Diary February 24, 1916
Diary for Thursday, February 24, 1916: Western Front Verdun: French artillery counter-bombard. Germans take Samogneux (fighting all day), Hill 344, Beaumont Fosses wood and Chaume with 10,000 PoWs (now total […]
Diary February 24, 1941
Diary for Monday, February 24, 1941: North Africa First skirmish between British and Afrika Korps patrols on coast road west of El Agheila. Vichy France Admiral Darlan forms Cabinet. Air
Fairey Swordfish
Fairey Swordfish torpedo carrier biplane of the Royal Navy. History, development, service, specifications, pictures and 3D model. Swordfish Torpedo Biplane Fairey Swordfish Type: Torpedo carrier of the Royal Navy. The
Diary February 23, 1916
Diary for Wednesday, February 23, 1916: Western Front Verdun: French abandon Brabant-sur-Meuse; counterattack without success south of Caures wood and at Wavrille. By end of day Germans also occupy Herbebuis
Diary February 23, 1941
Diary for Sunday, February 23, 1941: Home Fronts Italy: Mussolini speaks at Fascist rally in Adriano Theatre, Rome: ‘We shall fight to the last drop of our blood.’ He attempts
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
Diary February 22, 1916
Diary for Tuesday, February 22, 1916: Western Front Verdun: Despite French counter-attacks (2,350 casualties), Germans develop gains of February 21 to win Brabant-sur-Meuse woods, all Caures wood (Colonel Driant killed,
Diary February 22, 1941
Diary for Saturday, February 22, 1941: Sea War Atlantic: German battle cruisers Gneisenau and Scharnhorst scatter convoy east of Newfoundland and sink 5 ships. Air War Ju 87 Stukas cripple
Four Years of Russia’s War of Aggression Against Ukraine
On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. This became the deadliest conflict in Europe since World War II. What began as a massive air, land, and
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Diary February 21, 1916
Diary for Monday, February 21, 1916: Western Front BATTLE OF VERDUN BEGINS (until December 18): From 0715 hours violent 9-hour artillery preparation by 1,240 guns (including 150 mortars) on 8-mile
Diary February 21, 1941
Diary for Friday, February 21, 1941: Home Fronts Canada: Sir Frederick Banting, discoverer of insulin treatment for diabetics and Nobel Prize winner, killed in air crash whilst flying to England;
Fw 190 D
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 ‘Dora’ and Ta 152 interceptor aircraft of the Luftwaffe. History, development, service, specifications, pictures and 3D model. Focke-Wulf Fw 190 ‘Dora’ and Ta 152 Focke-Wulf Fw 190
Diary February 20, 1916
Diary for Sunday, February 20, 1916: Air War Western Front: 34 Anglo-German air combats (7 on February 24). Britain: 4 German seaplanes drop 25 bombs on Walmer and Lowestoft, 2
Diary February 20, 1941
Diary for Thursday, February 20, 1941: East Africa South Africans cross river Juba in Italian-Somaliland.
Russian Army in World War One
The Russian Army of the Tsar in World War One from August 1, 1914, to December 15, 1917. Uniforms, organization, leaders, organization and casualties. The Russian Army 1914-17 The Russian
Diary February 19, 1916
Diary for Saturday, February 19, 1916: African Fronts East Africa: Smuts reaches Mombasa and assumes command, forms Lake Force and reaches Nairobi on February 23. Kitchener approves his offensive on
Diary February 19, 1941
Diary for Wednesday, February 19, 1941: Air War Britain: First of 3 consecutive night raids on Swansea.
5th SS Panzer division Wiking
Creation and Campaigns of the 5th SS Panzer division Wiking. Designations, commanders, creation, Russia 1941, Caucasus 1942-43, Eastern Front 1944 and Hungary 1945. Wiking-Division The Wiking-Division was the first foreign
Diary February 18, 1916
Diary for Friday, February 18, 1916: Air War Austria – First long-distance Italian bombing raid: Caproni bombers drop almost 4,000 lb bombs on Laibach in retaliation for Austrian raid on
Diary February 18, 1941
Diary for Tuesday, February 18, 1941: Politics Amicable settlement of Anglo-Swiss dispute over British bombing raids on Basle and Zürich in December, 1940.
