Talk:Fallschirm-Panzer Division 1 Hermann Göring

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[edit] Destruction

Hmm, there seems to be something wrong about the 1944 history. The article states that the division arrived to the area in mid-September, roughly 1,5 months after the uprising started. Yet, it also claims that it took part in the fights against the Soviet offensive that was halted... on August 3rd. //Halibutt 16:07, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

an answer:[1] --83.5.145.57 09:22, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Attack near Königsbrück on April 22, 1945

The text stated the Polish 1st Division was destroyed by the HG PzDiv in mid-April, 1945. This cannot be true, because the Polish 1st Division (Polish People's Army = LWP) was near Berlin at that time, and the HG PzDiv was in the vicinity of Dresden. However, from April 22-24, the HG was in the 4. PzArmee, which attacked the inter-army boundary of the Polish 2nd Army (LWP) and the Soviet 52nd Army. Penetrating the boundary, the HG and one other division enjoyed two days of overrunning the communications and logistics trains of the two opposing armies. Finally, on April 24, the German attack was stopped by the Soviet 5th Guards Army. As far as I can determine, no divisions of the LWP were destroyed by the Germans, the closest thing to this sort of event being the heavy casualties taken by the LWP 1st Division at Lenino in late 1943. Postscript: See the main article citation for Hans von Ahlfen, detailing the Soviet and Polish units the Germans believed to have strongly damaged or destroyed. I believe the article's original reference to the "Polish 1st Division" was a confused reference to the Polish 1st Tank Corps (LWP). PPS: Correction to above. According to a thorough Polish reference on the LWP in World War II, Polish losses in this battle were indeed severe. See the citation in the main article for details. W. B. Wilson 15:44, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] war crimes

the fourth citation is confusing, as it is claimed in the article to verify alleged war crimes. but when one reads the citation it says nothing about human shields but simply states how many Polish soldiers were killed. can someone who has the "source" clarify this?

--Jadger 04:23, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

· The numerical notation is confusing; looking in the edit text for the page, this note actually refers to the external link http://info-poland.buffalo.edu/classroom/uprising.html Professor Peter K. Gessner State University of New York at Buffalo - the fourth (non-external) citation that you saw about Polish casualties was referenced earlier in the text when the fighting of April 1945 was discussed. W. B. Wilson 12:01, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

ok thanks, that is weird, it says #4 in the text, but it is the 3rd external link. I understand why I confused the two now.

--Jadger 08:25, 27 February 2007 (UTC)