07-Oslo 1940
Oslo and on the drive in 1940. These pictures were taken at Oslo and on the drive of the German 214th infantry division to Kristiansand in 1940. Please click to […]
Diary September 3, 1915
Diary for Friday, September 3, 1915: Sea War Germany: Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Bachmann resigned and replaced by Admiral Holtzendorff for advocating unrestricted U-boat warfare but both refuse to
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Diary September 3, 1940
Diary for Tuesday, September 3, 1940: Sea War Hitler postpones launching of Operation Sea Lion from September 15 to September 21. US forces to occupy naval and air bases in
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Diary September 3, 1945
Diary for Monday September 3, 1945: Philippines Surrender of Japanese forces, under General Yamashita. Philippines Losses Japanese: 450,000; US: 62,143 including 13,700 KIA.
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Hawker Sea Fury
British carrier-based Naval fighter-bomber Sea Fury from the end of WW2. History, development, service, specifications, pictures, images and 3D model. British carrier-based fighter-bomber Sea Fury Hawker Sea Fury Type: British
Diary September 2, 1915
Diary for Thursday, September 2, 1915: Home Fronts Russia: Council of Ministers vainly begs Tsar not to replace Grand Duke Nicholas or suspend Duma indefinitely. Britain: King and Kitchener inspect
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Diary September 2, 1940
Diary for Monday, September 2, 1940: Air War Heavy raids on airfields. Serious damage at Detling and Eastchurch (bomb dump explodes). Surprise low-level attack on Biggin Hill. Fighter-bomber unit Erpr.Grp.210
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Diary September 2, 1945
Diary for Sunday, September 2, 1945: Politics SURRENDER DOCUMENT SIGNED BY JAPANESE AND ALLIED LEADERS (headed by MacArthur and Foreign Minister Shigemitsu) aboard battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay. Occupied countries
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Aircraft carrier Unryu class
Japanese aircraft carrier class Unryu and Ibuki of the Second World War. History, development, service, specifications and pictures. Japanese carriers of Unryu class Unryu class (carriers Unryu, Amagi, Katsuragi, Kasagi,
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Diary September 1, 1915
Diary for Wednesday, September 1, 1915: Air War Heavy losses to Fokker E‘s compel French to abandon long-range daylight bombing from Nancy-Malzeville; shorter-range operations (Lens and Cambrai areas) continue from
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Diary September 1, 1940
Diary for Sunday, September 1, 1940: Air War Battle of Britain (Day 54): four major attacks on fighter airfields in the Southeast; Biggin Hill again badly damaged. First RAF raid
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Diary September 1, 1945
Diary for Saturday, September 1, 1945: Home Front Italy: Polish cemetery at Monte Cassino dedicated.
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MG42
German machine gun MG42, the deadliest infantry weapon of WW2. History, development, service, specifications, statistics, pictures, video and 3D model. German MG42 machine gun MG42 Type: light or heavy machine
Diary August 31, 1915
Diary for Tuesday, August 31, 1915: Southern Fronts Italy: Mussolini called up aged 32, joins 11th Bersaglieri training at Brescia, arrives at front on September 16. Albania: Serb troops at
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Diary August 31, 1940
Diary for Saturday, August 31, 1940: Air War German raids on Biggin Hill, Debden, Hornchurch and Eastchurch airfields and Croydon Airport. Losses: German, 38; British, 34. 140 bombers raid Liverpool
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Diary August 31, 1945
Diary for Friday, August 31, 1945: Occupied countries Germany: Arrest of Field Marshals von Brauchitsch and von Manstein. Politics USA: Re-establishes diplomatic relations with Finland. Sea War Merchant shipping losses
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Erwin Rommel (Biography)
Erwin Rommel Biography: Life, Military Legacy & The Desert Fox Story. Erwin Rommel stands out as one of World War II’s most complicated military figures. He became famous for his
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Diary August 30, 1915
Diary for Monday, August 30, 1915: Sea War U-boats ordered not to sink liners without warning and to allow crews and passengers time to abandon ship. No neutral ships to
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Diary August 30, 1940
Diary for Friday, August 30, 1940: Politics The Vienna Award: Hitler imposes settlement of territorial dispute between Hungary and Romania, under which the former is to receive northern Transylvania. Air
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Diary August 30, 1945
Diary for Thursday, August 30, 1945: Home Fronts Japan: American and British forces land in Tokyo area. MacArthur flies in from Manila. Politics Mexico recognizes Spanish Republican Government as legitimate
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