RAF Squadrons in May 1940
Planes and bases of the Royal Air Force on May 10, 1940. Number of squadrons, locations and aircraft types at the beginning of the Western campaign. The Royal Air Force […]
Reports
The MP40: Germany’s Deadly Submachine Gun
The MP40: Germany’s Deadly Submachine Gun. Few firearms are as iconic or instantly recognizable as the MP40, the standard submachine gun used by Nazi Germany during World War II. Designed
Call of War – Draw
Noteworthy draw in the match of the browser strategy game Call of War ! (Review Part III) Noteworthy draw in Call of War Here is the final report of the
StG 44 vs. M1 Carbine: The Evolution of Infantry Rifles
StG 44 vs. M1 Carbine: The Evolution of Infantry Rifles. World War II marked a significant turning point in the evolution of infantry rifles, shifting from bolt-action and full-sized rifles
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Martin Maryland
US-build light bomber Martin Maryland and Baltimore of the RAF and French Air Force. History, development, service, specifications, pictures and 3d model. Martin 167 Maryland and Martin 187 Baltimore Martin
Battle of Berlin 1945
Battle of Berlin April-May 1945: The Final Soviet Offensive That Ended Nazi Germany. The Last Battle The Battle of Berlin began on April 16, 1945, when Soviet forces launched their
Silencers & Suppressors: How Covert Operations Used Modified Firearms
Silencers & Suppressors: How Covert Operations Used Modified Firearms. During World War II and beyond, warfare wasn’t only fought in trenches and open fields—it was also waged in the shadows.
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German Orders of Battle September 1944
German Orders of Battle on 16 September 1944 at the time of the allied airborne operation ‘Market-Garden’ around Arnhem. The deployment and distribution of the divisions of the Wehrmacht and
Britain’s Sten Gun: Cheap, Simple, and Effective
Britain’s Sten Gun: Cheap, Simple, and Effective. During World War II, necessity drove innovation, and few weapons reflect this better than the British Sten gun. Created during a time of
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German Orders of Battle December 1943
German Orders of Battle from December 26, 1943. The Russian Front in Winter 43-44 The winter of 1943-44 on the Eastern Front during World War II was marked by significant
The Eastern Front’s Most Feared Firearms: Soviet vs. German Weapons
The Eastern Front’s Most Feared Firearms: Soviet vs. German Weapons. The Eastern Front during World War II was a brutal theater of war marked by massive battles, unforgiving terrain, and
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BAR
BAR – Browning Automatic Rifle, US light machine gun or assault rifle from both World Wars. History, development, service, specifications, pictures and 3D model. Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) Browning Automatic
Hitler’s declaration of war to the USA
Part III of ‘Why did Hitler declare war on the US?’ Back to PART II: The ‘undeclared war’ of the USA against Germany The road to the ‘true’ World War
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 (‘Gustav’) Messerschmitt Bf
105 mm leFH 18
German light field howitzer 105 mm leFH 18. History, development, service, specifications, statistics and pictures of the ‘Leichte Feldhaubitze 18’. German light field howitzers in WW2 During World War II,
Jagdtiger
German Jagdtiger heavy tank destroyer (SdKfz 186) from the Second World War: the ultimate tank destroyer. Jagdtiger heavy armoured tank destroyer (Sdkfz 186) The Jagdtiger was the largest and heaviest
Polish campaign 1939
The campaign against Poland in September 1939 (Part I). Deployment, the German attack and the advance on Warsaw until 9 September. Polish campaign The Polish campaign of 1939, also known
Vickers Gun in Action
The British Vickers machine-gun in action during the First World War. to Part I: history, development, service, specifications and pictures of the Vickers Gun. When the first Vickers machine-guns were
Performance on the Russian Front
The German military performance on the Russian Front during the Second World War. Part IV of the analysis of fighting power on the Eastern Front, during the Battle of Kursk
Chinese Nationalist Army
Chinese Nationalist Army 1937-1941. The seizure of Mukden on 19 September 1931 marked the beginning of overt Japanese aggression against China, and from 1937 there was open war. The disorganized
