Diary January 10, 1916
Diary for Monday, January 10, 1916: Middle East Armenia – Yudenich‘s winter offensive: Battle of Köprüköy (until January 19) during Russian Christmas. Turk Third Army driven back on Erzerum, losing […]
Diary January 10, 1941
Diary for Friday, January 10, 1941: Sea War Mediterranean: Ju 87 Stukas disrupt Malta convoy and score 6 hits on carrier Illustrious escorting convoy west of Malta. Cruiser Southampton crippled.
Type XXIII coastal submarine
Type XXIII electric coastal submarine, the little brother of the Type XXI. History, development, deployment, specifications and pictures. Type XXIII electric coastal submarine The German U-Boat Type XXIII represents a
Diary January 9, 1916
Diary for Sunday, January 9, 1916: Southern Fronts Montenegro: Austrians storm 4850ft Mt Lovcen (‘the Gibraltar of the Adriatic’); Montenegrins retreat 12 miles to capital Cetinje and begin talks for
Diary January 9, 1941
Diary for Thursday, January 9, 1941: Home Fronts Britain: Air Training Corps to be formed. Politics Harry Hopkins, Roosevelt’s personal representative, arrives in London (leaves February 16).
BANDIT4D: Built For Performance, Scalability, And Trust
Have you ever asked yourself how a modern digital system stays fast, stable, and reliable even when many people use it at the same time? That simple question sits at
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Battleships Queen Elizabeth class
British Battleships Queen Elizabeth class. History, development, service in the First World War, specifications, statistics and pictures. British Battleships Queen Elizabeth class The Queen Elizabeth class was a group of
Diary January 8, 1916
Diary for Saturday, January 8, 1916: Southern Fronts Montenegro – Austrian offensive: General Webenau‘s 50,000 troops including 5,000 Bosnian Muslims and 3 Kaiserjäger battalions from Italian Front begins at dawn
Diary January 8, 1941
Diary for Wednesday, January 8, 1941: Air War RAF night raid on Naples: battleship Giulio Cesare damaged (she has to be moved to La Spezia). Neutrals USA: $17.5 billion Defense
Panzer Ace Otto Carius
Oberleutnant Otto Carius: Youngest Panzer Forces Oak Leaves Recipient’s Heroic Deeds. Oberleutnant Otto Carius: Youngest Panzer Forces Oak Leaves Recipient’s Heroic Deeds Oberleutnant Otto Carius distinguished himself as one of
Diary January 7, 1916
Diary for Friday, January 7, 1916: Middle East Gallipoli, Helles bridgehead: Garrison of 19,000 men, 63 guns after all French gone (January 1-4), repulses half-hearted Turk attack at Gully Spur.
Diary January 7, 1941
Diary for Tuesday, January 7, 1941: Sea War Atlantic: Four-engined Fw 200 Condor reconnaissance bombers, based near Bordeaux transferred to operational command of Admiral Dönitz. British corvette Anemone sinks large
British Army 1914-18
The British Army in World War One, 1914-18. Uniforms, organization, leaders, strength and casualties. British Army in World War One Overview The British Army played a significant role in World
Diary January 6, 1916
Diary for Thursday, January 6, 1916: Sea War Atlantic: Battleship King Edward VII sunk west of Scapa Flow off Cape Wrath on mine, one of the 252 laid by Möwe.
Diary January 6, 1941
Diary for Monday, January 6, 1941: Neutrals USA: Roosevelt’s ‘Four Freedoms’ Speech to Congress: ‘We look forward to a world founded on four essential human freedoms … freedom of speech
Operation Barbarossa by Nigel Askey
Book series ‘Operation Barbarossa: A Comprehensive Analysis’ by Nigel Askey. Operation Barbarossa was a major military campaign during World War II, launched by Nazi Germany against the Soviet Union in
Diary January 5, 1916
Diary for Wednesday, January 5, 1916: Air War Western Front: New French Nieuport 11 fighter begins entering service with Esc N3. 25 Royal Flying Corps aircraft attack Douai airfields and
Diary January 5, 1941
Diary for Sunday, January 5, 1941: North Africa British capture Bardia in Libya: 45,000 PoWs, 130 tanks taken. Home Front Britain: Amy Johnson, famous long-distance flier, dies in crash over
Torpedo boat Spica class
Italian torpedo boats Spica class of the Second World War. History, development, service, specifications and pictures. Italian Torpedo Boats of the Second World War During World War II, the Regia
Diary January 4, 1916
Diary for Tuesday, January 4, 1916: Home Fronts Britain: Lord Derby’s recruiting report published, 2,675,149 volunteers to date but over 2 million of military age unattested justifies conscription. Fuller-phone (non-tappable)
