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The Wehrpass of Ferdinand Friedrich Karl Ruhmann

4th June 2025 Going Postal 0

In WW2, a Wehrpass contained the personal and service information of a Wehrmacht volunteer or conscript and was used for identification and recording purposes. Issued when registered for military service, it was kept by the [more…]

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The Desert War – Some Impressions

15th June 2023 well_chuffed 0

Having spent a while researching the Desert War series, it is only fair to leave you my impressions based on the many thing that have passed before my eyes. It takes a while to weed [more…]

20th Century

The Desert War – May 1943

29th May 2023 well_chuffed 0

With the Axis occupying a smaller and smaller piece of real estate in Tunisia this was the month they would have to surrender, 291,000 of them. There was no way to supply them and no [more…]

20th Century

The Desert War – April 1943

12th April 2023 well_chuffed 0

The Axis forces will surrender in May so April sees the Allies squeezing the Axis into a smaller and smaller area. On the 1st the US 1st and 9th Infantry Divisions attacked Italian positions at [more…]

20th Century

The Desert War – March 1943

9th March 2023 well_chuffed 0

With the Axis on the run in Tunisia it was only a matter of time until they had to surrender. Their supply routes to Tunisia were under constant attack and the Axis could do little [more…]

20th Century

The Desert War – February 1943

23rd February 2023 well_chuffed 0

This month sees the battle of the Kassarine Pass.This was where the Axis forces gave the Americans a run for their money and may have been the start of the “our Italians” handle given to [more…]

20th Century

The Desert War – January 1943

24th January 2023 well_chuffed 0

January 1943 saw the Casablanca Conference take place where FDR, Churchill, Charles de Gaulle and Henri Giraud (de Gaulle’s #2) would discuss the future of the war though the French were not really involved in [more…]

20th Century

The Desert War – December 1942

18th December 2022 well_chuffed 0

Things are finally looking up for the Allies at the last month of 1942. The Axis are on the run in North Africa, Operation Torch has been a success though not without some busy bits. [more…]

20th Century

The Desert War – August 1942

29th August 2022 well_chuffed 0

August 80 years ago and although the situation in the desert starts off mostly quiet all hell is breaking out at sea. The Axis are desperate to resupply Rommel and the Allies are equally desperate [more…]

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