Diary March 22, 1941
Diary for Saturday, March 22, 1941: Sea War Atlantic: German battlecruisers Gneisenau and Scharnhorst return to Brest having sunk 22 ships totalling 116,000 t during ‘Operation Berlin‘. Neutrals Vichy France: […]
Rommel’s First Offensive in North Africa in 1941
On March 24, 1941, German General Erwin Rommel launched his first offensive in North Africa. What looked like an imminent Axis defeat flipped into a stunning reversal as Rommel’s forces
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Diary March 21, 1941
Diary for Friday, March 21, 1941: North Africa Italian garrison of Jarabub, Southern Libya, surrenders to British and Australians after 15-week siege. Neutrals USA: New York bus strike ends after
Diary March 21, 1916
Diary for Tuesday, March 21, 1916: Western Front Verdun: German shell Hill 304. French now have 1,294 guns (570 medium and heavy), the 155mm heavy guns alone fire 278,000 rounds
Pilot Training of the Luftwaffe
Pilot Training of the German Air Force in the Second World War (Part I). Pilot Training of the Luftwaffe before 1942. Pilot Training of the German Air Force in WW2
Diary March 20, 1916
Diary for Monday, March 20, 1916: Western Front Verdun, West bank: 11th Bavarian Division captures Avocourt Wood and 2,825 French PoWs, with flamethrowers, but Germans are repulsed on Poivre Heights
Diary March 20, 1941
Diary for Thursday, March 20, 1941: Air War RAF and South African AF bomb Italian positions around Keren (Eritrea).
St Chamond assault tank
French Char d’Aussaut St Chamond. History, development, service, specifications, pictures and 3D model. Char d’Aussaut St Chamond Type: Assault tank. History: The introduction of the Schneider tank had by-passed the
Diary March 19, 1916
Diary for Sunday, March 19, 1916: Eastern Front Galicia: Russian success northwest of Uscieczko bridgehead on river Dniester (until March 21). Middle East Egypt: Murray succeeds Maxwell as C-in-C after
Diary March 19, 1941
Diary for Wednesday, March 19, 1941: Air War Britain: Heaviest night raid on London since last December.
13-Norway 1942-1944
WW2 pictures from Norway 1942 to 1944. German occupation of Norway 1942-1944 The German occupation of Norway during the Second World War began on 9 April 1940 and lasted until
Diary March 18, 1916
Diary for Saturday, March 18, 1916: Eastern Front Western Russia – First Battle of Lake Naroch (until April 14): Record of 1,271 Russian guns fire blind for 8 hours before
Diary March 18, 1941
Diary for Tuesday, March 18, 1941: East Africa Ethiopian ‘Patriot’ tribesmen attempt to surround Italian garrison at Debra Marcos. Politics British Foreign Minister, Eden, meets his Turkish counterpart in Cyprus
Puma armored car
German armored scout vehicle SdKfz 234 Puma. History, development, service, specifications, statistics, pictures and 3D-model of the heavy cross-country armored car series. Heavy armored car SdKfz 234 Puma SdKfz 234
Diary March 17, 1916
Diary for Friday, March 17, 1916: Eastern Front Spring thaw begins unexpectedly early, but Russian offensive not postponed.
Diary March 17, 1941
Diary for Monday, March 17, 1941: East Africa Italians launch unsuccessful counter-attack in Eritrea. Home Fronts Britain: Jam and marmalade rationed to 8 oz. (225 g) per person per month.
Red Army 1939
Strength and organization of the Russian Armed Forces in 1939. Divisions, equipment, armored fighting vehicles and Red Army Order of Battle in the Winter War 1939-40. The Red Army The
Diary March 16, 1916
Diary for Thursday, March 16, 1916: Western Front Verdun: Renewed German assaults on Mort Homme and Vaux, latter repels five attacks. German III (Brandenburg) Corps withdrawn to regain strength (1916
Diary March 16, 1941
Diary for Sunday, March 16, 1941: Sea War Atlantic: Two U-boat ‘aces’ Kretschmer (U-99) and Schepke (U-100) lost while attacking Convoy HX.112. U-100 rammed by HMS Vanoc; U-99 depth-charged by
Book Review: A World at Arms – A Global History of World War II
Book Review ‘A World at Arms – A Global History of World War II’ from G.L. Weinberg. Book Review ‘A World in Arms’ – the top WW2 history book? When
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