diff --git a/Strategic/Map Screen Interface Map.cpp b/Strategic/Map Screen Interface Map.cpp
index 8bd0e211..3e830ad1 100644
--- a/Strategic/Map Screen Interface Map.cpp	
+++ b/Strategic/Map Screen Interface Map.cpp	
@@ -7850,7 +7850,7 @@ void DisplayMilitiaGroupBox()
 				INT16 finalsector = GetLastSectorIdInMilitiaGroupPath( pGroup->ubGroupID );
 				if ( finalsector > -1 )
 				{
-					GetShortSectorString( SECTORX( finalsector ), SECTORY( finalsector ), wFinalSectorName );
+					GetShortSectorString( finalsector % MAP_WORLD_X, finalsector / MAP_WORLD_X, wFinalSectorName );
 				}
 				else
 				{
diff --git a/Strategic/MilitiaSquads.cpp b/Strategic/MilitiaSquads.cpp
index 3da041ad..77584233 100644
--- a/Strategic/MilitiaSquads.cpp
+++ b/Strategic/MilitiaSquads.cpp
@@ -2991,6 +2991,8 @@ void DissolveMilitiaGroup( UINT8 uGroupId )
 
 	if ( pGroup && pGroup->usGroupTeam == MILITIA_TEAM )
 	{
+		ClearMercPathsAndWaypointsForAllInGroup( pGroup );
+
 		StrategicAddMilitiaToSector( pGroup->ubSectorX, pGroup->ubSectorY, GREEN_MILITIA, pGroup->pEnemyGroup->ubNumAdmins );
 		StrategicAddMilitiaToSector( pGroup->ubSectorX, pGroup->ubSectorY, REGULAR_MILITIA, pGroup->pEnemyGroup->ubNumTroops );
 		StrategicAddMilitiaToSector( pGroup->ubSectorX, pGroup->ubSectorY, ELITE_MILITIA, pGroup->pEnemyGroup->ubNumElites );
diff --git a/Strategic/PreBattle Interface.cpp b/Strategic/PreBattle Interface.cpp
index cade9356..8508cb85 100644
--- a/Strategic/PreBattle Interface.cpp	
+++ b/Strategic/PreBattle Interface.cpp	
@@ -2120,7 +2120,6 @@ void RetreatAllInvolvedMilitiaGroups()
 			GROUP* pDeleteGroup = pGroup;
 			pGroup = pGroup->next;
 
-			ClearMercPathsAndWaypointsForAllInGroup( pDeleteGroup );
 			DissolveMilitiaGroup( pDeleteGroup->ubGroupID );
 		}
 		else
diff --git a/Strategic/Strategic AI.cpp b/Strategic/Strategic AI.cpp
index b734f705..0007a988 100644
--- a/Strategic/Strategic AI.cpp	
+++ b/Strategic/Strategic AI.cpp	
@@ -2295,7 +2295,7 @@ DebugMsg (TOPIC_JA2,DBG_LEVEL_3,"Strategic5");
 				SetThisSectorAsEnemyControlled( pGroup->ubSectorX, pGroup->ubSectorY, 0, TRUE );
 				RemovePGroup( pGroup );
 				RecalculateGarrisonWeight( i );
-
+				
 				return TRUE;
 			}
 		}
@@ -4198,8 +4198,15 @@ BOOLEAN LoadStrategicAI( HWFILE hFile )
 						pGroup->ubSectorY != gWorldSectorY ||
 						gbWorldSectorZ )
 				{
+					UINT8 groupid = pGroup->ubGroupID;
+
 					RepollSAIGroup( pGroup );
-					ValidateGroup( pGroup );
+
+					// it is possible that the group gets destroyed inbetween, so recheck on that
+					pGroup = GetGroup( groupid );
+
+					if ( pGroup )
+						ValidateGroup( pGroup );
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/Strategic/Strategic Movement.cpp b/Strategic/Strategic Movement.cpp
index 20370bbd..c1629609 100644
--- a/Strategic/Strategic Movement.cpp	
+++ b/Strategic/Strategic Movement.cpp	
@@ -3185,6 +3185,7 @@ INT32 CalculateTravelTimeOfGroup( GROUP *pGroup )
 {
 	INT32 iDelta;
 	UINT32 uiEtaTime = 0;
+	INT32 i = 0;
 	WAYPOINT *pNode = NULL;
 	WAYPOINT pCurrent, pDest;
 	// check if valid group
@@ -3197,6 +3198,18 @@ INT32 CalculateTravelTimeOfGroup( GROUP *pGroup )
 	// set up next node
 	pNode = pGroup->pWaypoints;
 
+	// Flugente: start with the next waypoint we travel to, not the first one in the list
+	i = pGroup->ubNextWaypointID;
+	while ( i-- )
+	{
+		//Traverse through the waypoint list to the next waypoint ID
+		if( pNode );
+			pNode = pNode->next;
+	}
+
+	if ( !pNode )
+		return uiEtaTime;
+
 	// now get the delta in current sector and next sector
 	iDelta = ( INT32 )( SECTOR( pGroup->ubSectorX, pGroup->ubSectorY ) - SECTOR( pGroup->ubNextX, pGroup->ubNextY ) );
 
diff --git a/Strategic/mapscreen.cpp b/Strategic/mapscreen.cpp
index 37e0b015..9b8df9a8 100644
--- a/Strategic/mapscreen.cpp
+++ b/Strategic/mapscreen.cpp
@@ -16760,7 +16760,7 @@ BOOLEAN MilitiaPlotStart( )
 			// if this group exists, is indeed militia but has no members, erase it and its path
 			if ( pGroup && pGroup->usGroupTeam == MILITIA_TEAM && pGroup->ubGroupSize == 0 )
 			{
-				gMilitiaPath[groupid].path = ClearStrategicPathList( gMilitiaPath[groupid].path, groupid );
+				gMilitiaPath[groupid].path = ClearStrategicPathList( gMilitiaPath[groupid].path, (UINT8)gMilitiaPath[groupid].sGroupid );
 
 				RemovePGroup( pGroup );