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 …
Battles
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’. Operation Sealion The Battle of Britain …
Arctic convoy PQ-17
Artic convoys to Russia 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. Hazardous …
End of Polish campaign
The Polish campaign from the Battle of Bzura, the invasion of the Red Army to the surrender of Warsaw and the last Polish troops on 6 October 1939 (Part II). …
Eastern Front 1944
The Eastern Front from winter 1943-44 until late summer 1944. Ending the siege of Leningrad and Operation Bagration, the destruction of the German Army Group Center. During the winter of …
Polish campaign 1939
The campaign against Poland in September 1939 (Part I). Deployment, the German attack and the advance on Warsaw until 9 September. The German attack on Poland began on September 1, …
17-Battle at the Vistula 1945
The last Russian Winter Offensive of the war started with the Battle of the Vistula. On January 12, 1945 the 1st Belorussian Front (Marshal Zhukov) and the 1st Ukrainian Front …
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 …
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 …
Operation Rhine Exercise
Operation Rheinuebung (‘Rhine Exercise’), the final cruise of the Bismarck Detailed action, numerous photos and video. Here to Part I: development, specifications, and 3d model of Bismarck Operation Rhine Exercise, …
Operation Barbarossa
Could had Operation Barbarossa – Hitler’s attack on Soviet Russia – a different course and why was the invasion carried out in June 1941 ? Why Operation Barbarossa in June …
Control of Europe 1942-45
The map of the control of territories at the European theater of war from 1942-45. Below is the strategic map of the European theater of war for the war game …