Diary August 22, 1915
Diary for Sunday, August 22, 1915: Sea War North Sea: 2 French destroyers sink German A15 coastal torpedo boat near Ostend (night August 22-23). Western Front Vosges: French gains include […]
Diary August 22, 1940
Diary for Thursday, August 22, 1940: Sea War German super-heavy artillery bombards a convoy for 80 minutes (no hits). Fire switched to Dover town in evening; British 14-inch gun replies
Diary August 22, 1945
Diary for Wednesday, August 22, 1945: Russo-Japanese War Manchuria: KWANTUNG ARMY SURRENDERS AT HARBIN. Russian airborne forces land at Port Arthur. ‘Emperor Kang Teh’ of Manchukuo - Japanese puppet ruler
Battleship HMS Dreadnought
Revolutionary British battleship HMS Dreadnought: The Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05 showed the world the need for a radical change in the design of warships. In most major navies these plans
Diary August 21, 1915
Diary for Saturday, August 21, 1915: Middle East Gallipoli, Suvla bridgehead – Battle of Scimitar Hill and Western Hills: 4 British divisions fail to break through, lose 5,300 casualties, but
Diary August 21, 1940
Diary for Wednesday, August 21, 1940: Secret War Leon Trotsky, exiled Russian Revolutionary leader and founder of Red Army, assassinated by NKVD agent in Mexico City; aged 61.
Diary August 21, 1945
Diary for Tuesday, August 21, 1945: Home Fronts USA: All outstanding Lease-Lend contracts cancelled.
Dutch Armed Forces
Strength and organization of the Army, Air Force and Navy of the Netherlands in Europe at the time of the German invasion in May 1940. Dutch Armed Forces in World
WWII Sidearms of Soldiers and Officers
WWII Sidearms of Soldiers and Officers. In World War II, sidearms served roles far beyond simple backup weapons. They were symbols of authority, tools for close-quarters combat, and often the
Diary August 20, 1915
Diary for Friday, August 20, 1915: Home Fronts Germany: In Reichstag Liebknecht demands immediate peace talks and votes alone against a new war credit. Britain: Munitions Inventions Department of 20
Diary August 20, 1940
Diary for Tuesday, August 20, 1940: Home Fronts Britain: Churchill praises RAF Fighter Command (the ‘Few’). Sea War Mediterranean: Italian Navy to carry out ‘total blockade’ of Gibraltar, Malta, Suez
Diary August 20, 1945
Diary for Monday, August 20, 1945: Russo-Japanese War Manchuria: Russians capture Harbin and Mukden. Burma Mountbatten broadcasts surrender instructions to Japanese forces. Home Fronts Norway – TRIAL OF QUISLING FOR
SdKfz 124 Wespe
German self-propelled gun SdKfz 124 leFH18 on Panzer II ‘Wespe’ (‘Wasp’). History, development, specifications, statistics, pictures and 3D model. Self-propelled gun Wespe (Wasp) Wespe (SdKfz 124, leFH18 on Panzer II)
WWII Ammunition that Changed Battlefield Tactics
WWII Ammunition that Changed Battlefield Tactics. Every ammunition enthusiast knows about the .30-06 Springfield and 8mm Mauser cartridges from World War II. But the war’s true ammunition innovations often get
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Diary August 19, 1915
Diary for Thursday, August 19, 1915: Sea War Baltic: Submarine E1 torpedoes battlecruiser Moltke in Gulf of Riga, she returns to Kiel at 15 kts. Russian gunboat Sivach sunk. German
Diary August 19, 1940
Diary for Monday, August 19, 1940: Air War Battle of Britain (Day 41): Luftwaffe operations hampered by bad weather (cloud and rain), August 19-23. Light raids on airfields, shipping and
Diary August 19, 1945
Diary for Sunday, August 19, 1945: Russo-Japanese War Manchuria: 2nd FEF captures Tsitsihar in Manchurian Plain; TBF tanks race towards the town from the West, despite pockets of fanatical Japanese
Verdun
The Battle of Verdun (February 21 – December 18, 1916). Situation end of 1915, to bleed the French army white, ‘Sauve qui peut!’, order of sacrifice and the suicide club.
AK Pistols Used in World War II
One of the most persistent misconceptions in firearms history claims that AK pistols saw action during World War II. This myth has spread across internet forums, video games, and even
Diary August 18, 1915
Diary for Wednesday, August 18, 1915: Western Front Vosges: French storm trenches on Ablain-Angres road, but Germans retake it next day. French storm trenches on Schratzmännele crest and take the
