Hi gang, ive just joined this group but am now means new to the ways of Sven, ive been reading Mr Hassel's books since 1978 when my old-man brought one home...
This made me remember when I first started reading the books. I was a 14 year old Convent schoolgirl! I bought 'Wheels of Terror', second-hand, and was...
Major Mike is an interesting character, and Monte Cassino is one of my favorites, if it is posssible to have a favorite when they are all my favorites! Only...
I honestly think the fabled "final book" is mere fantasy.....it has been been about 20 years since I first heard the rumour and I reckon some form of...
Continuing with the "Penal Battalions", people were intrested in equipment and uniforms. As iam a collector of WW2 memrobillia i have a wide selection of...
Have you all seen this on Ebay? Ride in an original World War Two German Panzer III Item number: 130222310226 A unique opportunity to ride in an original and...
Hi Justin, what is it you are objecting about? If you disbelieve there were German Penal Regiments during the war i suggest you do some research first. Mr...
... Servus! Another outfit the SS had was Doctor Dirlewangers. Originally the unit was formed from poachers. Pre war Germany was full of hungry unemployed...
Hey fellas, Sorry if it seemed like I was "objecting" to the notion of penal battalions, I wasn't, I was simply surprised that Sven was in one. I had always...
The action takes place in Romania and I was wondering what is the name of that book in English. I read the book as published by a Romanian publishing house but...
There's quite a bit of confusion when it comes to Hassel's regiment and its status and affilations. In "Legion of the Damned", the regiment is an independent...
Greetings comrade, your depiction is a little bit vague as Sven and the gang passed through Rumania and its States a few times on one thing and another....
Greetings kameraden, i praise your tenacity, i was very impressed with your e-mail, im glad someone has looked up some facts. I suppose you saw one of my...
No problem my friend, on a forum like this it is good to ask questions, perhaps i worded my response the wrong way. Anyway this is a good excuse to read more...
Greetings, i enjoyed your e-mail, don't believe everything you read though, after exausted searches over many years and reading many accounts these are the...
Servus Herr Cox! Much thanks for the detailed info on German penal units., its plain to see you have done your homework & have cracked many a book in...
I recognize all of them. There's one more that is called "Suflete ciuruite" in Romanian and where the author falls in love with a local. Some other stories...
What exactly were "Blitzmadel" ? Did they have an official/recognized status ? Did they have a specific uniform ? Did any leave memoirs ? Thanking you in...
German female signals personnel, essentially to free up men to fight. They operated behind the lines using radios, switching stations, field phones, etc. ...
"Blitzmädel" translates as "flash girl" or "spark girl"; the official name was "Nachrichtenhelferin" or female intelligence/signals auxiliary. They were women...
Greetings Calin, the only Sven book i think where the gang lose their tank was i think "Wheels of Terror" but i think the book where Heide was assigned else...
This means that the publishing house might have done this on purpose. Very strange and daring for them - illegal too. Thanks for your time. ... From: Lawrence...
Kind of amusing: The 1958 German B-movie, "Blitzmadels an die Front" was written by NIGHT OF THE GENERALS author, Hans Hellmut Kirst (1914-1989). Hey, thanks...
I have an interest in contemporary history, sa would appreciate any books that have a proven value. I remember Sven comparing the personality of Hitler to...
'Appreciate the response. -D. Björn & Titti <bjorn.hellqvist@...> wrote: "Blitzmädel" translates as "flash girl" or "spark girl"; the official name was...
Greetings Dutch, as you probably know by reading the other replies, "Blitzmadel" were indeed female telegraph and telephone operators, "Blitzmadel" translates...
Greetings, try "The Forgotten Soldier" by Guy Sajer, this was a biography of a soldier serving with the "Gross Deutchland Regiment" during WW2, these were...
Servus, I can't recall such 'party' on these forums, its like we were all just waiting for a topic :) Calin you may like to read Antony Bevors books...
