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22 Apr 2018, 12:51 PM
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Great job at the article Siphon :thumbsup:
22 Apr 2018, 16:10 PM
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Lovely job, SiphonX! :thumb:

Lt Runcie. to whom you make reference, was almost certainly a future Archbishop of Canterbury! :P

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Your interest in the immediate subject matter is what helps the intricate design of such maps to become immersive. :thumb:

The fighting in that very cold winter of 1944 to take (or defend) the Siegfried Line, extended well beyond the Ardennes and is often overlooked It must have been hell for both sides.
22 Apr 2018, 17:43 PM
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22 Apr 2018, 18:21 PM
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Lt Runcie. to whom you make reference, was almost certainly a future Archbishop of Canterbury! :P



Indeed. Apparently, he earned the nickname of "Killer Runcie" during his service and was decorated in part also for his actions in this battle. Colvin refers to some public controversy around him happening later; I didn't look into this, but it sounded like being touted a "killer" is ok for a war hero but not so much for an Archbishop. Maybe you have some info on this?

According to Colvin that controversy was silly, Runcie was in fact rather timid. His beef with him is that Runcie's indecisivness in the situation could have costed a lot of lives if Sgt. Alldred wouldn't have taken the initiative to flank the 88. However, according to Colvin, Alldred critized the higher echolons after the battle and as a result "his" medal was instead awarded to Runcie which the latter never acknowledged.
22 Apr 2018, 18:48 PM
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Always enjoy these type of articles. Well done and keep it up
22 Apr 2018, 19:47 PM
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Excellent work! That was a great read and very informative.
22 Apr 2018, 20:59 PM
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Wow, very good and interesting.
23 Apr 2018, 12:18 PM
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No numbers thread / stats from SiphonX this time?
I am dissappointed Kappa

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23 May 2018, 08:28 AM
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jump backJump back to quoted post17 May 2018, 20:53 PMnekron
LOL i work in winnekendonk :D
4 Jun 2018, 23:08 PM
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10 Dec 2018, 22:44 PM
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Hey.

Hab keine Ahnung vom Game aber finde es lustig dass es Wido ist und man es auch gut wiedererkennt.
24 Dec 2018, 14:48 PM
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:clap:Very competent execution on the research done!
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