posts\/default\/7820883220068505871"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/2011\/03\/general-der-panzertruppen-hans-karl.html","title":"GENERAL DER PANZERTRUPPEN HANS-KARL FREIHERR VON ESEBECK"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Paulo Henriques"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11166015086083055227"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-8jiaBrDdFW0\/UZ6J5xJp6BI\/AAAAAAAAEjg\/FGO0S483xY0\/s113\/GAMES_PCsPCA_Quiet_PC.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-Ovq7K5AYgjg\/TYYhPZxp3DI\/AAAAAAAABHU\/-NucEtIbwD8\/s72-c\/vonesebeck02.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}}]}});