20th Anniversary of the Battle of Kalisz

[Ewan]

Today is the 20th anniversary of the of radio message given to the 5th Infantry Division (Mechanised).

To all troops; Good Luck, You’re on your own now!
18th July 2000

[Raellus]

Nice catch! Happy Kalisz Day, everyone!

[Olefin]

Happy Kalisz day - and also my 55th birthday - hard to believe I have been playing and loving this game for so long.

[Jason Weiser]

Happy Kalisz Day all!

[pmulcahy11b]

Happy Kalisz day - and also my 55th birthday - hard to believe I have been playing and loving this game for so long.

We are all getting to be a bit long in the tooth! I turned 58 in May. I can still remember when t2K 1.0 came out -- at the time, I was still a starving student, not yet in the ARNG or on scholarship, and couldn't afford to buy it until November.

[Gunner]

Very cool.

Saw on one of the FB groups that Marc Miller served in the 5th ID, back in the 70s, which is why they picked it...

[Matt Wiser]

Saw that too: I had wondered why GDW chose the 5th. Now, did someone there serve in the 8th ID and have a bad time? That would explain why they put the 8th in Latvia.

[ChalkLine]

Saw that too: I had wondered why GDW chose the 5th. Now, did someone there serve in the 8th ID and have a bad time? That would explain why they put the 8th in Latvia.

Marc Miller just posted over on Facebook that he served there in the 1970s