Online resources for researching history

[Max Sinister]

This might be useful: Creating military maps for fictional missions

[575]

Found this link regarding German Radio Intelligence during WWII on AHcom - will open pdf of Lieutenant General Albert Praun: link

[simon darkshade]

assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/623970/2017-11965.pdf

The executive summary of the post exercise report of Exercise Brave Defender, a 1985 British Army home defence exercise.

[Max Sinister]

Has this been mentioned already? A page about L&L. Could be helpful for WW2 TLs.

[Max Sinister]

In case you understand German: Here's the scanned version of Georg Tessin's mega-work about the diverse parts of Wehrmacht and SS.

(But read it with a chunk of salt, the guy was a convinced Nazi.)

[575]

Sept 24, 2023 0:57:16 GMT Max Sinister said:

In case you understand German: Here's the scanned version of Georg Tessin's mega-work about the diverse parts of Wehrmacht and SS.

(But read it with a chunk of salt, the guy was a convinced Nazi.)

Seems like the source of Lexicon der Wehrmacht - which doesn't mention the merit of Tessin..

[Max Sinister]

Sept 24, 2023 8:32:34 GMT 575 said:

Sept 24, 2023 0:57:16 GMT Max Sinister said:

In case you understand German: Here's the scanned version of Georg Tessin's mega-work about the diverse parts of Wehrmacht and SS.

(But read it with a chunk of salt, the guy was a convinced Nazi.)

Seems like the source of Lexicon der Wehrmacht - which doesn't mention the merit of Tessin..

He's still mentioned as a source on many pages (Google claims: Over 5,000).

[575]

Cold War - security in Europe website

Go dive in if Your'e working on Cold War projects.

[Max Sinister]

Some other AH discussion place: historum.com/speculative-history/

[stevep]

Nov 16, 2023 2:43:28 GMT Max Sinister said:

Some other AH discussion place: historum.com/speculative-history/

  Damn you that's tempting.  Must resist and avoid my inner Borg.

[Max Sinister]

Did anyone here ever read this site, Alternate Wars? It's dead now, however.

[lordroel]

Apr 14, 2024 8:32:27 GMT Max Sinister said:

Did anyone here ever read this site, Alternate Wars? It's dead now, however.

Yes, i know it, interesting stuff on it.

[575]

Apr 14, 2024 8:32:27 GMT Max Sinister said:

Did anyone here ever read this site, Alternate Wars? It's dead now, however.

Used quite a number of the sources linked. At least its still on Wayback Machine.

The siteowner have launched another website: General Staff

[Max Sinister]

This one's especially interesting for campaigns set in Kola (e.g. platinum fox). You have to be able to read Cyrillic, but it pays off.

The terrain there must have been an absolute nightmare - just look at that crazy mix of land and lakes, with almost no roads.

kolamap.ru/topo/map_img/mrsk_1x2/05/05_1.htm
(The river on the top left next to the A-138 road is the Litsa, where the Wehrmacht stood. The small settlement in the middle of the coast is Ura-Guba at the mouth of the Ura river. At the bottom of this map, you'll be close enough to touch Murmansk.)

[575]

Apr 16, 2024 15:07:40 GMT Max Sinister said:

This one's especially interesting for campaigns set in Kola (e.g. platinum fox). You have to be able to read Cyrillic, but it pays off.

The terrain there must have been an absolute nightmare - just look at that crazy mix of land and lakes, with almost no roads.

kolamap.ru/topo/map_img/mrsk_1x2/05/05_1.htm
(The river on the top left next to the A-138 road is the Litsa, where the Wehrmacht stood. The small settlement in the middle of the coast is Ura-Guba at the mouth of the Ura river. At the bottom of this map, you'll be close enough to touch Murmansk.)

The Google translate works fine (announces itself).

From reading on the campaign the Germans started out with trucks. When the road ended they employed mules/horses. When they wouldn't go any further the troops carried it all themselves. Then they ran into the Soviets at had to go back. Terrible place. Really difficult to get anything ahead to the advancing troops.