Captured German military records online: "germandocsinrussia.org"

Discussions on archives and similar issues. Hosted by Jeff Leach.
Post Reply
Mori
Member
Posts: 1632
Joined: 25 Oct 2014, 12:04
Location: Europe

Re: Captured German military records online: "germandocsinrussia.org"

#196

Post by Mori » 30 Sep 2021, 12:01

Piet Duits wrote:
30 Sep 2021, 09:18
As far as I can tell,they are preparing a huge folder about Operation Sealion.
Which has been on their website for something like 3 years, except they didn't create the links...

User avatar
S_haule
Member
Posts: 420
Joined: 12 Jun 2005, 12:32
Location: Rouen, France

Re: Captured German military records online: "germandocsinrussia.org"

#197

Post by S_haule » 02 Oct 2021, 16:48

Hi Mori,

How did you find the folders about Seelöwe?

Cheers

Sébastien Haule


Adler Heinz
Member
Posts: 62
Joined: 25 Jun 2009, 11:59

Re: Captured German military records online: "germandocsinrussia.org"

#198

Post by Adler Heinz » 03 Oct 2021, 14:43

I keep staying away from such documentary junk because of the watermark that ruins the document and it's validity. Obviously I'm not talking about the data in them, but the quality that is lost due to a useless and absurd watermark, I wonder why they don't put them on sale and stop providing documents "crippled" by a "label". They should take example from Ba-Ma.

Mori
Member
Posts: 1632
Joined: 25 Oct 2014, 12:04
Location: Europe

Re: Captured German military records online: "germandocsinrussia.org"

#199

Post by Mori » 03 Oct 2021, 23:08

Adler Heinz wrote:
03 Oct 2021, 14:43
I keep staying away from such documentary junk because of the watermark that ruins the document and it's validity. Obviously I'm not talking about the data in them, but the quality that is lost due to a useless and absurd watermark, I wonder why they don't put them on sale and stop providing documents "crippled" by a "label". They should take example from Ba-Ma.
It's too bad you ignore 1 million + pages of documents while so many scholars use it. But that's your choice.

Like everyone, I first disliked the watermark, and I would still prefer it removed. However, they number each single image with the file and the folio number : that's convenient when it comes to quoting a document properly in a publication.

User avatar
Urmel
Member
Posts: 4896
Joined: 25 Aug 2008, 10:34
Location: The late JBond

Re: Captured German military records online: "germandocsinrussia.org"

#200

Post by Urmel » 04 Oct 2021, 12:35

As the documents are perfectly readable, I don't really see what the issue is.
The enemy had superiority in numbers, his tanks were more heavily armoured, they had larger calibre guns with nearly twice the effective range of ours, and their telescopes were superior. 5 RTR 19/11/41

The CRUSADER Project - The Winter Battle 1941/42

Mori
Member
Posts: 1632
Joined: 25 Oct 2014, 12:04
Location: Europe

Re: Captured German military records online: "germandocsinrussia.org"

#201

Post by Mori » 04 Oct 2021, 14:56

S_haule wrote:
02 Oct 2021, 16:48

How did you find the folders about Seelöwe?
It's the 12488 series. Starts with image 632713, if you know how to access the URL directly.

Dokis79
Member
Posts: 74
Joined: 16 May 2020, 16:21
Location: France

Re: Captured German military records online: "germandocsinrussia.org"

#202

Post by Dokis79 » 04 Oct 2021, 16:48

Mori wrote:
04 Oct 2021, 14:56
S_haule wrote:
02 Oct 2021, 16:48

How did you find the folders about Seelöwe?
It's the 12488 series. Starts with image 632713, if you know how to access the URL directly.
I don't, could you give the URL please?

Mori
Member
Posts: 1632
Joined: 25 Oct 2014, 12:04
Location: Europe

Re: Captured German military records online: "germandocsinrussia.org"

#203

Post by Mori » 04 Oct 2021, 17:14

Dokis79 wrote:
04 Oct 2021, 16:48
Mori wrote:
04 Oct 2021, 14:56
S_haule wrote:
02 Oct 2021, 16:48

How did you find the folders about Seelöwe?
It's the 12488 series. Starts with image 632713, if you know how to access the URL directly.
I don't, could you give the URL please?
I've double checked: it seems they removed the files, there's just a blank page. They had ca. 2,000 pages in 19 folders. I made a local copy, as I always do.

Tom Peters
Member
Posts: 1545
Joined: 04 Sep 2004, 22:18
Location: GA

Re: Captured German military records online: "germandocsinrussia.org"

#204

Post by Tom Peters » 04 Oct 2021, 19:19

Is there a schedule on what is to be added ? I go there occasionally, but its never clear to me what is new.

thanks,

Mad Dog

Adler Heinz
Member
Posts: 62
Joined: 25 Jun 2009, 11:59

Re: Captured German military records online: "germandocsinrussia.org"

#205

Post by Adler Heinz » 07 Oct 2021, 22:49

Mori wrote:
03 Oct 2021, 23:08
Adler Heinz wrote:
03 Oct 2021, 14:43
I keep staying away from such documentary junk because of the watermark that ruins the document and it's validity. Obviously I'm not talking about the data in them, but the quality that is lost due to a useless and absurd watermark, I wonder why they don't put them on sale and stop providing documents "crippled" by a "label". They should take example from Ba-Ma.
It's too bad you ignore 1 million + pages of documents while so many scholars use it. But that's your choice.

Like everyone, I first disliked the watermark, and I would still prefer it removed. However, they number each single image with the file and the folio number : that's convenient when it comes to quoting a document properly in a publication.
I would like to understand why this decision to use a watermark invalidates the "quality" of the document. Before they decided to start "marking" all documents, I had a chance to download some. I had a chance to read some documents, there is a lot of new data, but I prefer to wait for BaMa to make more available. Anyway, it's a pity.

Mori
Member
Posts: 1632
Joined: 25 Oct 2014, 12:04
Location: Europe

Re: Captured German military records online: "germandocsinrussia.org"

#206

Post by Mori » 08 Oct 2021, 09:52

All in all, I got used to their watermark. I don't see it anymore when I read the documents.

I would still prefer documents shared without it. Putting a watermark on free for download documents is a lot like "we give it for free but we don't really want to". Don't see the point.

cw78
Member
Posts: 2
Joined: 10 Dec 2014, 01:54
Location: deutschland

Re: Captured German military records online: "germandocsinrussia.org"

#207

Post by cw78 » 13 Oct 2021, 13:24

@Adler Heinz It is already clear that the documents are in Russian possession?

Adler Heinz
Member
Posts: 62
Joined: 25 Jun 2009, 11:59

Re: Captured German military records online: "germandocsinrussia.org"

#208

Post by Adler Heinz » 14 Oct 2021, 00:59

cw78 wrote:
13 Oct 2021, 13:24
@Adler Heinz It is already clear that the documents are in Russian possession?
Yes, but what does that have to do with anything? This is a Russian-Germanic initiative.

cw78
Member
Posts: 2
Joined: 10 Dec 2014, 01:54
Location: deutschland

Re: Captured German military records online: "germandocsinrussia.org"

#209

Post by cw78 » 18 Oct 2021, 04:18

but the files are in Russia and will remain so for the time being

Max104740
Member
Posts: 232
Joined: 06 Feb 2018, 17:58
Location: Italia

Re: Captured German military records online: "germandocsinrussia.org"

#210

Post by Max104740 » 02 Nov 2021, 10:35

Hi to everybody,
findbuch 12488 with operation Seelowe documents is now online. At the moment it includes 2184 Akte
All the best
Max

Post Reply

Return to “Archives”