Diary March 7, 1941
Diary for Friday, March 7, 1941: Sea War Atlantic: U-boat ‘ace’ Cdr. Gunther Prien, the ‘Bull of Scapa Flow‘, dies; his U-47 is sunk by HMS Wolverine while attacking Convoy […]
Bren
British light machine gun BREN Mk I-IV from World War II. History, development, specifications, statistics, in action, pictures and 3D model. Bren light machine gun Bren Type: light machine gun.
Diary March 6, 1916
Diary for Monday, March 6, 1916: Western Front Verdun: After hurricane barrage German 4th Division attack on west bank of Meuse, on 4-mile front captures Regneville and Hill 265 northwest
Diary March 6, 1941
Diary for Thursday, March 6, 1941: Balkans Greeks launch successful counter-attacks in central sector of Albanian front, capturing several vital mountain crags and taking 1,000 Italian prisoners. RAF and Greek
Wehrmacht vs US Army
Fighting power of the Wehrmacht, Part II. Training of soldiers, casualties, awards and death sentences of German and US Army during the Second World War. back to Fighting power Wehrmacht
Diary March 5, 1916
Diary for Sunday, March 5, 1916: African Fronts East Africa – Smuts’ Kilimanjaro Offensive begins: Stewart’s 1st Division (4,000 men) advances from Longido. Smuts has total 18,400 men (+ 9,000
Diary March 5, 1941
Diary for Wednesday, March 5, 1941: Sea War Mediterranean – Operation Lustre: 58,000 British troops convoyed from Alexandria (Egypt) to Greece (March 5 – April 2). Italian submarines carry out
Luftwaffe Orders of Battle September 1942
Strength and aircraft of the Luftflotten at the beginning of the Battle for Stalingrad. Orders of Battle for the German Air fleets, Geschwader, Groups, aircraft types and number of planes.
Diary March 4, 1916
Diary for Saturday, March 4, 1916: Sea War Germany: Tirpitz and Admiral Holtzendorff fail to get Kaiser’s Crown Council to back unrestricted U-boat warfare, postponed till April 1. East Atlantic:
Diary March 4, 1941
Diary for Tuesday, March 4, 1941: Occupied countries Norway: British-Norwegian raid on Lofoten Islands (Operation Claymore). British commandos and Norwegian marines destroy 6 fish-oil plants (connected with explosives production), capture
Tiger Battalions
The Tiger Battalions of the German Army in the Second World War 1943 to 1945. Since the first Tiger tanks appeared on the battlefields of the Second World War, they
Diary March 3, 1916
Diary for Friday, March 3, 1916: Western Front Verdun: French success at Douaumont (and on March 7). Middle East Armenia: General Abatsiev’s 10,000 men capture Bitlis after surprise night bayonet
Diary March 3, 1941
Diary for Monday, March 3, 1941: Air War Italians bomb earthquake-stricken town of Larissa. RAF Hurricanes destroy 5 Cant bombers (probably returning from Larissa) over Corfu. Politics Russia denounces Bulgarian
Penetration Tank Ammunition
Penetrability of tank ammunition in the Second World War (Part II): Problems of calculated values for armor-piercing shells compared to the test results. Here to Part I: Firepower of tanks
Diary March 2, 1916
Diary for Thursday, March 2, 1916: Western Front Flanders: British 17th Division retake positions lost on February 14 north of Ypres-Comines Canal. BEF Fourth Army relieve French Tenth Army (15-mile
Diary March 2, 1941
Diary for Sunday, March 2, 1941: North Africa Tripoli propaganda military parade of the Afrika Korps. Air War BOAC begin regular, clandestine, night flights between Northern Scotland and Stockholm, using
How Mechanical Design Shaped the Modern Casino Slot Machine
During the first half of the twentieth century, engineers across many fields worked with the same mechanical problems. They had to control motion, manage stored energy in springs, regulate timing
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Stalin’s Reign of Terror and its Victims in the Soviet Union
Joseph Stalin’s Reign of Terror and its Victims in the Soviet Union 1927-1953: Impact and Legacy. Joseph Stalin’s Reign of Terror and Victims in the Soviet Union 1927-1953: Impact and
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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
