Kampfgruppe 1001 Nights
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Kampfgruppe 1001 Nights 1,001 Nights, also known as The Thousand and One Nights or Arabian Nights, is a collection of Middle Eastern and South Asian folk tales that were originally published together during the Islamic Golden Age. The stories â” from historical tales to tragic romances to comedies â” were collected over many centuries by a huge range of scholars and authors. Kampfgruppe 1001 Nights (German: 1001 Nacht) was a German Kampfgruppe formed on the Oder front during the final German offensive of the Second World War, taking part in the failed attack on Genschmar on 27 March 1945. Kampfgruppe 1001 Nights was formed from the guards at the V-2 launch sites in March 1945. Three companies of V-2 guards arrived at the German Ninth Army HQ on the Oder river in early March, 1945. In military history and military slang, the German term Kampfgruppe (pl. Kampfgruppen; abbrev. KG, or KGr in Luftwaffe usage during World War II) can refer to a combat formation of any kind, but most usually to that employed by the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany and its allies during World War II and, to a lesser extent, of the German Empire in World War I. It also referred to bomber groups in Luftwaffe usage, which themselves consisted of three or four Staffeln (squadrons), and usually Unusually, the kampfgruppe was not named after its commander, instead receiving the peculiar title "Kampfgruppe 1001 Nights". The reason for this is unknown. Soon after its formation, a motorcycle company and several anti-tank guns, armoured cars and a depleted company of StuG III assault guns from the 27th SS Volunteer Division "Langemarck" were added to the kampfgruppe. The kampfgruppe's strength was about 500 infantry and forty-three serviceable armoured vehicles. Sturmartillerie-Lehr- Brigade 111. Kampfgruppe â˜1001 Nightsâ™. LVI Panzer Corps (General der Artillerie Helmuth Weidling) (In Berlin). 9. Fallschirmjägerdivision. 20. Panzergrenadierdivision. Panzerdivision Müncheberg. Sturmgeschütz-Lehr-Brigade 920. XI SS Panzer Corps (General der Waffen-SS Mathias Kleinheisterkamp). New company Arsenal35 release their first resin figure sets. ARS3501 Finnish Infantryman 1941-1944. ARS3502 SS Fallschirmjäger, Kampfgruppe " 1001 Nights ", Berlin 1945. ARS3503 SS Fallschirmjäger Bat. 600, Berlin 1945. We don't know about any in-box reviews for this SS Fallschirmjäger, Kampfgruppe " 1001 Nights ", Berlin 1945 (#ARS3502) from Arsenal35. Stash. Login to manage your stash. Wishlist (1 mates). Stash (0 mates). Nobody. Started (0 mates)..