The relationship between the Germanic tribes and the Roman Empire shaped four centuries of European history. Warfare, migration, and political shifts drove the story from the second century BCE to […]
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Diary for Monday, December 20, 1915: Middle East Gallipoli: ANZAC AND SUVLA BRIDGEHEADS EVACUATED by 0510 hours (20,652 men and 38 guns since December 19). Monro urges Helles evacuation on
Diary for Friday, December 20, 1940: Air War Britain: First of two consecutive heavy night raids on Liverpool. Home Fronts Britain: Committee of Enquiry into Arandora Star disaster from July
Battlecruisers Gneisenau and Scharnhorst in World War II and in the F2P game World of Warships. History, construction, service, specifications and pictures. When the pocket-battleships were built for the German
Diary for Sunday, December 19, 1915: Air War Western Front: 48 Anglo-German air encounters. Western Front Flanders: Germans introduce phosgene gas (10 times toxicity of chlorine) against British at Pilkem-Wieltje
Diary for Thursday, December 19, 1940: Neutrals Finland: President Kallio dies of heart failure on the day of his retirement; aged 67.
Strength, Ships and Organization as the United States enters the Second World War in December 1941. US Navy in the Atlantic and the Pacific. US Navy in WW2 The United
Diary for Wednesday, December 18, 1940: Home Fronts Britain: 10,969 evacuees have now arrived from Gibraltar. Germany: HITLER ORDERS PREPARATIONS FOR INVASION OF RUSSIA (Operation Barbarossa) with deadline of May
Diary for Saturday, December 18, 1915: Western Front Flanders: Sir J French’s farewell to BEF, leaves France on December 21. Joffre laments his departure. HAIG ASSUMES COMMAND OF BEF at
Stauffenberg Assassination Attempt on Hitler and Attempted Coup on 20 July 1944: A Turning Point in WWII. Stauffenberg Assassination Attempt on Hitler and Attempted Coup on 20 July 1944 On
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Diary for Friday, December 17, 1915: Western Front Artillery activity all along the front. Artois: German grenade attack about the quarries north of Loos. Middle East Britain: Mark Sykes argues
Diary for Tuesday, December 17, 1940: North Africa British capture Sollum and Fort Capuzzo. 20,000 captured Italians to be sent to India and interned at Ahmednagar, Ramgarh and Deolali. Sea
US battleship class Iowa, New Jersey, Missouri, Wisconsin of WW2. History, development, service, specifications, pictures and 3D model. US battleships of the Iowa class Iowa battleship class (four ships: Iowa,
Diary for Thursday, December 16, 1915: Western Front French War Minister Gallieni brings Verdun defences’ defects to Joffre‘s attention. Flanders: British trench raid near Armentieres. Sea War U-boat U24 (Schneider)
Diary for Monday, December 16, 1940: Air War First area bombing raid on German city: 134 RAF aircraft sent to Mannheim (night December 16-17). Large fires started on both banks
U-Boat Type 7 class (VII), most numerous German submarines of World War II with 705 boats. History, development, service, specifications, statistics, pictures and 3D model. German Submarines of the Second
Diary for Wednesday, December 15, 1915: Eastern Front German War Minister at Hindenburg Headquarter. Western Russia: Russian penetration north of lake Drisviati (south of Dvinsk) repulsed. Russians also repelled near
Diary for Sunday, December 15, 1940: Occupied countries France: Coffin of Napoleon II (1811-1832), transported from Vienna to Paris on Hitler‘s orders, is reburied in Les Invalides. Air War RAF
Famous Russian medium tank, first version T-34 Model 1940. History, development, service, specifications, statistics, pictures and 3D model. T-34 Model 1940 Type: medium battle tank. History: The new generation of
Diary for Tuesday, December 14, 1915: African Fronts East Africa: Strong memo of Kitchener against offensive overruled. British troops reformed in 2 divisions on December 16. Western Front Paris and
