Diary April 5, 1915
Diary for Monday, April 5, 1915: Western Front Meuse-Argonne: French First and Third Armies attack in very bad weather, aiming to flatten out St Mihiel salient. Little progress against MG […]
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Diary April 5, 1945
Diary for Thursday, April 5, 1945: Western Front Allied forces cross river Weser. 18 US divisions begin clearance of Ruhr Pocket. Okinawa US forces, pushing south, encounter first line of
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Type 100
Type 100/40 and 100/44. Japanese submachine gun Type 100. History, development, service, specifications, statistics, pictures, and 3D model. Japanese submachine gun Type 100 Type: Japanese submachine gun. The Type 100
Diary April 4, 1915
Diary for Sunday, April 4, 1915: Western Front Flanders: General Putz takes over Detachement de Belgique (aka Groupement d’Elverdinghe). General Bülow of German Second Army put on retired list after
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Diary April 4, 1940
Diary for Thursday, April 4, 1940: Home Fronts Britain: Chamberlain tells Conservative Party meeting in London that, by not taking maximum advantage of Germany’s military superiority over Britain in September
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Diary April 4, 1945
Diary for Wednesday, April 4, 1945: Russian Front Slovakia: Bratislava captured by Malinovsky. Western Front Allied forces at Kassel, Gotha, Karlsruhe and Aschaffenburg.
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Pilot Training mid- and late-war
Decline of the pilot training of the German air force Luftwaffe in mid- and late-war from 1942 to 1945 (Part II). Decline of the Luftwaffe Pilot Training The Battle of
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Diary April 3, 1940
Diary for Wednesday, April 3, 1940: Sea War First German Norway invasion ships sail. Air War Sunderland flying boat disperses formation of 6 Ju 88s attacking convoy in North Sea
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Diary April 3, 1915
Diary for Saturday, April 3, 1915: Eastern Front Hoffmann diary: ‘Every day Russian airmen throw down proclamations on us: Surrender, lay down your arms, your wives and children are starving
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Diary April 3, 1945
Diary for Tuesday, April 3, 1945: Russian Front Austria: Tolbukhin captures Wiener Neustadt. Okinawa US Artillery spotter planes begin operating from Kadena airfield. Air War Germany: RAF bombers attacking Nordhausen.
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de Havilland Vampire
British jet fighter plane De Havilland Vampire DH 100. History, development, service, specifications, pictures and 3D model. De Havilland Vampire DH 100 De Havilland Vampire DH 100 Type: British jet
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Diary April 2, 1915
Diary for Friday, April 2, 1915: Western Front First full-scale German gas trial behind lines, mildly gases the scientists responsible. Argonne: German attack at Bagatelle. Eastern Front Bukovina: No Austrian
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Diary April 2, 1940
Diary for Tuesday, April 2, 1940: Air War German aircraft raid Scapa Flow; on return flight they attack lighthouses, at Duncansby Head and Stroma Island.
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Diary April 2, 1945
Diary for Monday, April 2, 1945: Western Front Montgomery’s forces capture Rheine Me 262 jet fighter-bomber base and Münster.
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Cruiser Aurora
Russian Pallada class protected cruisers (Pallada, Diana, Aurora). History, development, service, specifications, pictures and model. Russian Armored Cruiser Aurora Pallada class (Pallada, Diana, Aurora) Type: Protected cruisers (Armored cruiser). The
Diary April 1, 1915
Diary for Thursday, April 1, 1915: Air War Dardanelles: In April first German airmen in action. Western Front: Lieutenant R Garros of Escadrille MS 23 in Morane ‘N’ shoots down
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Diary April 1, 1940
Diary for Monday, April 1, 1940: China Sino-Japanese War: Japanese-sponsored ‘Central Government of China’ established at Nanking, under Wang Ching-wei, a former colleague of Chiang Kai-shek. The Government is not
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Diary April 1, 1945
Diary for Sunday, April 1, 1945: Sea War Pacific: US 10th ARMY LANDS ON OKINAWA (Operation Glacier); captures Kadena and Yontan airfields. Russian Front Russians take Sopron, southeast of Vienna.
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RAF Squadrons 1942
Aircraft and bases of the Royal Air Force in June 1942. Number of squadrons, locations and aircraft equipment in Britain, Africa, Middle and Far East. By July 1941 the strength
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Lee-Enfield Rifle: A Legacy of British Military Precision and History
Lee-Enfield Rifle: A Legacy of British Military Precision and History. The Lee-Enfield rifle is one of the most iconic firearms in military history. Developed in the late 19th century, this
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