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Tango01  | 28 Sep 2025 4:15 p.m. PST |
… GAINES AND FORT MORGAN
"Two forts separated by only three miles remained worlds apart in the roles they played over a 195-year span. From their authorization as Third System coastal defense forts in 1819 to their actions in the important joint Army-Navy Battle of Mobile Bay in 1864 during the Civil War, and their current status as historical landmarks, Fort Morgan and Fort Gaines present a study in contrasts. On the east, Fort Morgan occupies the tip of the narrow spit known as Mobile Point. On the west, Fort Gaines sits on the easternmost end of Dauphin Island. The twin guardians bracketing the entrance to Mobile Bay gained their different places in history because of their leadership and locations.."
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| Tango01 | 28 Sep 2025 4:16 p.m. PST |
… Grenadier Abteilung 1945
"I have commenced my kampfgruppe 1001 nights, part of the unit was Albert Speer's RAD body guard Abteilung, which was made up of Reichsarbeitsdienst troops from Berlin, many of whom come from anti aircraft batteries around Berlin. One RAD motorcycle company plus the Armoured cars joined the Kampfgruppe 1001 nights to fight in the Seelow Heights. The remainder stayed in Berlin to man 88 gun batteries and to act as infantry in he Spree sector…"
STORM AND CONQUEST
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| Bill N | 28 Sep 2025 6:22 p.m. PST |
Well that explains why the Confederates couldn't hold them. |
| FlyXwire | 29 Sep 2025 5:20 a.m. PST |
Amazing what AI can do for history these days! |
| Tango01 | 29 Sep 2025 5:04 p.m. PST |
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