Thursday, January 25, 1940 Occupied countries Poland – ‘Goring-Frank Circular’: all material resources and manpower to be ruthlessly exploited for the immediate benefit of the Reich (copies of this top-secret […]
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Messerschmitt Bf 110 Zerstörer (heavy fighter) of the German Luftwaffe. History, development, service, specifications, statistics, pictures and 3D model. German heavy fighter plane Messerschmitt Bf 110 Messerschmitt Bf 110 Type:
Wednesday, January 24, 1945 Sea War Indian Ocean: British Pacific Fleet carriers attack Pladjoe and Soengi-Gerong oil refineries at Palembang, Sumatra (January 24 and 29): Pladjoe plant severely damaged and
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War Diary World War One for Sunday, January 24, 1915: Sea War North Sea – FIRST DREADNOUGHT ACTION: BATTLE OF THE DOGGER BANK. Thanks to signal intelligence 5 battlecruisers from
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Wednesday, January 24, 1940 Finland Winter War: Fierce fighting northeast of Lake Ladoga. Finns repel all attacks.
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From August 1941 until the end of the Siege of Tobruk in December 1941 (Part III). Australians withdrawn and replaced by Polish troops and ending the siege. From August 1941
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Revolvers on the Frontlines: The Smith & Wesson Victory Model. Introduction World War II saw the deployment of a wide range of firearms, each playing a pivotal role in the
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Tuesday, January 23, 1940 Home Fronts Britain: Large number of road accidents in the ‘black-out’ necessitates reduction in speed limit from 30 mph (ca. 48 km/h) to 20 mph (ca.
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Tuesday, January 23, 1945 Russian Front Konev‘s forces reach river Oder on 64-km front. Zhukov captures Bromberg. Himmler takes personal command of ‘Army Group Vistula‘. Home Fronts France: Charles Maurras,
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War Diary World War One for Saturday, January 23, 1915: Home Fronts Britain: Mills submits grenade proposal, in production from June and perfects by Mk II by August. Western Front
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Second World War, overview of the course from 1943 to 1945 with the defeat of the Axis powers by the Allies (Part III). The Second Worl War from 1943 to
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WWII Semi-Auto Pistols: The Evolution of the M1911. Introduction World War II was a period of significant advancements in military technology, and one of the standout developments was the evolution
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War Diary World War One for Friday, January 22, 1915: Air War Occupied Belgium: RNAS drops 27 bombs on Zeebrugge U-boat base. France: 12 German BAG aircraft bomb Dunkirk, but
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Monday, January 22, 1945 Sea War North Sea: German E-boats attack convoy north of Dunkirk. German 8th S-boat Flotilla penetrates into Thames Estuary.
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Monday, January 22, 1940 Finland Winter War: Finnish authorities announce the formation of a Foreign Legion, including British volunteers.
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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
The Iconic Firearm of WWII: The M1 Garand. During World War II’s intense and transformative years, few weapons became as emblematic of the Allied forces’ might and resilience as the
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Sunday, January 21, 1904 Air War Finland: Finnish Blenheim bombers raid Kronstadt naval base, near Leningrad (today St Petersburg). Russians bomb Oulu, northwest Finland. Sea War North Sea: RN destroyer
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War Diary World War One for Thursday, January 21, 1915: Home Fronts Germany: Lt-Gen Hohenborn replaces Falkenhayn as War Minister. Admirals Müller’s diary: ‘Kaiser obviously terrified by the thought of
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Sunday, January 21, 1945 Russian Front East Prussia: Rokossovsky captures Tannenberg.
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