NEW: Even More Added to Allied Colors Military Vehicle Markings / Ongoing Colorization Project ~ MechInf, Air War Missions in the Mediterranean, Defeat In North Africa, Anti-Tank Operations, LRDG in Libya 1940-41, British Video Production Query, Archer & Bishop Excerpts, MechInf's Revised "A Brief History of the Marmon-Herrington" & Lessons from Operations PDF's, Fox Killed In The Open Ground: Chars Italiens En Libye 1940-41 Parts 1 & 2 from 13emeDBLE Reposted, WEISS: Beobachtungs Gruppe, MechInf's Colorized 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars Stuart & Revised Version UC's, Dr. B's: s.Mot.Art.Abt.408, Bishop "Colors" Set Preview Nearly Ready and Danny promises some illustrations, German Fortifications Plus the Panther Turm, Quad 20 "Flakvierling" Wooden FLAK Tower 1/35 & 1/48 scale model drawings, British AFV Stowage, Norwegian Archeology Assistance Request, Fezzo British AFV ID Book, Churchill in NA & Italy, British AFV Stowage Compilation Drawing Sets, MechInf SUPER Upload... 1.5 Gigabytes of material in upload to link for Private Page review before sharing with web readers, Aris "Tiger Strikes", & 6th SA Photo Search Exchange from Nacht

MechInf posted German Operations in Africa & German Attack In Libya, plus "Colorizations" Grant #12 & #13, & Sherman #14 & #15, AFRIKAKORPS Operational Synopsis, MechInf "Battle for Egypt", German Operations in Africa, and Panther / Tiger article inclusions, & Nacht Collection Additions, and More!

AANA "PRIVATE" Research Fellows Review for Later Publication : (Report From 13emeDBLE)

Aris : Writing Brief on Commonwealth Air Forces in the Western Desert

Christian (Mogdala) : Mainly collecting materials and pictures of Sonderverband 287/288 - Panzerjäger and self propelled guns like BISON II

Christian (QuietGargoyle) : Studying & Collecting structure and orders of battle of 5. Leichte-division / 21. Panzer-division

Cédric (13emeDBLE) : Completing his work on DAK's 1942 campaign (looking for pictures for publications, that's urgent !) and after : project of article on the Heavy artillery of DAK

Mario (CMPacione) : Completing his huge collection of picture from DAK and Italian army for Catalogue posting to his AFRIKAKORPS.Org Website Section

Danny : Making line drawings and colouring in vehicle profiles (completing US & UK M4A1 side profile and currently doing the front and back profiles) and also working with Nacht, Petr & MechInf on Sherman’s colors variants. Ready to help everybody on making special profiles if time permitting. Working up a Valentine & Bishop line drawing set for colour profiles to explain photographs...

David : Effort to create the best ever wargame to ever be built around the Desert War 10/06/40 - 31/10/42, and so being stuck on O.o.B & TO&E for about 17years ! Building AFRIKAKORPS.Org Web page insert for every Batallion sized Unit in NA.

Prop : DAK's operation and also Polish unit involved in North African (Polish Carpathian's Brigade)

Human : DAK's vehicles (soft-skinned or armoured)

Indy : Mark is adding and reviewing Nacht's Introductional Overview of the Western Desert Campaign to include additional Italian, & Commonwealth elements.

Building wargames database, listing of titles and other info for any and all games dealing with the Med and NA Theatres. Will re-contact game publishers again after the info is on the site to try and establish commission sales links with them. Also currently working on building a "Songs of the Desert" page.

Future Planned Work: Creating a "Life in the Desert" page. Planning to assist David with OOB and other info for the NA Campaign from El Alamein to the Fall of Tunisia. Collecting additional info for an Air Unit Database which will be a listing (and additional info) of all "squadron" sized units that served in the Med. Far in the future looking at the possibility of a database of ships that served in the Med.

Jan (Fezzo) : working on the history of the "Meßstelle Weiß"( measuring unit of Art.rgt.33), where we got a complete diary of their activities with letters and a few maps from a member during the timeframe March 1941-August 1942 (He wrote a letter every 2-3 days). Waiting for the complete KTB of the 15.PD ordered from the US-Archive for inclusion here.

Jon (JonG): Searching on the WWII campaign in the Mediterranean Islands and also on LRDG & SAS operations with some emphasis on Rhodes. Extensive work on the logistics and rail / shipping operations side of campaign in North Africa and around the Med.

Marco (Rodion) : Translating an extensive Italian article on their license plates and the correlation to vehicle types. Building a NachtJagd in the  Mediterranean presentation plus an in depth article on the Ju-88 in use and around the Med.

MechInf : William is progressing on Colours and markings North Africa - writing a book on Marmon-Herrington Armoured Cars - writing a book - nearly completed 6 SA Armoured Division in Italy - writing a book (quite advanced) South African Orbats WW2 - about halfway with this book. Then other general interests: All things armour.

Nacht: Tiger's in Africa book to publisher (645 pages), Rommel's Rides to publisher, Allied Markings of the Desert in revision at page 490 as have added Getty Collection inclusions, plus confirmation field order document sets from Patton Museum, West Point Library and Eisenhower Library received for inclusion with three way confirmation of orders.

Working through Sherman Family Illustration series and also, Valentine, Bishop, Crusader, Churchill, Lee, Grant, Stuart, Jeep, Kubelwagen, Panzerkampfwagens I-VI, Sd.Kfz221-223, Sd.Kfz.250 & Sd.Kfz.251 Families.

Petr : Reviewing photographs with "N" on Sherman's markings and colors. Compiling Rainbow Colors Proof Photo research set.

Fran1942: collecting materials and pictures of DAK and putting together materials for "Collector's Corner" and also finishing his DAK Photo Album. Waiting for Nacht's Storyboard for Action Script Introduction code.

Shane L : DAK Campaigns and research into MTO field orders & intelligence briefs...

Italian Battalions: Part1, Morris Armoured Cars, Marmon-Herrington, British AFV Colors (Initial Colour Chart "Originals"), US AFV Colors, U.K. Sherman, U.S. Sherman, AANA Author Focus, Sherman Flail, Bishop TriColors

AFRIKAKORPS.Org/AANA Forum Coming Very Soon!!! Community Server 2008 Added!!!

Media Stream Server: Now On Line! See more at... AFRIKAKORPS News

NEW Test Game: DAK Attack! from AANA Research Fellow "Fran1942" at AANA Games/Gadgets

AEC Dorchester Armoured Command Vehicle (ACV) / Mammoth or Mammut, Model Kit Reviews, AFRIKAKORPS/AANA Weblinks, Wüstennot: Desert Rescue, Humor & Bad Taste, Fezzo's Fixers: New Include "WEISS" Beobachtungs Gruppe, Forces Françaises Libres /Free French Forces, Collectables, Ritterkreuz Holders NA, Indy’s Game Reserve: The AANA Database of Wargames of the MTO, Autoblinda AB40/41/42, US JEEP, Desert Dolphin "Matilda", Matilda Scorpion, Collectables, LRDG/SAS, Patton, Grant Scorpion, U.K./Commonwealth Sherman, War Movies, Dreaded 88, Bishop, US Types, US AFV Colors, Model Kit Reviews, "Searchlight": Scheinwerfer, Italian AFV Types, Camionetta Sahariana AS42, British Types, & AFRIKAKORPS Media

Folder Optimization and Redo of Page index Format in Progress...

NEW AANA/AFRIKAKORPS.Org Forum will be added when Language Pack Additions are released... so check back for information on public release for admission to this new forum!!!

"Rainbow Colors"

U.S. Army / U. S. Produced AFV's (Nacht - B. G. Eady Research... Another Myth Busting for AFV Colors and Markings... not all US vehicles were OD and in fact... far from it!!!)

'Continuing' Nacht's Niche Bibliography Scanning Challenge! Trying to Add 25 Titles Per Day (NACHT)... slowed a bit!