Sources at History Facts

As sources, we primarily use original records in paper format, copied onto paper or microfilm, and photographs. Source editions can be put in the same category.

Secondly, we use not only printed matter from the observed period, such as service regulations, orders, laws and ordinances, but also memorandums and historical publications.

While doing the research on our next publication Sturmgeschuetz III [German Assault Gun] Volume I, History and Volume II, Visual Appearance we've gone reading a whole lot of documents, some of them were helpful for writing the books.

We've listed only those sources, that we used directly for the publication. All documents are part of  the archive at History Facts.

  Sources Sturmgeschutz III 

Für Reseaches it is an advantage to use a diversity of sources. If the topic is a machine, then manuals and orders how to use it are most recommended, also lists of spare parts help to understand the technology.
When concerned with German military materials, then allied intelligece documents and reports about test on captured equipment are very interesting, giving a different view. At the right, we show the title of a German manual and a page of an English analysis. We used these documents for the Heinkel-Book.

  MK 108 

Numberless German documents of military or civil origins were taken by the allies at the end of World War Two. These Folders were microfilmed, ending in the sixties, and are now available for history studies in several archives or for purchasing. History Facts owns several hundred of those films, each with approx. 1000 microfilmed documents.
For giving an example we show you the content of the National Archives Film T73-120: "Records of the Reich Ministry of Armament and War Production (Reichsministerium für Ruestung und Kriegsproduktion)".

  National Archives T73 Serial 120

After the Second World War, the U.S. went to great lengths to evaluate the results of their bombing raids on Germany and Japan. The results were published as "United States Strategic Bombing Survey", with 208 volumes concerning Germany and 60 volumes concerning Japan. We have the volumes shown on the opposite list (available June 2008).

  United States Strategic Bombing Survey