Diary March 1, 1916
Diary for Wednesday, March 1, 1916: Air War France: Only Royal Flying Corps Martinsyde G.100 (nicknamed the Elephant) unit arrives, No 27 Squadron. Britain: Two hit-and-run raids on East Kent …
Diary March 1, 1941
Diary for Saturday, March 1, 1941: Politics BULGARIA JOINS THE AXIS. German troops enter Sofia. see also: Bulgarian Armed Forces Air War Europe: 100 RAF bombers raid Cologne (night March …
Bulgarian Army
The Bulgarian Army in World War One from 14 October 1915 to 30 September 1918. Uniforms, strength, armies, divisions, organization and casualties. Bulgaria gained freedom from Turk control on 13 …
Diary February 29, 1916
Diary for Tuesday, February 29, 1916: Western Front Verdun: Bloody struggle round Fresnes and salient. Falkenhayn finally agrees to attack on west bank of Meuse, releases 4 divisions and 84 …
Diary February 28, 1916
Diary for Monday, February 28, 1916: Western Front Verdun: Sudden thaw after long cold spell turns battlefield into a sea of mud but Voie Sacree kept open with gravel by …
Diary February 28, 1941
Diary for Friday, February 28, 1941: Air War The Blitz in February 1941: 789 dead and 1,068 seriously wounded British civilian casualties. Blenheim bombers and single-engined Wellesleys bomb Asmara (Eritrea). …
Me 109 G
German Messerschmitt Bf 109 Gustav fighter plane. History, development, service, specifications, pictures and 3D model of the main version of the Me 109. Messerschmitt Bf 109 G Type: German Luftwaffe …
Diary February 27, 1916
Diary for Sunday, February 27, 1916: Western Front Verdun: Petain reorganizes defences, halts withdrawal from Woevre. French retake La Feuille wood (night 27/28), defend Soupple village and d’Eix-Abaucourt station. On …
Diary February 27, 1941
Diary for Thursday, February 27, 1941: Sea War Italian armed merchant raider Ramb I (3,700 t.) catches fire and blows up during engagement with RNZN cruiser Leander off the Maldives. …
Panzer III L
German medium tank Mark 3 with long 5cm KwK39 L/60 gun. History, development, service, specifications, statistics, pictures and 3D model. Panzer III Ausf L (SdKfz 141/1) Type: Medium tank. History: …
Diary February 26, 1941
Diary for Wednesday, February 26, 1941: Air War 60 German bombers and Ju 87 Stukas (7 lost) with fighter escort, raid airfields on Malta, destroying or damaging 13 Wellington bombers …
Diary February 26, 1916
Diary for Saturday, February 26, 1916: Western Front Verdun: GQG admits loss of Ft Douaumont. Recapture attempt fails. Petain orders ‘… retake immediately any piece of land taken by the …
Second World War overview 1939-40
Second World War, overview of the course of the ‘Blitzkriege’ (lightning wars) from 1939 to 1940 (Part I). Polish campaign, Stalin’s territorial claims, Western campaign and Battle of Britain. Lightning …
Diary February 25, 1916
Diary for Friday, February 25, 1916: Home Fronts French Army orders 400 Schneider tanks by November 25, 1916. Western Front Verdun: Castelnau arrives at 0700 hours. Germans take Louvemont, but …
Diary February 25, 1941
Diary for Tuesday, February 25, 1941: Sea War Italian fast cruiser Armando Diaz sunk by British sub Upright in Mediterranean. Escort destroyer Exmoor sunk by German E-boat off Lowestoft. East …