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I have given them little thought at the  moment. Most of Austria is now occupied and or in dispute. A cold winter almost guarantees a reduction in Kommando activity and there is such a winter in prgress at the start of Sacrifice. Austrain Kommandos would be armed along the lines of German Kommandos, but there would be other weapons from bygone ages involved, especially in the ad-hoc Kommandos.

gee_colin@yahoo.co.uk at November 9, 2014 at 4:04 AM

I have given them little thought at the  moment. Most of Austria is now occupied and or in dispute. A cold winter almost guarantees a reduction in Kommando activity and there is such a winter in prgress at the start of Sacrifice. Austrain Kommandos would be armed along the lines of German Kommandos, but there would be other weapons from bygone ages involved, especially in the ad-hoc Kommandos.

So mainly Mausers with some Mannlichers then?:) 

Indeedy. Maybe chuck in some liberated soviet stuff and bob's your uncle.

gee_colin@yahoo.co.uk at November 10, 2014 at 4:47 PM

Indeedy. Maybe chuck in some liberated soviet stuff and bob's your uncle.

Do you think that Belgium, the Netherlands, and France (apart from Alsace) may have militia organizations similar to the Kommandos?

SImple answer is no, as there is no need. All are now behind Allied lines.

France mobilised the FFI into army divisions, which were pretty much useless. Belgium created many fusilier battalions, and wehave seen the most famous one in action  at Sittard-Geleen. The dutch have their own army to create, albeit much slower than the others.

gee_colin@yahoo.co.uk at November 11, 2014 at 5:01 AM

SImple answer is no, as there is no need. All are now behind Allied lines.

France mobilised the FFI into army divisions, which were pretty much useless. Belgium created many fusilier battalions, and wehave seen the most famous one in action  at Sittard-Geleen. The dutch have their own army to create, albeit much slower than the others.

All are now behind Allied lines.

Isn't Sittard-Geleen still unde Soviet occupation? Also, does the Belgian fusilers have only British equipment, or could they have pre-German invasion stuff?

Not sure about the belgian kit. mix and match I think. Sittard-geleen may well not be any longer :-)

gee_colin@yahoo.co.uk at November 12, 2014 at 3:08 AM

Not sure about the belgian kit. mix and match I think. Sittard-geleen may well not be any longer :-)

Do you mean that the Fusiliers may have had American and/or German stuff?

British uniforms and British equipment, almost totally from the pics I have seen.

gee_colin@yahoo.co.uk at November 16, 2014 at 6:12 AM

British uniforms and British equipment, almost totally from the pics I have seen.

Did they have SMLEs, or No 4 Lee Enfields?

I cant recall, but I suspect the modern stuff would go to British units, and the older version would be farmed out.

Does Lorraine have a Kommando too? 

Kommando units [unless pre-organised werewolf units] were ad hoc formations and sprang up where men of a certain type concentrated. I see no reason that Alsace-Lorraine would not have their own kommando units.

gee_colin@yahoo.co.uk at December 8, 2014 at 4:21 AM

Kommando units [unless pre-organised werewolf units] were ad hoc formations and sprang up where men of a certain type concentrated. I see no reason that Alsace-Lorraine would not have their own kommando units.

What did you say, Chris? You can PM me, if you like.

gee_colin@yahoo.co.uk at November 10, 2014 at 4:47 PM

Indeedy. Maybe chuck in some liberated soviet stuff and bob's your uncle.

"bob's your uncle". I like, but I'm unfamilar with that expression. Also, JOOC, what Soviet stuff did you mean? PPShs?

Bob's your uncle is poor man's version of quod erat demonstrandum :-)

the Germans showed an ease when it came to using others weaponry. They werent proud on that score. Most certainly, the PPsh was coveted for its durability and firepower. Better you put an old weapon in my hands than none at all. A broadsword can be devastating today in the right circumnstances :-)