"First Parachute Army, Books?" Topic
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 miniMo  | 24 Jun 2018 4:49 p.m. PST |
My first attempt at this topic got bugged, and then apparently nuked; let's try again. I'm looking to model units of the German First Parachure Army and/or other Luftwaffe units that faced the Canadians in NWE. Are there any books or other reference material with TO&E's, vehicle markings (especially for armour), and all the other useful for modelling type info? Any combat histories from the German perspective would also be helpful. I have the relevant Micromark army lists, and am well stocked with books from the Canadian perspective. |
| williamb | 25 Jun 2018 8:55 a.m. PST |
a google search for "erste Fallschirmarmee" will bring up all kinds of German sources. also this book has scenarios for the battles fought by the Canadians link |
| miniMo | 25 Jun 2018 10:00 a.m. PST |
Thanks for the scenario link and the google-fu tip. Do you happen to know if any of the German sites have org charts or marking illustrations. I have a limited knowledge of reading German and can follow charts and pictures well enough. |
| williamb | 25 Jun 2018 10:28 a.m. PST |
sorry, my German is limited to a couple of years of high school second language. However, if you use chrome it has a translate feature that will convert websites in foreign languages to your own. Not always the best translation, but readable. |
| miniMo | 25 Jun 2018 11:10 a.m. PST |
I'll dive in when I have some time then and see what's to be found! |
| miniMo | 26 Jun 2018 7:03 a.m. PST |
For anyone else who's looking, I did find one English book that might work. Reviews range from "it's really spotty" to "it's the best we've got available" [not necessarily contradictory opinions….]
Göring's Grenadiers: The Luftwaffe Field Divisions, 1942-1945 I found a cheaper one on EBay than Amazon or ABE.
Search for both Goering and Goring in the title!
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| miniMo | 02 Jul 2018 9:40 a.m. PST |
Göring's Grenadiers just landed on my doorstep right now. Flipping through it, this will be a very useful book. I'll just have to read closely and take notes. There's a chapter on each Field Division. No handy TO&E charts, but most of them look like they have at least a list of battalions, and the armor, flak, and artillery types are noted in the text narrative. |
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