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Title: ww2 intelligence bulletin series
Post by: petercooman on 08 September 2013, 08:54:14 PM
Found this and thought it might come in handy for ome of us ;)

http://www.lonesentry.com/intelbulletin/index.html
Title: Re: ww2 intelligence bulletin series
Post by: fsn on 08 September 2013, 09:09:40 PM
Very good, but should be viewed with caution. I read the article on German parachutists, which said they were "Army". Surely German para's were Luftwaffe? 
Title: Re: ww2 intelligence bulletin series
Post by: petercooman on 08 September 2013, 09:26:33 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallschirmj%C3%A4ger

Stated here they where wehrmacht.

The hermann goering division was luftwaffe
Title: Re: ww2 intelligence bulletin series
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 09 September 2013, 07:05:11 AM
Falschrimjager were definitely Lufftewaffe.

IanS
Title: Re: ww2 intelligence bulletin series
Post by: petercooman on 09 September 2013, 07:48:46 AM
If You read the link i put on, you know i meant 'stated they were luftwaffe'

I messed it up  =)

Only case of other type fallschirmjaeger i know, are the SS parachute battallion (i think as information is kind of scarce on them)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/500th_SS_Parachute_Battalion

Title: Re: ww2 intelligence bulletin series
Post by: fsn on 09 September 2013, 08:29:48 AM
They're a great read though. Always interesting to see the comtemporary mind.
Title: Re: ww2 intelligence bulletin series
Post by: Hertsblue on 09 September 2013, 08:57:22 AM
I have to agree with fsn. Contemporary information, especially in wartime, can be very wide of the mark. I once bought Janes' Fighting Ships for 1914 thinking I'd get all the info on current dreadnoughts. Stupid boy....   :-[

Not that these account aren't valuable - they'd form an excellent briefing for a campaign. "This is what we know, chaps...."
Title: Re: ww2 intelligence bulletin series
Post by: Steve J on 09 September 2013, 02:47:22 PM
Very useful site so bookmarked for future reference :).