Diary for Thursday, May 27, 1915: Southern Fronts Italian Front: General Boroevic (from Third Army outside Przemysl, Eastern Front) takes over new Austrian Fifth Army, orders that ‘the troops should […]
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Diary for Monday, May 27, 1940: Western Front Guderian is permitted, by his superiors, to continue the advance from river Aa towards Dunkirk, employing motorized infantry (tanks to be held
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Diary for Sunday, May 27, 1945: Sea War Pacific: Japanese submarine pack makes unsuccessful attacks on US convoys on Leyte-Okinawa and Guam-Okinawa routes (May 27 – June 28).
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Creation and Campaigns of the 12th SS Panzer division Hitler Youth. Designations, commanders, insignia, organization, in Normandy 1944, Battle of the Bulge and in Hungary 1945. 12th SS Panzerdivision Hitlerjugend
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WWII Military Knives and Their Modern Custom Knife Counterparts. Military knives from WWII hold a special place in history. Today, they inspire modern custom knives, combining timeless utility with advanced
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Diary for Wednesday, May 26, 1915: Western Front Flanders: ‘Two Years’ position warfare (i.e. completely stalemated, trench warfare) on Yser begun. Death of Captain Grenfell, British war poet (poem ‘Into
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Diary for Sunday, May 26, 1940: Sea War DUNKIRK EVACUATION (Operation Dynamo) begins. Zeebrugge harbor sabotaged by Royal Navy; 4 block ships sunk. Air War Spitfire Mk Is destroy 6
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Diary for Saturday, May 26, 1945: Okinawa US guns and bombers pound Japanese troops withdrawing from Shuri Line. Occupied countries Germany: SHAEF HQ transferred from Rheims to Frankfurt-am-Main.
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Strength and Organization of the Army, Air Force and Navy of Finland in the Continuation War against the Soviet Union. The Finnish Armed Forces in the ‘Continuation War’ from 1941
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Diary for Tuesday, May 25, 1915: Sea War Dardanelles: U21 (Hersing) sinks British battleships Triumph (73 lost) off Gaba Tepe and Majestic (on May 27, 43 lost), capsizes in 7
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Diary for Saturday, May 25, 1940: Western Front BEF despatch two divisions to block the gap between Menin and Ypres. Germans capture 5,000 British and French troops at Boulogne. British
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Diary for Friday, May 25, 1945: Secret War Allied European Commands asked not to reveal Ultra Secret. Home Fronts USA: Over 60 casualties in Wast at Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland.
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The Japanese Army in the Pacific War 1943 to 1945. Distribution of the Japanese armed forces in August 1943 and 1945, the armoured divisions, independent units, amphibious brigades and the
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Diary for Thursday, May 24, 1940: Western Front German infantry storm old Citadel, Boulogne. Guderian seals off Calais pocket. HITLER AND RUNDSTEDT HALT PANZER CORPS at Gravelines, southwest of Dunkirk.
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Diary for Monday, May 24, 1915: Western Front Ypres – Battle of Bellewaarde Ridge (until May 25): 4 German divisions attack, capture Mouse-trap Farm, but lose other gains despite a
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Diary for Thursday, May 24, 1945: Okinawa 9 Japanese bomber-transports approach the island (8 lost); survivor crash-lands 12-man suicide squad on Yontan airfield, which destroys 8 planes, petrol and ammunition
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20 Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS (1st Estonian), 22 SS-Freiwilligen-Kavallerie-Division Maria Theresia (Volunteer cavalry division), 23 Waffen-Gebirgs-Division der SS Kama (2nd Croatian Mountain division), 23 SS-Freiwilligen-Panzer-Grenadier-Division Nederland, 24 SS-Waffen-Gebirgs-Division der SS Karstjaeger
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Bolt-Action Legends: Why Hunters Still Love WWII-Era Rifles. There’s a special kind of reverence when hunters talk about WWII-era bolt-action rifles. These firearms aren’t just relics of the past; they
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Diary for Thursday, May 23, 1940: Western Front Germans cross river Scheldt at Oudenarde. BEF in Belgium put on half-rations following loss of supply depots. Sea War Six British destroyers
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Diary for Sunday, May 23, 1915: Southern Fronts ITALY ENTERS WAR. Austrian guns in Carnic Alps fire first shots shortly before midnight. Politics ITALY DECLARES WAR ON AUSTRIA. See also:
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