A Pause in the Thursday IR 169 Posts Blog 26
A Pause in the Thursday IR 169 PostsBlog 26, the final segment of the Winterberg series, marks a break from my IR 169 posts. I have enjoyed communicating the experiences…
IR 169: Blog 25, 11 June 2020: IR 169 and Horror on the Winterberg, July 1917. (Part IV)
IR 169: Blog 25, 11 June 2020: IR 169 and Horror on the Winterberg, July 1917. (Part IV)Introduction: Blogs 21-24, posted over the past two weeks, covered IR 169’s arrival…
R 169: Blog 24, 4 June 2020: IR 169 and Horror on the Winterberg, July 1917. (Part III)
IR 169: Blog 24, 4 June 2020: IR 169 and Horror on the Winterberg, July 1917. (Part III)Introduction: Blogs 21-23, posted over the past two weeks, covered IR 169’s arrival…
IR 169: Blog 23, 28 May 2020: IR 169 and Horror on the Winterberg, July 1917. (Part II)
IR 169: Blog 23, 28 May 2020: IR 169 and Horror on the Winterberg, July 1917. (Part II)Introduction: The previous Blog 22 introduced the background to fighting on the storied…
IR 169: Blog 21, 21 May 2020: Juvincourt, 1917 (Part II); Trench Raid
IR 169: Blog 21, 21 May 2020: Juvincourt, 1917 (Part II); Trench RaidIntroduction: The previous Blog 20 focused on IR 169’s defense of the Juvincourt trenches in April – May…
IR 169: Blog 20, 14 May 2020: IR 169 at Juvincourt, 1917 (Part I)What is it
IR 169: Blog 20, 14 May 2020: IR 169 at Juvincourt, 1917 (Part I)Introduction: In Blog 20, we are resetting the time clock up to spring, 1917. For background, Blog…
IR 169: Blog 19, 7 May 2020: IR 169 and the Conclusion of Maneuver Warfare; the End of the German St. Mihiel Offensive, September 1914 Part II.
IR 169: Blog 19, 7 May 2020: IR 169 and the Conclusion of Maneuver Warfare; the End of the German St. Mihiel Offensive, September 1914 Part II.Introduction: In the previous…
IR 169: Blog 19, 30 April 2020: IR 169 and Creation of the St. Mihiel Salient, September 1914 Part 1.
IR 169: Blog 19, 30 April 2020: IR 169 and Creation of the St. Mihiel Salient, September 1914 Part 1. Introduction: The majority of English-written accounts of the St. Mihiel Salient…
IR 169: Blog 18, 23 April 2020: The Battle for St. Barbe, 25-26 August 1914
IR 169: Blog 18, 23 April 2020: The Battle for St. Barbe, 25-26 August 1914Introduction: With this blog, we are turning IR 169’s time clock back from to the Spring…
IR 169: Blog 17, 16 April 2020: The Otto Lais Story
IR 169: Blog 17, 16 April 2020: The Otto Lais Story IntroductionMany readers of my book, Imperial Germany’s Iron Regiment of the First World War; History of Infantry Regiment 169, have…