Canon de 75 mle 1897
French field gun Canon de 75 mle 1897 (soixante-quinze). History, development, service, specifications, pictures and 3D model. Canon de 75 mle 1897 Type: field gun. History Canon de 75 mle […]
Diary May 3, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, May 3, 1944: Air War Western Europe: 49 RAF bombers lost during night raids on tank-truck park at Mailly, near Rheims; Montdidier aircraft stores; ammunition
Diary May 3, 1919
World War One Diary for Saturday, May 3, 1919: Ireland: 3 Irish-American ‘Friends of Irish Freedom’, having lobbied Wilson in Paris, arrive to report (June 3). Britain: Ration book issue
Gun 149/35
Italian heavy gun Cannone da 149/35A in service from 1901 to 1943. History, development, service, specifications, pictures and 3D model. Cannone da 149/35A Cannone da 149/35A Type: heavy gun. The
Diary May 2, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, May 2, 1944: Occupied Territories France: Management of Aubert and Duval steel works at Ancizes co-operates with Resistance in complete shut-down. Politics Spain: Anglo-US-Spanish agreement
Diary May 2, 1919
World War One Diary for Friday, May 2, 1919: Germany: Hindenburg announces his resignation as Army C-in-C as from peace. Hungary: Allies agree to occupy Budapest. Britain: Admiralty publishes March
Diary May 1, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Monday, May 1, 1944: Eastern Front Central Sector: Zhukov and Vasilevsky begin detailed planning for decisive summer offensive against the ‘Byelorussian Salient’, lying between Smolensk and
Diary May 1, 1919
World War One Diary for Thursday, May 1, 1919: Germany: Government troops retake Munich from Spartacists after they murder 10 hostages. Reprisals and death sentences (until June 14) raise deaths
Tiger tank
Panzer VI Ausf E (Tiger I). History, development, service, specifications, statistics, pictures, video and 3D model of the German heavy tank. Pzkpfw VI Tiger I Ausf E Pzkpfw VI Tiger
Diary April 30, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, April 30, 1944: Secret War Greece: General Kreipe (commander of ‘Fortress Crete’) kidnapped by Partisans (leaded by British Commandos) in Crete and taken by British
Diary April 30, 1919
World War One Diary for Wednesday, April 30, 1919: Turkey: Kemal Pasha appointed Inspector-General Ninth Army, Anatolia. France – Peace Process: Japan granted Shantung subject to verbal promise of eventual
Diary April 29, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, April 29, 1944: Sea War Pacific: TF 58 attacks Truk: 93 Japanese planes destroyed (26 US planes shot down). Occupied Territories France: Resistance cripples newly
Diary April 29, 1919
World War One Diary for Tuesday, April 29, 1919: France – Peace Process: German Foreign Minister Count Graf Brockdorff-Rantzau arrives. Italy: Chamber vindicates Government 382-40. Britain: Labour Minister says 3
Diary April 28, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Friday, April 28, 1944: Air War Germany: RAF bombs Friedrichshafen. Northern Europe: Avro Lancaster bombers raid Kjeller aircraft factory, Oslo (night April 28-29). Occupied Territories France:
Diary April 28, 1919
World War One Diary for Monday, April 28, 1919: South Russia: Lieutenant-General C J Briggs Liaison Officer and Head of British Military Mission ‘Denmiss’ to Denikin (until June, Holman succeeds).
Diary April 27, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, April 27, 1944: Sea War Channel: 3 American LSTs, carrying out invasion exercise, are torpedoed by E-boats in Lyme Bay; 638 killed (night April 27-28).
Diary April 27, 1919
World War One Diary for Sunday, April 27, 1919: Germany – Bavaria: Weimar’ Government troops surround Munich, reach outskirts (April 30) after Lenin telegram hails doomed Red republic (April 28).
Diary April 26, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, April 26, 1944: Air War Germany: RAF night raid on Schweinfurt. Pacific New Guinea: Australians capture Alexishafen, west of Madang.
Diary April 26, 1919
World War One Diary for Saturday, April 26, 1919: Hungary: Yugoslav Sava Division and 2 French divisions invade from south, latter install anti-Soviet government at Arad. Czech 6th Div invades
Diary April 25, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, April 25, 1944: Sea War Atlantic: Cruiser Black Prince and 3 Canadian destroyers engage torpedo boats; T-29 sunk (136 killed), T-24 and T-27 damaged (night
