Diary May 11, 1916
Diary for Thursday, May 11, 1916: Air War Western Front: Cmdt de Rose, creator and motivator of the French fighter units defending Verdun, killed when his Nieuport fighter stalls at […]
Diary May 11, 1941
Diary for Sunday, May 11, 1941: Balkans Germans complete occupation of Aegean Islands.
Waffen-SS Myths
Myths about the Waffen-SS (Part I). Disproportionately high losses, poorer leadership and better and more equipment and weapons in the Waffen-SS. Myths of the Waffen-SS The Waffen-SS, the military branch
Diary May 10, 1916
Diary for Wednesday, May 10, 1916: Home Fronts Ireland: Royal Commission of Inquiry into Rebellion formed under Lord Hardinge (opens May 18). Lord Wimborne resigns as Lord Lieutenancy (Chief Secretary
Diary May 10, 1941
Diary for Wednesday, May 10, 1941: Politics HESS FLIES TO BRITAIN: Rudolf Hess, the Deputy Führer of Germany, makes unauthorized solo flight in Me 110 fighter from Augsburg (South Germany)
Rudolf Hess – Flight to England
Rudolf Hess’s flight to England in May 1941. The Rudolf Hess flight to England is one of the best-known and at the same time most mysterious events of World War
Diary May 9, 1916
Diary for Tuesday, May 9, 1916: African Fronts East Africa – Battle of Kondoa Irangi (until May 10): Lettow’s 4,000 men’s four night attacks repulsed by South Africans; others occupy
Diary May 9, 1941
Diary for Friday, May 9, 1941: Sea War Atlantic: German U-boat U-110, commanded by the ‘ace’ Lt.-Cdr. Lemp, depth-charged by British corvette Aubretia. Crew abandons ship and destroyer HMS Bulldog
Me 109 B, C, D
Messerschmitt B-D fighter plane from Legion Condor in the Spanish Civil War. Messerschmitt Me 109 B, C and D Type: German fighter plane from Legion Condor in the Spanish Civil
Diary May 8, 1916
Diary for Monday, May 8, 1916: Western Front France: Anzacs join BEF line. Verdun: 650 Bavarians perish in Fort Douaumont magazine explosion. Southern Fronts Italian Front: Cadorna sacks General Brusati
Diary May 8, 1941
Diary for Thursday, May 8, 1941: Air War RAF night raids on Germany by 359 aircraft: main targets, Hamburg and Bremen. British radio counter-measures and decoy fires (code-named ‘Starfish’) foil
Do 335 Pfeil (Arrow)
Dornier Do 335 ‘Pfeil’ (Arrow) fighter-bomber of the Luftwaffe. History, development, service, specifications, statistics, pictures and 3D-model. Do 335 ‘Pfeil’ Dornier Do 335 Arrow (Pfeil) Type: German fighter-bomber, long-range fighter,
Diary May 7, 1916
Diary for Sunday, May 7, 1916: Western Front Verdun: Violent German attacks gain ground at Hill 304 (attacks fail following day) and Fort Douaumont. Eastern Front Austria: Military intelligence discovers
Diary May 7, 1941
Diary for Wednesday, May 7, 1941: North Africa Exchanges of artillery fire along Tobruk front. Air War Britain – First of two consecutive night raids on Hull: 40,000 homeless, food
A Bridge Too Far
Movie Review from A Bridge Too Far: Analyzing the 1977 War Epic. The War Movie ‘A Bridge Too Far’ As a war movie enthusiast, I have always been captivated by
Diary May 6, 1916
Diary for Saturday, May 6, 1916: Middle East Mesopotamia – Death march from Kut begins: 2,592 British soldier PoWs (Kurd cavalry regiment escort) start 1,200-mile forced march to Anatolia; reach
Diary May 6, 1941
Diary for Tuesday, May 6, 1941: Middle East British raise Iraqi siege of Habbaniyah.
SS-Totenkopf Division
Creation of the SS-Totenkopf (Death’s head) division (T) and the campaigns in the West 1940 and Russia 1941-42 (Part I). The term “SS Totenkopf” (German for “Death’s Head”) most often
Diary May 5, 1916
Diary for Friday, May 5, 1916: Western Front Verdun: German gain at Hill 304. French 135th Infantry Regiment sergeant writes ‘… how could anyone cross the zone of extermination around
Diary May 5, 1941
Diary for Monday, May 5, 1941: Sea War Mediterranean – ‘Tobruk Ferry‘: first of many night supply missions by British and Australian destroyers from Alexandria. East Africa Emperor Haile Selassie
