Hi, Terminator!
1°
Sorry for Windows 7! 
I apologize but still think that computer-gaming champions will be very good at making the necessary adaptation
on their own machine. My situation is such that I have to make do with a machine dating (already!) from 2014
and the system (legally acquired) which was installed on it.
Particularly for hardware-related reasons, I'm unable to upgrade to a more recent OS and sadly cannot afford
to purchase a more modern computer. Not knowing Windows 10 or 11, I do not pretend to give instructions which
could turn out to be incorrect.
Furthermore, since its release I have gradually acquired the entire <
OoB:WW2> series on the Slitherine e-shop
and activated it on Steam. Finally, this represents a tidy sum, but the game still runs very well although limiting
certain graphics options. I confirm this to the community!
It's not "nothing", isn't it?
Without wanting to moarn, I had to choose between keeping my old computer - or upgrade/renew it every 2-3 years -
and a very good game that fully satisfies me. But yes, I'm just lucky that it still works with my dinosaur...
So,
a big "Thank You!" to its creators.
2°
Yes, I know WDS very well!
Especially since I have been a fan of the <
Squad Battles> & <
Panzer Campaign> series from the
HPS era.
That is to say in another millennium!
THEIR (
WDS) colorized portrait really pleased and even intrigued me because I wanted to personalize it for use
in <
OoB:WW2>. So I looked for
the original on French sites dedicated to WW2, including this one:
https://www.france-libre.net/
... where I found THE ORIGINAL IMAGE I have used (sepia, not colorized - Please, see my previous post on the same thread) ;
as well as the trace of the NCO in question, a 1st DFL's fighter whom I don't despair of finding identity and journey of war.
Here is the same man as "Adjudant-chef", two years later (Summer 1944
*):
- La 1ère DFL de passage à Guéret.jpg (31.85 KiB) Viewed 653 times
... photographed in the center of France when his unit was on the way to the north of the Massif Central,
then the Vosges after its landing in Provence. Why this interest? Quite simply because I'm French,
not ashamed of it and having remained passionate about History since the age of 12
(now a retired history & geography teacher).
3° "
Soldat du Bataillon d'Infanterie de Marine".
This is not a Private (French: "Soldat") but an "Adjudant" (English: Warrant Officer).
The term "Infanterie de Marine" can be confusing for an Anglo-Saxon reader.
It has nothing to do with the Marines (Royal or U.S.) because in this case the exact term in French is "Fusilier marin",
which could be embarked on a warship, like other Navy crew.
The synonym of "Infanterie de Marine" is "Infanterie coloniale" (Colonial Infantry) for the metropolitan troops sent to
- or those recruited in - the Colonies were financed by the budget of the "Ministère de la Marine" (Ministry of the Navy),
as under the "Ancien Régime" (before 1789), because it was in charge not only of the war fleet but also of the French
colonial empire's protection.
- Epopée de la 1ère DFL.png (145.42 KiB) Viewed 653 times
I would be very happy to have your opinions and advice for this project.
Thanks in advance!
Sincerely,
LN59
(
*) Post scriptum. "Then and Now".
- The same place, the main square of Guéret, 80 years away.
Same tobacco shop, a different bank agency while concrete and metal carpentry have imposed themselves... - 2024 Guéret - Place Bonnyaud aujourd'hui.jpg (273.69 KiB) Viewed 527 times
FFNCO_1STDFL.zip
