Diary January 23, 1916
Diary for Sunday, January 23, 1916: Air War First Royal Flying Corps all-FE2b two-seat pusher squadron (No 20) reaches France (No 25 on 20 February; No 23 on 16 March; […]
Diary January 23, 1941
Diary for Thursday, January 23, 1941: Sea War After emergency repairs carrier Illustrious leaves Malta for Alexandria (then goes to Norfolk Navy Yard, USA). Five Norwegian merchant ships – interned
Hitler – Character
The Five Faces of Adolf Hitler. An attempt to describe the character of the German leader or ‘Fuehrer’ of the Third Reich and supreme commander during WW2. The character of
Diary January 22, 1916
Diary for Saturday, January 22, 1916: Southern Fronts Montenegro: Austrians occupy Antivari and Culcigno on coast. Albania: Austro-Bulgarian troops take Berat. Sea War Montenegro: Allied evacuation at San Giovanni di
Diary January 22, 1941
Diary for Wednesday, January 22, 1941: North Africa BRITISH CAPTURE TOBRUK. Sea War Atlantic – Operation Berlin: Battlecruisers Gneisenau and Scharnhorst leave Kiel in Baltic to attack Atlantic convoys.
Heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper
German heavy cruiser class Hipper: Admiral Hipper, Blücher, Prinz Eugen. History, development, service, specifications, pictures and 3D model. German heavy cruiser Hipper class Hipper class (3 ships: Admiral Hipper, Blücher,
Diary January 21, 1916
Neutrals Switzerland: Severely wounded Franco-German PoW exchange. Politics US ‘Colonel’ House in Paris, at Berlin on January 26, returns to Paris on February 2. Eastern Front Renewed Russian attack in
Diary January 21, 1941
Diary for Tuesday, January 21, 1941: Neutrals Rumania: Ultra-fascist Iron Guard attempts to overthrow Rumanian military dictator, General Antonescu, and conducts simultaneous pogrom against the Jews (approx. 1,000 killed); many
08-Kristiansand 1940
Kristiansand in 1940. These pictures were taken from a soldier of the German 214th Infantry Division in Kristiansand, Norway, in 1940. Please click to enlarge or to watch a slide
Diary January 20, 1916
Diary for Thursday, January 20, 1916: Middle East Gallipoli: 36,000 Turkish soldiers (more than 2 divisions) leave for Mesopotamia. Western Front Verdun: Castelnau, Joffre‘s deputy, inspects defences, puts improvements in
Diary January 20, 1941
Diary for Monday, January 20, 1941: Air War British, South African and Rhodesian aircraft raid power station at Massawa and other targets in east Africa. Neutrals USA: Roosevelt inaugurated.
Soviet Armed Forces Casualties in WW2
Soviet Armed Forces Casualties in WW2: In-Depth Analysis and Historical Context. Soviet Armed Forces Casualties in WW2: In-Depth Analysis and Historical Context During World War II, the Soviet Union’s military
Diary January 19, 1916
Diary for Wednesday, January 19, 1916: Southern Fronts King Nicholas of Montenegro flees to Scutari, thence sails to Brindisi. Middle East Mesopotamia: Lieutenant-General Sir P Lake succeeds Nixon as C-in-C.
Diary January 19, 1941
Diary for Sunday, January 19, 1941: East Africa British recapture Kassala (Sudan). Start of Italian East Africa campaign. China Nationalist Chinese disband Communist New 4th Army in Yangtse Valley following
War on the Sea
Game Review: War on the Sea from Killerfish Games – A Strategic Naval Combat Experience. Game Review: War on the Sea from Killerfish Games – A Strategic Naval Combat Experience
Diary January 18, 1916
Diary for Tuesday, January 18, 1916: Occupied countries Serbia: Tsar Ferdinand arrives in Nis, greets Kaiser off new ‘German Balkan Express’; town hall banquet, Ferdinand made German Field Marshal. Sea
Diary January 18, 1941
Diary for Saturday, January 18, 1941: Neutrals Vichy France: Petain and Laval reconcile their differences.
East African Campaign 1940-41
The East African campaign during World War II is one of those victories that barely gets a mention, even though it mattered a lot. Most folks talk about Europe or
Diary January 17, 1916
Diary for Monday, January 17, 1916: Middle East Mesopotamia: Nixon vetoes Aylmer’s suggestion that Townshend break out from Kut and is invalided to India following day. Viceroy of India agrees
Diary January 17, 1941
Diary for Friday, January 17, 1941: Sea War Battle of Koh-Chang in China Sea: Vichy French squadron defeats Thai Navy, sinking 3 ships.
