Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain in 1940-1941. Operation Sea lion, strengths of the German Navy and Luftwaffe vs RAF, the air battle and the ‘Blitz’. The Battle of Britain Operation Sealion …
Battles
Arctic convoy PQ-17
Artic convoys to Russia in 1941 and 1942. First convoys, the destruction of PQ-17 and losses of PQ-18, new tactics with JW-51 and the interruption between spring and winter 1943. …
Battle of Kursk
Battle of Kursk in July 1943, the greatest tank battle in military history. The strategic decisions, preparations, the German offensive on July 5 and Hitlers break-off on July 13. Battle …
Were there alternatives to Operation Barbarossa ?
Were there alternatives for Hitler to Operation Barbarossa ? Part II to the question ‘Why the Germans invaded Russia ?‘ Here to Part I: Why Hitler attacked Russia ? In …
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Sinking the Bismarck – Operation Rhine Exercise
Operation Rheinübung (‘Rhine Exercise’), the final cruise of the Bismarck. Detailed action, numerous photos and video about the sinking of the great German battleship. Here to Part I: development, specifications, …
German Orders of Battle January 1942 and the Soviet winter offensive
The Soviet winter offensive 1941/42 from December 5-6, 1941 and German Orders of Battle from 2 January 1942. The first major offensive of the Red Army, the counterattack in front …
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Second World War overview 1941-42
Second World War, overview of the course of the ‘Axis high tide’ from 1941 to 1942 (Part II). Mediterranean theater, Russian campaign, the global conflict and ideological war. Here to …
Why Hitler attacked Russia ?
Why Hitler attacked Russia ? (Part I) Looking on the subsequent events appearing after Hitler’s decision to attack Russia, it looks like sheer madness. Already Napoleon had found in the …
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 ‘real’ World War. …
Undeclared War
Part II of ‘Why did Hitler declare war on the US?’ Back to PART I: Why did Hitler declare war on the US? The ‘undeclared war’ of the USA against …
Why did Hitler declare war on the US?
Hitler’s declaration of war to the United States appears to be difficult to understand, superfluous, and sealed the fate of the Third Reich. On 12 December 1941, Adolf Hitler declared …
Losses in World War II
Losses and casualties during World War II. Military personnel and civilian losses, aircraft, warships and merchant ships of the combatants from 1939 to 1945. Military and civilian losses of the …
Eastern Front 1941 and German Orders of Battle from September
German Orders of Battle from 3 September 1941 and the Eastern Front after the successful start of Operation Barbarossa from the end of August 1941 until the failure of the …
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Control of Europe 1942-45
The map of the control of territories in the European theater of war from 1942-45. Above is the strategic map of the European theater of war for the war game …
Siege of Tobruk ends
From August 1941 until the end of the Siege of Tobruk in December 1941 (Part III). Australians withdrawn and replaced by Polish troops and ending the siege. Here to Part …