New Group: Charlemagne Division

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New Group: Charlemagne Division

Post by Peiper »

"Grube meine freunde" or should i say "Salutations mes amis" :D

Just a heads up on the website ive managed to cobble together lol

Did mention it on the "Charlemagne" thread but thought i should post
it here instead, any thoughts, ideas or suggestions don't hesitate,
also if you want to join the forum or have a wander over to the
"frog-pond" lol, please feel free!!

For now, au revoir mes amis :wink:
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Re: New Group: Charlemagne Division

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I wish you all success in your new venture,remember it takes time for any group to get going.
Website looks good,my only criticism is in the uniforms section you have featured a dot44 cap :shock: I know there may have been field made versions but by and large they did not exist.
Anyway best of luck.
John Jury.SBG
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I wish none but those who desire to be actively engaged".
"Come on boys,if you want a heap of fun and to kill some yankees".
Nathan Bedford Forest.
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Re: New Group: Charlemagne Division

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I will be following your progress with pleasure, well done and all the best.

Cheers Bill, British free Corps.
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Re: New Group: Charlemagne Division

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Cheers gents :D

Thanks John for the heads up, will remove the Dot44 cap from the inventory, even though as
you say they did exist in the "field made" version, as you say it takes time to get a group
going, seeing i was in "exile" i thought i would start my own up lol lol

Thanks again for the encouragement Bill

Regards Pipes :wink:
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Re: New Group: Charlemagne Division

Post by Stigroadie »

Good luck, a brave move.
Good work so far on the website, a good read even this early.
The photos of the guys in Heer style tunics with French flags on the right arm are something I'd not seen before. Do you have a story for those chaps.
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Re: New Group: Charlemagne Division

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Stigroadie wrote:Good luck, a brave move.
Good work so far on the website, a good read even this early.
The photos of the guys in Heer style tunics with French flags on the right arm are something I'd not seen before. Do you have a story for those chaps.
Hi Stig :)
They are members of the early Wehrmacht LVF Unit, later this was disbanded along with the
8th SS Sturmbrigade, the remnants/survivors were algamated to the 33rd Charlemagne
Division, the outline of the Unit history is explained on the website.

Thanks for your intrest, regards Pipes :wink:
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Re: New Group: Charlemagne Division

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wish you all the best with this group :)
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Re: New Group: Charlemagne Division

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Mooyman wrote:wish you all the best with this group :)
Merci :D
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Re: New Group: Charlemagne Division

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I wish you, "all the best" with your new venture Pipes, you love this hobby and I cannot fault your determination to make it succeed!

If you have a question, post it, we will all help! :wink:

Very best regards,

Gary.
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Re: New Group: Charlemagne Division

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Bon :D
Cheers Gary!!
As i said earlier i was in limbo for a while and thought where do i go from here?, the only logical answer was to form a group
myself, there was no way i was going to give up the hobby and this was the only way i could see of continuing it lol.

As i haven't run a group before obviously i will make mistakes, im not saying i won't so any constructive criticism will be
taken on board without any offence taken by me, as i say i want to get this right.

There was one question, a list of the people who run the events would come in handy especially Detling and Beltring as i
would imagine i would have to submit my group name etc for permission and admittance to shows :?: (obviously this would
be for next year now!)

Regards Pipes
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Re: New Group: Charlemagne Division

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Good luck, Pipes. It's an interesting unit to choose, because probably 95% of the public wouldn't even know that there were French, Dutch, Danish, etc, who fought for the Third Reich, so it'll hopefully be an education for them. :)
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Re: New Group: Charlemagne Division

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Steiner wrote:Good luck, Pipes. It's an interesting unit to choose, because probably 95% of the public wouldn't even know that there were French, Dutch, Danish, etc, who fought for the Third Reich, so it'll hopefully be an education for them. :)
Cheers mate :D
Thats what i thought, apart from the odd isolated portrayal or "beer tent" uniform you don't
see this type of "Foreign volunteer Unit" in the UK, apart from Andy from the 85th's excellent
"Handschar Day" portrayal.

Whether i get other members or not isn't a problem because when everything is sorted and all
being well i will be going to events thats the main thing lol.
TBH iam most surprised and pleased by the reaction, i imagined i would've been torn apart like
normally :lol: :lol:

Thanks for the encouragement, regards Pipes
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Re: New Group: Charlemagne Division

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Well,if it makes you feel at home,every time you greet us with 'bonjour' we will answer in true Blackadder tradition "sod off" :lol:
"I require able bodied men,with good horse and gun.
I wish none but those who desire to be actively engaged".
"Come on boys,if you want a heap of fun and to kill some yankees".
Nathan Bedford Forest.
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Re: New Group: Charlemagne Division

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Brigardefuhrer wrote:Well,if it makes you feel at home,every time you greet us with 'bonjour' we will answer in true Blackadder tradition "sod off" :lol:
Heh heh :lol: :lol:
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Re: New Group: Charlemagne Division

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I remember I`ve read about soldiers from Charlemagne in a Polish book about fighting in 1945 in Kołobrzeg (Kolberg). I don`t remember this part exactly, but it was something about POW from this division and how lucky they were to be captured by Poles and not by Russians. When I find the book I`ll try to write more.

Good luck anyway.
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