I saw this documentary on the History Channel that pretty much attributed Germany’s defeat on the Eastern front in WWII to Russia’s climate. As the Germans were about to take over Moscow in 1941, winter caught them almost by surprise. They then realized their troops were not equipped to fight or neutralize an attack amidst such a terrible cold. German soldiers who survived depicted horryfying scenes. Most of their comrades were dead-frozen in the position they fought. The documentary made particular emphasis on the might of the German army in comparison to the Russian, which was rather weak by all standards. Stalin even forced the prisoners deported to Siberia to put on a uniform and fight at all costs or else they’d be shot.

Is there an expert on the topic who can offer more information? What are the other theories as to why Germany lost WWII?

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carrie asked:


My grandpa served in WW2 with the Army Air Corps. i had a record of his service, but some how it was lost. any idea where i can get another copy of it? Thanks1
sofgrant, i tried that already. that place had a huge fire and lots of records where lost. thanks though

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Rachael B asked:


He was in the Grenadier Guards during WW2. His army number was 2617178 and we believe he was in the 5th Battalion. We have sent for his army records from the MOD and they sent us information that was completely wrong! Eg. the details of the person they sent had the wrong DOB, marriage details etc. We have no trace of him after the war. He did have a son, also called William. However, his first wife went off with someone else while he was away fighting and no one can remember her name/have conveniently forgotten it!

What would you do next? Re-apply to the MOD for information requesting they check their records? I cannot find his death registered anywhere. So, keep trawling the death registers? How can we locate his young son Billy? Can anyone help?

NB: I’m aware we can’t examine the census data post 1901 in the UK. Is it possible to request info from the 1941 census? Where would we request it from? What documentation would we need?
Thanks in advance for any useful replies.

TYMON

Preferably 101st Airborne during WWII, but will take anything at this point. U.S. Army infantry will be just as good.
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Niles Standish asked:


My great-granfather was in the German army during WW2. He came the US a year after the war. He was able to bring 2 footlockers and a few suitcases. One footlocker was in our attic. My parents never let us touch it, but recently we looked at the stuff inside. There was a lot of stuff from the war, and I don’t know what the German says. I know there’s a lot here – I don’t expect someone to translate it all. If you can translate some – Thanks!

-ORGANISATIONSBUCH DER NSDAP – red book with lots of pictures of flags and army uniforms and stuff.
-DEUTSCHE MARSCHE UND LIEDER – songbook w/ songs: “SA marschiert, SS im schwarzen Waffen-kleid, Deutschland erwache,” etc.
-A postcard that says: “Reichsparteitag Nurnberg 1934.”
-A novelty coin that says: “Reichsparteitag 1938.”
-An old record that says: “Horst Wessel Lied – Die Fahne Hoch.”
-A brown/tan army uniform with a patch that has an “A” with an “S” over it.
-A square flag that says: “15 – Nat.Soz.Deutsche Arbeiterpartei – Sturmabteilung.”

JULIANNA

radiant_sacrifice asked:

My grandfather, who is still living in Australia, would like me to try to find his war records. He served in the British Army of the Rhine (B.A.O.R) in World War 2 and I have basically all the information about him (his number, battery, regiment, etc), but I can’t find a comprehensive site for finding his record or any information about his regiment. Any suggestions?

SWANN

Sheldon asked:


My grandfather was captured by the Nazi’s ion WW2 and taken to a camp at around aged 15 after which he fell in to the hands of the Americans (I’m guessing it would be the army but to be honest we’re not quite sure).

Obviously, there must be records in reference to these sort of activities but does anyone know how I can locate refugee records? Where would be a good place to start looking?

BRAM

Swany asked:

My dad, who is no longer with us, was in the army during WW2 and I would like to find out more about what he did. He never spoke about it much when he was alive just that he was away in the army when his house at home was bombed and he lost his first wife and baby in the air raid. He went on to marry my mum some years after the war. Did the army keep any records and where can I start a search? I’d love to find out more if you can help me.
Thanks old lady! He was in the East Yorkshire Batalion. I have a photo of him with his colleagues.

STEVIE

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