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The article offers information on fighter pilot Lincoln Delmar Bundy of the U.S. Army. It mentions that Bundy family believed that Lincoln had died in the June 10, 1944, aerial battle, where he was shot dead in machine gun fire and two rounds of cannon fire by German soldiers at Saint-Sauvant forest hailing for British troops.

Presents information regarding the peace efforts being made after the end of World War I. Differences that cropped up in the Peace Conference being held in Paris, France, on the issue of treatment of Germany after the end of the World War I; Threatening by the U.S. representatives at the Conference that they may insist change of venue to any neutral country if French media and representatives did not change their attitudes; Observation that the chief hope of the French statesmen who wish the treaty of peace to bring about permanent discrimination against Germany depends upon the assistance which they will receive from the U.S. sympathizers; Argument that the policy of permanent discrimination against Germany will never succeed; Information that German armies were not dissolved immediately after the war as it would have created chaos in the country.

The article discusses the status of German-American relations in the wake of the election of businessman Donald Trump as the president of the U.S. in 2016, and it mentions the decline of the German military, German Chancellor Angela Merkel's economic policies, and European reform efforts. According to the article, Germany's armed forces do not have an adequate supply of ammunition, weapons, or operational fighter jets. A U.S.-German trade deficit and the 2010 eurozone debt crisis are assessed.

This article presents information related to political, economics and social issues in the U.S. and around the World. To meet the growing demand, a new bank in Berlin, Germany has just been started which will make a specialty of American securities and finish accurate and up-to-date information to any German investor who thinks of purchasing stocks and bonds. Many Southern professors declare that not only in examinations, but deportment generally, Southern students are bound by the honor of a gentleman. The honor system in the North is weak precisely where the liberal' regime in the South is strong. The decision of the German naval authorities to use turbine engines hereafter is remarkable, because up to this time their prejudice against turbines has been strong.

This article presents news including the crumbling German resistance to the U.S. soldiers in France, a strategic mistake made by the German military, which may cost them the majority of their position in France, and the destruction, and or disorganization, of the German army north of the Pinsk marshes.

The article presents news updates from the field of politics and government in the United States. Whatever the outcome of the battles in Russian Poland, it is perfectly obvious that the German army must revise its judgment of the Russian troops, precisely as it has been compelled to admit that its low opinion of the British soldiers was erroneous. It is hard to part with a war-myth, but people shall have to give up those famous "concrete beds" which the Germans had prepared in England. The loss of the battleship Bulwark may turn out to have been due to the Germans, but that is hardly likely to prove the case.

This article discusses the new defense strategy being planned by the United States and its implications for European nations. The pressure for a revision in strategy is mounting in the U.S. as the result of some major developments. First, the Russians have steadily built their air forces in the West and now are constructing rocket platforms for guided missiles around Europe. Also, United States army leaders believe that it is better to choose Germany instead of France because they are abler than the latter to defend Europe.

Presents information on probability of the establishment of world peace. Comments on the position of the ruling forces of Germany; Opinion on Germany's military position; View that Belgian and French territory occupied by the German armies will be held as pawns to be given up only in exchange for suitable concessions; Interpretation of the speech by Georg Von Hertling, German Chancellor; Demands of U.S. President, Woodrow Wilson on settlement of war aims; View that Hertling is not responsible for Austria's internal situation, nor for the growth in the Dual Monarchy of a peace movement to which the government may be forced to yield.

The article examines several electronic countermeasures to roadside bombs. The U.S. Task Force Observe, Detect, Identify and Neutralise (Odin) employ the General Atomics Lynx sar radar on the Predator unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) in its air surveillance. It is noted that vehicle-mounted reactive jammers or spot jammers consume less power. A High Power Microwave system (HPM), that induces peak voltages in the electronic detonation devices to damage the bomb, is being utilized by the German armed forces.

The article reports that Soviet horsemen, taking a page from J. E. B. Stuart, proved that the cavalry was still a potent fighting force, even against the German blitzkrieg in World War II. To Russian military thinkers, the cavalry raids of the U.S. Civil War had affirmed the importance of the deep strike, and their example informed Russian doctrine for decades afterward. Journalist Walter Kerr was astonished to hear from Soviet troopers that their idea of a perfect cavalryman was Stuart.

Presents news briefs on the military equipment industry as of February 2006. Amount granted by the German Defense Technology and Procurement Office to electronics firm Eads Defense Electronics to implement a planning system for the Tiger combat helicopters of the German Armed Forces; Arrival of the V-22 Osprey to the U.S. Marine Corps. from manufacturer Bell Boeing; Information on the explosive ordnance disposal robot released by manufacturer Rheinmetall.

Recounts the battle of the U.S. armies against the German armies in Ardennes in December 1944. Information on German leader Adolf Hitler's intention to attack through the Ardennes; Highlights of the explosion of artillery shells in U.S. units on December 16; Series of events which led to the German's failure in the Ardennes.

Presents information regarding political development taking place in the U.S. Suggestion that establishing a German army would cut the U.S. occupation costs and help hold back Soviet Union; Denial by U.S. Secretary of State Dean Acheson and U.S. President Harry S. Truman of the report that Germany is being rearmed; Conversation in the direction of bringing France and Germany together; Restoration of German sovereignty little by little; Visit of Acheson to Bonn in an effort to introduce Germany to the polite society; Statistics revealed by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission showing that in each big industry covered, one-third of the total assets are controlled by six corporations or fewer; Information that Shah of Iran was welcomed by Truman, made honorary captain of the George Washington University football team, and then left for a visit to New York.

The article focuses on the decline in German public support for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) campaign against the Taliban forces in Afghanistan. The public believed that the U.S. is pursuing military solutions rather than civilian ones. Green Party chairman Reinhard Bütikofer cited that the German effort would be undermined if the Dutch and the Canadians withdraw their support. Social Democrat Detlef Dzembritzki hoped to reduce the German military presence in Afghanistan.

Discusses the use of hedgerows by the Germans to delay the Allies' advance during World War II. Details on the war strategy of the Germans when faced with growing numbers of enemy troops; Difficulty encountered by the American and British infantrymen due to these hedgerows; Profile of Curtiss Grubb Culin III, a United States army sergeant, who discovered the solution to the hedgerows.

Focuses on the establishment of a German Air Force Tactical Training Command in the Holloman Air Force Base in Alamogordo, New Mexico. Move as the United States' repayment for the hospitality and respect given to Americans in Europe; Benefits of the arrangement to the Alamogordo area; Nature of the German operation.

The article discusses the plans of Germany which include the cutting funds of the country's armed forces. It mentions that German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg has defied his own conservative party by pushing the most drastic defense reform by ending conscription and commencing to reshape the country's military force. It also notes that the defense cuts of other countries in Europe, will determine what kind of U.S. ally will the country become in the future.

The article discusses the political dilemma faced by Germany in its continuing effort to support the military and development programs in Afghanistan. It was stated that the plan of Canadian government to pull out its combat troops in the unstable Islamic nation and the continuing pressure from the U.S. have pushed Germany to change its mission from reconstruction and training to combat-oriented purposes. In addition, the role North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is discussed.

Recalls the success of U.S. Army's Operation Diadem which aims to destroy the German armed forces in Italy on May 11, 1944. Expectations of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill on the operation; Measures taken by Lieutenant General Mark Clark, commander of the U.S. Fifth Army, to secure such a triumph; Problems encountered by Clark during the operation.

According to the U.S. military observers, Germany is planning to reorganize its army. Since World War II, the German army has been structured and equipped to provide homeland defense and disaster assistance. "German Army 2020," an internal planning document disclosed to the U.S. Department of Defense outlines the transformation plan.

Fuses on the establishment of a German-run military unit in Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico. Unit's plan to test Tornado jet fighter planes; US Air Force's unfamiliarity with the capabilities of the Tornado Aircraft; US Air Force's plans to use the Tornados as replacement for the F-4G Advanced Wild Weasel which was retired in 1995.

Reports on Germany's establishment of a military command post in the Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico. Impact of the move on the 1996 presidential elections; Concern over the government's decision to allow foreign troops to establish a military foothold in the United States.