M1 Garand
US semi-automatic infantry rifle cal .30 M1 Garand of World War II. History, development, service, specifications, pictures and 3D model. M1 Garand, US rifle cal .30 M1 Garand, US rifle
Diary September 14, 1916
Diary for Thursday, September 14, 1916: Southern Fronts Italian Front – Seventh Battle of Isonzo (until September 17): Alter lengthy artillery preparation including gas shells Italian Third Army (14 divisions,
Diary September 14, 1941
Diary for Sunday, September 14, 1941: Secret War Finland: 3 German minesweepers sabotaged in Helsinki dockyard.
Mauser C/96
Everything you need to know about the fully automatic Mauser C96 pistol: its history during the First and Second World Wars, the different models, and its current collector’s value. German
Diary September 13, 1916
Diary for Wednesday, September 13, 1916: Western Front Germany: HINDENBURG ACHIEVES DE FACTO COMMAND OF CENTRAL POWERS’ ARMIES. OHL (German Supreme Forces Command) for the purpose becomes OKL (Supreme War
Diary September 13, 1941
Diary for Saturday, September 13, 1941: Neutrals Japan: Japanese Combined Fleet completes rigorous 4-day exercise in North Pacific.
3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf
Campiagns of the 3rd SS tank division Totenkopf (Part II: from 1943 to 1945). Back to Part I: SS-Totenkopf-Division 1939-42. Russia 1943 Kursk tank battle and the Donez Basin The
Diary September 12, 1916
Diary for Tuesday, September 12, 1916: Southern Fronts Macedonia: Allied offensive begins on west flank at 0600 hours. Serb First Army captures foothills of Mt Kajmakcalan (‘butter-churn’; 8,284 ft) 25
Diary September 12, 1941
Diary for Friday, September 12, 1941: Russian Front Russians withdraw from Chernigov, key town mid-way between Kiev and Gomel. First snow reported on Eastern Front.
Canon de 75 mle 1897
French field gun Canon de 75 mle 1897 (soixante-quinze). History, development, service, specifications, pictures and 3D model. Canon de 75 mle 1897 Type: field gun. History Canon de 75 mle
Diary September 11, 1916
Diary for Monday, September 11, 1916: Eastern Front Russia: General Averyanov to STAVKA: ‘… we are close to complete exhaustion of the manpower reserve’. Brusilov Offensive – Carpathians: Lechitski takes
Diary September 11, 1941
Diary for Thursday, September 11, 1941: Eastern Front Operation Barbarossa, Siege of Leningrad: General Zhukov replaces Voroshilov as Leningrad Defence Commander – he immediately rouses the dispirited garrison to greater
German arms production
German arms production in WW2 from 1939-1945. German arms production in WW2 German armaments production during World War II (1939-1945) was a crucial aspect of Nazi Germany’s war effort. Overview
Diary September 10, 1916
Diary for Sunday, September 10, 1916: Western Front Battle of the Somme: German counter-attack fails at Ginchy, British advance east of Guillemont, Rawlinson discusses tanks’ role in forthcoming attack. Eastern
Diary September 10, 1941
Diary for Wednesday, September 10, 1941: Sea War Pacific: New Zealand naval forces renamed ‘Royal New Zealand Navy’.
Final German Orders of Battle
The final battles in the East and the last German Orders of Battle from April 30, 1945. Army groups, armies, corps and divisions. The establishment and distribution of the divisions
Diary September 9, 1916
Diary for Saturday, September 9, 1916: African Fronts East Africa: Main British advance of 1st Division reaches Tulo but Lettow’s 2,200 men with 24 MGs check it at river Dutumi
Diary September 9, 1941
Diary for Tuesday, September 9, 1941: Eastern Front Operation Barbarossa, Siege of Leningrad: Finns halt on northern outskirts of Leningrad (Finnish CinC having refused German demands to assist in the
Why did Hitler declare war on the US?
Hitler’s declaration of war to the United States appears to be difficult to understand, superfluous, and sealed the fate of the Third Reich. On 12 December 1941, Adolf Hitler declared
Diary September 8, 1916
Diary for Friday, September 8, 1916: Western Front Germany: Hindenburg and Ludendorff in first visit to Western Front, hold meeting at Cambrai to develop new tactical doctrine of defence –
