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[The Mighty McLovin]

From here:

http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=127715

"During the Napoleonic period, the French never had a 'regulation' canteen. It was up to the individual to procure his own container. Gourds, bottles and small wooden kegs were some of the things used. These would only have been carried on campaign so should be totally appropriate to depict on troops on campaign. In battle, the pack would be the first thing put dowm, if anything. It would have been sensible and no great encumbrance to keep ones drinking vessel on. They were worn on cords over the shoulder by the way."

Interesting. I was watching a documentary about them having no canteen, I wanted to verify it.

[Duuring]

That's incorrect, actually. The French did have an standard model and it was issued.

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a replica

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[Frederik]

http://napoleon-online.de/Dokumente/Circulaire_1995_2.pdf
here is a article about the "petit bidon", the canteen of the french army. Its in german, but there are some pictures.

[The Mighty McLovin]

Thank you Duuring.

[OttoFIN]

Has there ever been any info about Germany recruiting physically disabled men in WW2?

[Duuring]

The thing about physically disabled men is that they're physically disabled.

[OttoFIN]

The thing about physically disabled men is that they're physically disabled.

Yes, but desperate situations need desperate measures.

[The Mighty McLovin]

Why would the German army recruit physically disabled men? If they are physically disabled they cannot fight effectively.

[Cara]

Has there ever been any info about Germany recruiting physically disabled men in WW2?

Maybe are you referring to the Volkssturm ?

https://www.dhm.de/lemo/kapitel/zweiter-weltkrieg/kriegsverlauf/volkssturm

[OttoFIN]

Has there ever been any info about Germany recruiting physically disabled men in WW2?

Maybe are you referring to the Volkssturm ?

https://www.dhm.de/lemo/kapitel/zweiter-weltkrieg/kriegsverlauf/volkssturm

Yes, is there information about physically disabled men being trained and thrown in to the frontline, no matter if they had any limbs missing or anything else?

[Cara]

Has there ever been any info about Germany recruiting physically disabled men in WW2?

Maybe are you referring to the Volkssturm ?

https://www.dhm.de/lemo/kapitel/zweiter-weltkrieg/kriegsverlauf/volkssturm

Yes, is there information about physically disabled men being trained and thrown in to the frontline, no matter if they had any limbs missing or anything else?

Sure. Gave you a link in german (thought you spoke it). But you can find plenty of informations on Volkssturm in english.

"Being trained" was not really the case. Volkssturm was composed mostly of teenagers who learned (a bit) to use weapons in the Hitlerjugend. But there was a significant amount of 14-18 veterans, some of them physically disabled indeed.
During the last months on WW2, thousands of them were used in the "frontlines" : mostly urban warfare, hidden in a hole with a panzerfaust, waiting for a russian tank...

[OttoFIN]

Does anyone know where I can get good looking maps of Normandy, one with terrain showed and one where you can see all the roads easily?

Edit: It would be great if the map was WW2 era

[George385]

Does anyone know where I can get good looking maps of Normandy, one with terrain showed and one where you can see all the roads easily?

Edit: It would be great if the map was WW2 era

if you want one with unit markings as well, just look up on google images ''operation overlord map''

heres an example one:

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[OttoFIN]

Does anyone know where I can get good looking maps of Normandy, one with terrain showed and one where you can see all the roads easily?

Edit: It would be great if the map was WW2 era

if you want one with unit markings as well, just look up on google images ''operation overlord map''

heres an example one:

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The thing is that I need a map without the unit markings.

[Black Watch 1745]

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Does anyone know where I can get good looking maps of Normandy, one with terrain showed and one where you can see all the roads easily?

Edit: It would be great if the map was WW2 era

if you want one with unit markings as well, just look up on google images ''operation overlord map''

heres an example one:

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The thing is that I need a map without the unit markings.

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  Well this site has some maps showing roads and the like (scroll down to maps at the bottom): http://www.history.army.mil/books/wwii/100-11/100-11.HTM