7th Light Dragoon Hussars Pelise 1810
you can paint up these hussars below to resemble the british hussarsMonday, 21 November 2011
7th Light Dragoon Hussars Pelise 1810. Uniform Guide
7th Light Dragoon Hussars Pelise 1810you can paint up these hussars below to resemble the british hussars
sorge
As the last of the right wing thieving fuck governments is toppled in Europe lets go back to a time when Americans wern't religous nuts who got divorced anyway and to a time when there was still some guts and idealism remaining.
Richard Sorge, the son of a German mining engineer, was born in Baku, Russia, on 4th October, 1895. Sorge was the youngest of nine children. In 1898 the Sorge family moved back to Germany.He wasn't the stuff of the make believe weekend soldier that writes bullshit on the internet but a real one.And as we know real ones are far and few between.
Richard Sorge, the son of a German mining engineer, was born in Baku, Russia, on 4th October, 1895. Sorge was the youngest of nine children. In 1898 the Sorge family moved back to Germany.He wasn't the stuff of the make believe weekend soldier that writes bullshit on the internet but a real one.And as we know real ones are far and few between.
On the outbreak of the First World War Sorge joined the German Army. In June 1915 Sorge's unit was transferred to the Eastern Front. He was a courageous soldier and was awarded the Iron Cross. In March 1916 Sorge was badly wounded when both legs were broken by shrapnel. above good paint job and you have partizans or resistance fighters
While in hospital he began a relationship with one of his nurses. Over the next few months he met and was influenced by the woman's Marxist father. Not fit enough to return to the frontline, Sorge was allowed to study at Berlin University. 
Later he recalled that he now "decided not only to study, but also to take part in the organized revolutionary movement".
Later he recalled that he now "decided not only to study, but also to take part in the organized revolutionary movement".In 1919 Sorge was formerly released from the army and he transferred his studies to the University of Kiel.
He alsojoined the newly formed German Communist Party (KPD). After leaving university he worked as a journalist and in April 1925 he moved to the Soviet Union where he started work for the Comintern Intelligence Division.
He alsojoined the newly formed German Communist Party (KPD). After leaving university he worked as a journalist and in April 1925 he moved to the Soviet Union where he started work for the Comintern Intelligence Division.Sorge was recruited as a spy for the Soviet Union and using the cover of being a journalist he was sent to various European countries to assess the possibility of communist uprisings taking place. In 1929 Sorge arrived in England to "study the labour movements, the status of the Communist Party and the political and economic conditions in Britain." He was instructed to remain undercover and not to become involved in politics while living in England.
In November 1929 Sorge returned to Germany where he was instructed to join the Nazi Party and not to associate with left-wing activists. To help develop a cover for his spying activities he obtained a post working for the newspaper, Getreide Zeitung. Sorge moved to China and made contact with another spy, Max Klausen
. Sorge also met Agnes SmedleyAgnes was one of the few people of whom one can truly say that her character had given beauty to her face, 
which was both boyish and feminine, rugged and yet attractive. She was one of the few spiritually great people in the world, with that burning sympathy for the misery and wrongs of mankind which some of the saints and some of the revolutionaries have possessed. For her the wounded soldiers of China, the starving peasants and the overworked coolies, were brothers in a real sense. She was acutely, vividly aware of their misery and could not rest for trying to alleviate it. Unlike those doctrinaire revolutionaries who love the masses in the abstract but are cold to the sufferings of individuals, Agnes Smedley spent much of her time, energy, and scant earnings in helping a multitude of individuals."
,She the well-known left-wing journalist working for the Frankfurter Zeitung. She introduced Sorge to Ozaki Hotsumi, 
who was employed by the Japanese newspaper, Asahi Shimbun. Later Hotsumi agreed to join Sorge's spy network. As a journalist Sorge established himself as an expert on Chinese agriculture. This gave him the freedom to travel around the country making contacts with members of the Chinese Communist Party.
. Sorge also met Agnes SmedleyAgnes was one of the few people of whom one can truly say that her character had given beauty to her face, which was both boyish and feminine, rugged and yet attractive. She was one of the few spiritually great people in the world, with that burning sympathy for the misery and wrongs of mankind which some of the saints and some of the revolutionaries have possessed. For her the wounded soldiers of China, the starving peasants and the overworked coolies, were brothers in a real sense. She was acutely, vividly aware of their misery and could not rest for trying to alleviate it. Unlike those doctrinaire revolutionaries who love the masses in the abstract but are cold to the sufferings of individuals, Agnes Smedley spent much of her time, energy, and scant earnings in helping a multitude of individuals.",She the well-known left-wing journalist working for the Frankfurter Zeitung. She introduced Sorge to Ozaki Hotsumi, who was employed by the Japanese newspaper, Asahi Shimbun. Later Hotsumi agreed to join Sorge's spy network. As a journalist Sorge established himself as an expert on Chinese agriculture. This gave him the freedom to travel around the country making contacts with members of the Chinese Communist Party.In May 1933 the Soviet Union decided to get Sorge to organize a spy network in Japan. As cover Sorge went to Nazi Germany where he was able to get commissions from two newspapers, the Borsen Zeitung and the Tagliche Rundschau. He also got support from the Nazi theoretical journal,Geopolitik. Later he was to get work from the Frankfurter Zeitung.
Sorge arrived in Japan in September 1933. He was warned by his spymaster not to have contact with the underground Japanese Communist Party or with the Soviet Embassy in Tokyo. His spy network in Japan include Max Klausen, Ozaki Hotsumi, and two other Comintern agents, Branko Vukelic
, a journalist working for the French magazine, Vu and a Japanese journalist, Miyagi Yotoku, who was employed by the English-language newspaper, the Japan Advertiser.
, a journalist working for the French magazine, Vu and a Japanese journalist, Miyagi Yotoku, who was employed by the English-language newspaper, the Japan Advertiser.Sorge soon developed good relations with several important figures working at the German Embassy in Tokyo. This included Eugen Ott and the German Ambassador Herbert von Dirksen. This enabled him to find out information about Germany's intentions towards the Soviet Union. Other spies in the network had access to senior politicians in Japan including prime minister Fumimaro Konoye
and they were able to obtain good information about Japan's foreign policy.
and they were able to obtain good information about Japan's foreign policy.As a result of the information accumulated by the network Sorge was able to give Joseph Stalin advance warning about the Anti-Comintern Pact(1936), the German-Japanese Pact (1940) and Japan's attack on Pearl Harbour. His greatest achievement was to inform the Soviet Union in December, 1940, of the proposed Operation Barbarossa.
Despite the efforts of Sorge, Joseph Stalin did not believe that the German Army would attack at that time and did not take the necessary action. As Leonard Trepper,
the head of Red Orchestra, later pointed out: "The generalissimo preferred to trust his political instinct rather than the secret reports piled up on his desk. Convinced that he had signed an eternal pact of friendship with Germany, he sucked on the pipe of peace."
the head of Red Orchestra, later pointed out: "The generalissimo preferred to trust his political instinct rather than the secret reports piled up on his desk. Convinced that he had signed an eternal pact of friendship with Germany, he sucked on the pipe of peace."At the end of August, 1941, Sorge was able to tell Joseph Stalin that Japan would not attack the Soviet Union that year. Two months later Sorge was arrested in Tokyo and was held in prison for three years. The Soviet Union refused to exchange Sorge for Japanese prisoners they held and he was hung on 7th November, 1944
Sunday, 20 November 2011
who were the best.British Commando or S.S
n 1940, the British Army also formed "independent companies", later reformed as battalion sized 
"commandos", thereby reviving the
word. It was intended that the British Army Commandos would be small,
highly mobile surprise raiding and reconnaissance forces.
They were not intended to remain in field operations for more than 36 hours and carried all they needed. Army Commandos were all 
volunteers selected from existing soldiers still in Britain.
"commandos", thereby reviving the word. It was intended that the British Army Commandos would be small, highly mobile surprise raiding and reconnaissance forces. They were not intended to remain in field operations for more than 36 hours and carried all they needed. Army Commandos were all volunteers selected from existing soldiers still in Britain.During the war the British Army Commandos spawned several other famous British units such as the Special Air Service,
the Special Boat Service
and the Parachute Regiment.
The British Army Commandos themselves were never regimented and were disbanded at the end of the war.
the Special Boat Service and the Parachute Regiment. The British Army Commandos themselves were never regimented and were disbanded at the end of the war.The British Special Operations Executive (SOE) also formed commando units from British and displaced 
European personnel (e.g.Cichociemni) for the purpose of conducting raiding operations in occupied Europe. They also did small teams such as the SAS which was composed of 10 or fewer "Commandos" because it was better to do Special Operations. One example is Norwegian Independent Company 1, which was responsible for the destruction of heavy water facilities in Norway during 1941.
European personnel (e.g.Cichociemni) for the purpose of conducting raiding operations in occupied Europe. They also did small teams such as the SAS which was composed of 10 or fewer "Commandos" because it was better to do Special Operations. One example is Norwegian Independent Company 1, which was responsible for the destruction of heavy water facilities in Norway during 1941.
The Royal Navy also controlled Royal Navy Beach Parties,
based on teams formed to control the evacuation of Dunkirk in 1940.These were later known simply as RN Commandos, and they did not see action until they successfully fought for control of the landing beaches (as in the disastrous Dieppe Raid of 19 August 1942).
The RN Commandos, including Commando "W" from the Royal Canadian Navy, saw action on D-Day.
based on teams formed to control the evacuation of Dunkirk in 1940.These were later known simply as RN Commandos, and they did not see action until they successfully fought for control of the landing beaches (as in the disastrous Dieppe Raid of 19 August 1942). The RN Commandos, including Commando "W" from the Royal Canadian Navy, saw action on D-Day.In 1942, the Royal Navy's nine Royal Marines infantry battalions were reorganized as Commandos, 
numbered from 40 to 48, joining the British Army Commandos in combined Commando Brigades. After the war the Army Commandos were disbanded. The Royal Marines form an enduring Brigade-strength capability as 3 Commando Brigade.
numbered from 40 to 48, joining the British Army Commandos in combined Commando Brigades. After the war the Army Commandos were disbanded. The Royal Marines form an enduring Brigade-strength capability as 3 Commando Brigade.The Royal Air Force also formed 15 commando units in 1942, each of which was 150 strong. These units consisted of trained technicians,armourers and maintainers who had volunteered to undertake the commando course. These RAF commandos accompanied the Allied invasion forces in all theatres; their main role was to allow the forward operation of friendly fighters by servicing and arming them from captured air fields. However due to the forward position of these airfields, the Royal Air Force Commandos were also trained to secure and make safe these airfields and to help defend them from enemy counter attack
The Waffen SS can be divided into three general categrories.
If one assumes a special forces mission then the SAS would win hands down (the waffen SS had few dedicated special forces, though they did have Skorzeny. Their training [for SF missions] and equipment was far below British standards though. For example Skorzeny had to use British silenced stens because he couldn't persuade the Heer to make silenced weapons.)
If you want conventional warfare then the SAS would take an absolute beating. Their one attempt at a "big" mission was a total failure. They were raiders, scouts and intelligence gatherers, not soldiers.
imagination. I dare you to find anything even remotely as bad as the "Das Reich's" march across France in '44 from the SAS. n WWII, there is nothing remotely close to the conduct of Das Reich in France.
Post war though, some of the SAS actions against Kenyan Mau Mau Guerillas (both real and imagined) as well as Malaysian Communists were pretty ugly. This is especially so in Kenya. Furthermore, I would not be surprised if the race of the Mau Maus (black) was a factor in some "shoot / no shoot" decisions that would have been decided very differently with a white, Western European enemy.
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A. Elite Panzer and Panzer Grenadier divisions trained to a very high standard, armed with the best weapons available and a good dose of political fanaticism. Most were German, but their ranks included thousands of foreign volunteers.
B. Divisions of Ukrainians, Estonians, Russians orgainized, trained and equipped as standard German infantry divisions. (at best)
C. Groups of bandits orgainized into batalions and brigades. Used for rear area security. Very brutal reputation against civilians.
The training of elite Waffen units is comparable to the training given US Marines and Rangers as well as elite units of other nations. They are regular troops trained to a very high standard, but not true special forces.
Small groups of SS men were used in the special forces role during the war. The Germans, however, never really developed the special forces "concept". Perhaps Hitler was paranoid of such units.
-Invasion of USSR Small groups of SS parachute into Baltics and Ukraine to "jump start" anti Soviet revolts in wake of German advance.
- Hungary 1944 Small teams of SS men arrest key members of anti German leadership. This allows Pr erman govenment to be created.
- Branderberger units used in USSR and Ardennes probably had many members taken form Waffen SS divisionsThe fun part is: the original SAS (lets compare what is comparable not the SS of 1944 and the SAS of 2006) had no formal training. But they had a great deal of experience. They were Englishmen used to desert navigation, nothing more. The all elite stuff came latter.
The English units that had a real tough training were the commando brigades. And their size was already more comparable with the SS units. But their role was totally different as they were supposed to be soldiers specially used for special ops. The SS were just very very good soldiers but used as any other unit.
However there were german units comparable to commandos and some of them were SS (Skorzeny troop, SS paratroopers) ans some were Wermacht (Brandbourg regiment) or Luftwaffe (paratroopers). But SS as a whole had nothing to do with commandos.
Finally the British troops had another advantage: they were the good guys in the picture so it is normal that they won at the end. Waffen SS soldiers like Das Reich, Totenkopf, and Frundsberg were elite mechanized, armoured, or infantry units meant to engage in pitched battle and take territory. SAS were elite raiders, which is a very different role. A better comparison would be between the Brandenburgers and the SAS.
The SAS included huge numbers of ex-commandos (the remains of Layforce.). David Stirling, Paddy Mayne etc. were all commandos. That said they are very different to the force of today.
ww2. my collection
the above photo was taken with the sony cybershot macro 5cm, superb for our hobby because its a great low light camera
still working on this
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