What happened a cease fire? [:'(]

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Thanks for the post. It is appropriate to remember these men and their sacrifice. I recently purchased a cap badge of the RTR on ebay. It should be here any day. "Fear Naught"<br/>
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<r> This is the short story of the death of two young tankers in 4 troop, C-squadron, 44th Royal Tank Regiment. They are named Stan Matthews and John Thorogood.<br/>
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Thanx for the reply, it really is amazing that they held on for so long. But on the other hand, they could have hold on a lot longer if Hitler did not give all those dumb "to the last bullet" orders.

<t> All those divisions, how many of them were at full strength? In other words, how did those divisions compare to Allied divisions? <br/>
It still is an huge achievement but as Max_H's figures say, it was at the expense of workers. Slave labourers do not produce goods with the same quality was ...

Cool, can't wait to play it!

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How many man does that represent?
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Depending on year, a rough estimate is about 2,500,000 - 3,000,000+ in the field units.<br/>
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How many man does that represent?

Brilliant, thanks!!

RIP

After the battle: http://www.afterthebattle.com. If you are dutch, there is a translation too: 40-45 Toen & Nu. You can order a free edition at www.sipublicaties.nl

Forget about the roads and concentrate your forces.

Good luck!

<r> Today I finally have the time to post some more pictures of the 60th Commemoration. The following pictures are of the wreath laying at the Airborne-square.<br/>
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The standard bearers come marching in:<br/>
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He went home today, if all is well I receive a phonecall soon to tell me he arrived safely.

I know it's not a wargame but do a search for Worms, I have it on my Ipaq and it's soo much fun!

Yes please, I will be interesting to read!

Thanks guys! [&o]

Indeed, the best news is that he's discharged tomorrow. He'll then stay an extra one or two days at our house and will fly home then!

<r> <B><s>[b]</s>Rijstate hospital is housing a special patient this week. In room 105, ward A4 veteran Norman Francis is recovering from a swiftly performed “dotter” procedure [opening a blocked heart vessel] in Nijmegen.<e>[/b]</e></B><br/>
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Thank you very much!

He's doing a lot better now and if all is well he can go home on friday. He was even in the local newspaper yesterday, I'll try to post the translation tonight.