Posted on 09/23/2009 4:53:50 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
What kind of bass? I do salt water Stripers, myself.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Largemouth_bass
Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides)
Its exagerated by at least 33%. Here's a breakdown on the losses from The German Campaign In Poland (1939) by Robert M. Kennedy - Major, Infantry United States Army (italics are mine)
Results of the Campaign The German Army suffered a total of 8,082 officers and men killed, 27,278 wounded, and 5,029 missing in its 36 days of operations in Poland. Luftwaffe and Navy losses were much lighter. The figure on missing Army personnel can be considered as high, in view of the fact that the German Army destroyed the Polish Army and recovered most prisoners taken by organized military units.
Two hundred and seventeen tanks were destroyed during the period 1-30 September, including 89 Mark I vehicles, 83 Mark II's, 26 Mark III's, and 19 Mark IV's. Neutral sources also reported over 400 German aircraft of all types destroyed mostly by groundfire. Sustained operations over poor roads and rough terrain far ahead of maintenance facilities was extremely wearing on armored vehicles as well as trucks, requiring extensive repair work at the end of the campaign. German aircraft that participated in the campaign were in little better condition by the end of operations, having had to fly repeated sorties as the weather permitted, often from bases with only the most primitive landing and few if any maintenance facilities. The situation in the XIX Corps perhaps best exemplified the mate´riel situation by the end of operations when the entire corps was temporarily immobilized in East Prussia while its tanks, armored cars, and trucks were overhauled and repaired.
The Polish losses were staggering. The Germans claimed 694,000 prisoners of war, out of some 800,000 who had served in Poland's defense; the remainder were killed, captured by the Russians, had fled into Romania or Hungary, or had hidden in isolated areas of their own country. The Germans, by their own count, captured a total of 3,214 field pieces, 16,500 machine guns, 1,700 mortars, and enormous quantities of small arms and ammunition. The captured ordnance and other matériel was not considered suitable for issue by Wehrmacht standards, but could be put to use by Germany's various satellites.
That number for aircraft is for every flavor that was in theater and most likely includes accidents as well as combat losses.
Can this beat up old “C” student sit next to you smart guys?
Can this beat up old “C” student sit next to you smart guys?
Only if you don’t double post.
"It apparently was a toss up, however, whether the Grench or the Germans who will take the initiative."
I'll bet in a few months, those Grench will be trying to steal Christmas.
The mud might be hard on the trucks and tanks though
I found #7 to be pretty sad. Was their mayor executed?
Wiki — His fate remains unknown. According to the most probable version he was transferred to Moabit prison in Berlin and then to Dachau concentration camp where he died. However, several accounts assume that he was either transferred to a potash mine in Baelberge or that he was held hostage in Warsaw until the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising. The most probable date of his death is October 17, 1943 (shot to death in the Dachau concentration camp), although other versions mention August 1944 (Warsaw), 1944 (Baelberge), 1943 (Spandau prison) or January 1940 (Dachau).
Interesting. I assumed that government officials in Poland would have all been executed rather swiftly.
Those "A" students have to sit up front, and answer hard questions every day.
Us "C" students can sit in the back, where we usually don't get called on. Indeed, sometimes we even come in late and teacher doesn't notice. ;-)
Oh, go ahead -- move up front if you want. But we'll keep a seat open for you back here, just in case... ;-) !!!
But I do anyway, as it gives me a chance to both think of, and remember* so many folks with gave everything for the cause of liberty. (while hell was in session)
*And send up a prayer for their souls.
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