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 […]
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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. 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 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
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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
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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
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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.
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
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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
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Diary for Sunday, August 18, 1940: Air War Heavy raids on RAF bases and other targets in south and southeast England. 19 Ju 87 Stukas lost; 8 of 50 escorting
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Diary for Saturday, August 18, 1945: Air War Pacific: 2 new B-32 Dominator bombers (successor of B-29 Superfortress) are attacked by 10 fighters (incl. one-eyed Zero ‘ace’ Saburo Sakai) and
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The final battles, as PoW and documents. Pictures from the final battle as well as documents from the time as POW and Nazi era. Final battles, captivity and documents The
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Diary for Tuesday, August 17, 1915: Home Fronts Germany claims 2 million PoWs (330,000 Anglo-French-Belgian). Actually 726,694 Russians (August 10); Austria has 699,254 (September 1). Russia: Special Councils of Defense
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Diary for Saturday, August 17, 1940: Sea War Mediterranean: Battleships Warspite, Malaya and Ramillies bombard Bardia and Fort Capuzzo, Libya. Italian bombers (12 lost) attack bombardment force, August 18. Politics
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Diary for August 17, 1945: Occupied countries Dutch East Indies: Sukarno proclaims ‘Provisional Indonesian Republic Government’ on Java. Home Fronts Japan: Prime Minister Higashikuni orders Army to obey Emperor’s call
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German medium bomber, night fighter and reconnaissance aircraft Dornier Do 217. The Dornier Do 217 stands out as one of Germany’s most versatile and capable aircraft during World War II.
Shotguns in WWII Close-Combat Firepower. While rifles and machine guns dominated the battlefields of World War II, shotguns played a crucial but often overlooked role in close-quarters combat. These devastating
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Diary for Monday, August 16, 1915: Home Fronts Britain: All-Party manifesto on National Service. Lloyd George tells War Policy Cabinet Committee ‘The longer you delay, the nearer … disaster’. But
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Diary for Friday, August 16, 1940: Air War Ju 87 Stukas (7 lost) wreck Tangmere Airfield (Hants); seven other airfields bombed. Secret War Luftwaffe Command Staff estimate that RAF now
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Diary for Thursday, August 16, 1945: Home Fronts Japan: Emperor issues Imperial Rescript (decree) at 4pm Tokyo time ordering all Japanese forces to cease-fire. Cabinet resigns; Prince Higashikuni forms ‘caretaker’
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