abrakadabra asked:
my great grandfather served in the Red Army during WWII and i want to see if i can find his records….preferably english but russian is okay to
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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?
This July 24th marks the 65th anniversary of the German retreat from Brittany and Normandy just a month and a half after the D-Day invasion of World War II. Heralded as the major turning point on the European front, the Allied invasion of Normandy remains one of the most celebrated military operations in living memory, having helped put an end to what is commonly known in America as the “Good War.”
While buzzwords like D-Day, Allied Forces, and Good War give WWII an honored place in American culture, they can also obscure the fact that this war remains the most gruesome conflict in all of human history – and one in which Americans initially fought tooth-and-nail not to get involved. So before you saunter confidently into your next US history exam, consider using the following facts to enhance your personal study guides.
In the summer of 1940 – nearly a year after WWII started with the German conquest of Poland – only 21% of Americans polled said that they weren’t outright opposed to entering the war. (Compare that to the roughly 75% of Americans polled who supported the Korean war in 1950, the Vietnam War in 1965, or the Iraq war in 2003.) American sentiments against intervention were so steadfast that in 1941, President Roosevelt was forced to wage an undeclared and arguably illegal naval war against German subs in the North Atlantic; only by claiming that the Pan-American Security Zone somehow stretched all the way to Iceland could he bypass the otherwise strict laws against this type of involvement.
- Millvale WWII POW Gets Purple Heart 65 Years Later (WTAE-TV Pittsburgh) – Shot down over Germany during World War II, David Rohm thought he was going to die. But the tech sergeant from Millvale survived his wound — along with more than a year in a POW camp — and is getting a Purple Heart after a 65-year wait.
- Flew in Enola Gay during WWII (Chicago Sun-Times) – Imagine Joyce H. Kress’ surprise when she read about the atomic bomb being dropped on Japan and realized that she had once ridden on the plane that made the historic flight.
I have his army Serial number #38297460.I looked it up but only gave me basic info can anyone help with better info?I know hw got a few medals like the bronze star and such but want to find out more.
By: mark d
Preferably 101st Airborne during WWII, but will take anything at this point. U.S. Army infantry will be just as good.
My son wants this for his Halloween costume.
My son wants this for his Halloween costume.
By: Steve T
MsG asked:
I am a researcher who has been trying to find information on a civilian army employee in WWII, especially during the Berlin Airlift (1948-1949). He was a welder from the midwest who took apart large equipment so it could be flown oversees, reassembled so bases could be built. I have contacted NARA, the welding associations, the equipment suppliers of that time, ancestry.com and even have a letter into NARA’s civilian personnel records dept (no response yet). All sources that mention him are vague and redundant. We want to find the man or his family for his story. Looking for new ideas…
LYRIC
I am a researcher who has been trying to find information on a civilian army employee in WWII, especially during the Berlin Airlift (1948-1949). He was a welder from the midwest who took apart large equipment so it could be flown oversees, reassembled so bases could be built. I have contacted NARA, the welding associations, the equipment suppliers of that time, ancestry.com and even have a letter into NARA’s civilian personnel records dept (no response yet). All sources that mention him are vague and redundant. We want to find the man or his family for his story. Looking for new ideas…
LYRIC
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whateverkimme asked:
I just learned that my grandfather won a bronze star in WWII. My dad doesn’t know what it was for and most of the family who would know has passed away. Is there somewhere / someone I could write or e-mail to find out this information?
Unfortunatly, Grandma passed away years ago, and apparently did not keep any of his records.
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