DOCUMENTS - Military & Public Documents on CD

600 German Military death cards from World War 1

Comprehensive collection of 5000 German Military death cards from World War 2

A COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF DOCUMENTATION, PLANS, LETTERS, ORDERS AND PHOTOGRAPHS FROM OPERATION MARKET GARDEN, SEPTEMBER 1944

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The disc includes fascinating documentation released by the British war office including – The plans that fell into German hands at the start of the operation, Photographs of the gliders and troops landing, combat photos from Oosterbeek and Arnhem, Decriptions of radio signals from Urquhart to Browning requesting withdrawal from the area, Letters from Eisenhower to Urquhart commending his troops battle in Arnhem, Details of bases used in Britain for glider take off, inventorys of equipment carried on the gliders, lists of code names to be used by the troops and commanders once on the ground, List of all officers involved, maps of the drop and landing zones, Letter from Himmler to Sepp Kraft (Commander of the German forces) congratulating him on his defence and wishing him happy birthday, Notes from Krafts personal war diary, Lists of Allied prisoners taken (numbers only) and equipment captured by the German forces, decorations awarded to the German soldiers, reports that British snipers had dropped disguised as SS, The order of battle for the 1st Airborne, Fatal Casualties suffered by 1st Airborne, 1st Airborne Div Rec Sqdn war diaries Arnhem 1944

MG34

The Maschinengewehr 34, or MG34, was first issued in 1934. It was used as the primary infantry machine gun early in the war and remained as the primary tank and aircraft defensive weapon. The weapon pictured employs a multi-functional tripod making it useful for a number of roles. The legs are extended to allow it to be used in the anti-aircraft role and when lowered it could be placed to allow the gun to be fired "remotely" while it swept an arc in front of the mounting with fire, or aimed through a periscope attached to the tripod.

Air-cooled, the barrel will overheat quickly and has to be changed as often as every 300 rounds fired. The change is done in seconds by a trained gun crew and they carried a number of spare barrels with them. Each infantry squad had an MG34. This was an integral part of the squad and formed a major portion of their firepower.


An indepth report commissioned by the US war department in 1943 on the German MG34 machine gun, sometimes known as "Hitlers Saw". The report includes diagrams and is split into the following sections

1) Operation
2) Sighting Equipment
3) Malfunctions and Corrections
4) Disassembly and Assembly
5) Care and Preservation
6) Ammunition
7) Inspection
8) Maintenance

This fascinating document was released by the US War office in 1998 and gives a detailed account of the German army and regime leaders. Compiled by the the US War dept in March 1945 it includes:

THE GERMAN MILITARY SYSTEM: The German Soldier, The High Command, Organisation of the Army, Functions of the corps area, Conscription, Replacement and Training.

ORGANISATION OF THE FIELD FORCES: Overall field organisation, High Command on the field, Organisation of Higher Headquarters, Principles and trends, Divisions, Combat Troops, Service Troops.

OTHER MILITARY AND AUXILLARY ORGANISATIONS: SS and Police, Auxilary Organisations, Other party organisations, Emergency Defence of German soil.

TACTICS: General tactial doctrines, Reconaissance, Marches, Offensive, Defensive, Retrograde Movements, Minefields, Special Operations.

FORTIFICATIONS AND DEFENCES: Doctrine of Fortifications, Characteristics of Fortifications.

SUPPLY, EVACUATION AND MOVEMENTS: Higher organisations of supply, System of supply within Germany, System of supply withinthe field army, Maintenance Requirements, Evacuation, Troop Movements.

WEAPONS: Small arms, Mortars, Artillery, Self Propelled Guns, Armoured Vehicles, Rocket Weapons, Grenades.

EQUIPMENT: Automotive equipment, Artillery fire controll equipment, Signal Equipment, Engineer Equipment, Chemical Warfare, Cooking Equipment.

UNIFORMS, INSIGNIA AND INDIVIDUAL EQUIPMENT: Army uniforms, Army Insignia, Air Force Uniforms and Insignia, Decorations, Auxillary Forces, Individual Equipment.

Currency from Lodz Ghetto in Poland, Greece, Croatia, Netherlands, Poland, Serbia, Unkraine

German Bank notes and coins, Special means of payment, emergency money 1945, savings booklets, life and health insurance

A collection of postage stamps from German occupied countries in WW2 including Germany, Poland, Luxemburg, Elsaz-Lotharingen, Serbia, Soviet Union, Bohemia and Moravia

Phrase book for communication with French POW'S and civilians, Phrase book for communication with Russian POWS and civilians, German - Russian dictionary

"Aber wissen solt ihr" - "Appell de toten" - Das Torpedoboot" - Nachtewache" - "Wehr Gottes"

German Phrase book for US Troops, German phrase book for Canadian Troops

Food ration cards, clothing ration cards, charcoal ration cards, purchase documents, ration cards for men on leave, campaign coal swiper, other spare resource campaigns

Allied leaflets on the air war, air raid protection, damage figures from Stuttgart and Berlin, black out instructions

Comprehensive collection of death cards sent to the relatives of German troops during WW2. The disk also includes, letters of condolence, obituaries.

ID Cards, Payslips, service books, discharge paperwork, leave/holiday requests, death cards, letters of condolence, special course letters for soldiers, collection of soldiers language.