and here Montecieco where on 20 th September 1944, the date of Hermann's Death, the German retrait turns into a tactical victory .... the Kampgruppe Stollbrok arrived in a hurry from Bologna, where it was in reserve, to try to stop the front, tends an ambush, to the Sherman of the Bays .... the 20 September 1944 will pass into the regimental history of the Bays as the "Balaklava of Rimini" : of the 52 tanks that attack Montecieco, only 18 survive ....
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the commemoration, Montecieco is the last village of Rimini towards San Marino with a primary school that is the protagonist of the event ....Comment
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yet another great presentation Oriano!Comment
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Hello Oriano !
Excellent presentation
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I am really impressed, how many details of the important battles you find and also, how you
bring together the then and now (and for both sides).
What makes this Wehrpass really uncommon, are the entries referring to the POW exchange.
And you managed to document the background of this little known event with excellent photos and infos.
Great job on this Wehrpass
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Best regards,
ArchiComment
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Excellent work OrianoComment
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Originally posted by Archi View PostHello Oriano !
Excellent presentation !
I am really impressed, how many details of the important battles you find and also, how you
bring together the then and now (and for both sides).
What makes this Wehrpass really uncommon, are the entries referring to the POW exchange.
And you managed to document the background of this little known event with excellent photos and infos.
Great job on this Wehrpass !
Best regards,
Archi
The subject of the exchange of prisoners is very intriguing: I started from another Wehrpass (I post as soon as I finish it) of a 98 ID Lieutenant seriously injured and captured in the church of San Savino on September 6, 1944 and exchanged at the end January 1945......
and thanks for the nice words Archi, especially because they come from a passionate and competent researcher!!
ciao OrianoComment
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a classic of italian cuisine: Carbonara.......
and what does that matter with the liberation of Rimini?
the 22th September 1944, the day after the liberation of Rimini (with the city still under the shooting of mortars and German artillery) in Riccione a gala dinner is announced by the commander of the Canadian general troops Eedson Burns, at the Vienna Hotel of Riccione, his Headquarters, with special guests including Minister Harold MacMillan, generals Harold Alexader and Sir Oliver Leese.
The Canadian general can count on an exceptional chef, Renato Gualandi who invents (or more likely re-elaborates) an unforgettable Carbonara (Burns cites it in his memoirs) using British "military" ingredients, bacon cooked in a little butter, milk powder, melted cheese, egg-red powder, spaghetti sprinkled with a handful of freshly ground pepper, and bread with parsley to taste the very liquid carbonara sauce. Then after the war the butter will become oil, the egg-curls will be fresh, the bacon will become "guanciale", the melded cheese parmiggiano reggiano etc etc but the great classic italian dish remains ....
General Burns and Chef Renato Gualandi (died a few years ago) during a re-enactment of the great event in Riccione.......Last edited by mufasa; 09-24-2018, 03:08 AM.Comment
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and the day after the gala dinner, we are on 23 September 1944, General Burm, inspects the city ..... his photos under the Augustus Arch, together with the famous of 21 September 1944, two day before, of the New Zealand sherman bogged inf front of the August Arch......Comment
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Oh yes, another great presentation of our friend Oriano ! Congratulations.
First time a such such case of POW exchange, and written in the Wp. ! Very interesting. But he was not lucky of this exchange.
I love italian classic cuisine...Comment
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many thanks may friend|Originally posted by Luft 76 View Post
I agree! the exchange of prisoners between Germans and Allies is a very interesting subjet.... the British (and their Allies) must wait until end 1942/1943 when even they also capture many Germans (and Italians) prisoners in Africa ... but they are always small numbers of health soldiers (under protection of the Red Cross) and injured or disabled ....
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