Diary April 30, 1941
Diary for Wednesday, April 30, 1941: Balkan Last British troops have left or surrender on the Peloponnesos, Greece. Air War Europe: RAF attack shipping off Dutch coast. Heavy night raid […]
Diary April 30, 1916
Diary for Sunday, April 30, 1916: Home Fronts Ireland, Easter Rising: 707 Dublin rebels surrender. France: Building reconstruction service set up for occupied territory. Western Front Flanders: British artillery defeat
Second World War overview 1939-40
Second World War, overview of the course of the ‘Blitzkriege’ (lightning wars) from 1939 to 1940 (Part I). Polish campaign, Stalin’s territorial claims, Western campaign and Battle of Britain. Course
Diary April 29, 1916
Diary for Saturday, April 29, 1916: Middle East Mesopotamia – FALL OF KUT: 13,309 surrender including 3,248 non-combatants after 146-day siege (with 3,776 casualties). 1,136 badly wounded and 1,450 sick
Diary April 29, 1941
Diary for Tuesday, April 29, 1941: Middle East Iraqi forces surround British base at Habbaniyah and sabotage oil pipelines.
BM-13N Katyusha
Soviet Studebacker truck-mounted rocket-launcher BM-13N Katyusha. History, development, service, specifications, pictures and 3D models. ‘Stalinorgel’ Rocket Launcher Katyusha Rocket Launcher BM-13N. Type: Truck-mounted rocket launcher. The term ‘Stalinorgel’ is the
Diary April 28, 1916
Diary for Friday, April 28, 1916: Sea War Italy: Navy commissions its first of 10 wartime monitors (mainly converted captured Austrian barges or lighters). Middle East Mesopotamia, Kut: Townshend offers
Diary April 28, 1941
Diary for Monday, April 28, 1941: Air War Malta bombed. Neutrals USA: Lindbergh resigns his commission as Colonel in USAAC Reserve, following severe condemnation of his April 23 speech by
Battlecruiser Dunkerque
History of the French battlecruiser Dunkerque and its proper use at World of Warships. French battlecruisers Dunkerque and Strasbourg, built between 1932 and 1938, service, video and specifications. French fast
Diary April 27, 1916
Diary for Thursday, April 27, 1916: Sea War North Sea: UC5 (Mohrbutter) captured by destroyer Firedrake while stranded on Shipwash Shoal, towed into Harwich. Mediterranean: British battleship Russell (124 crew
Tu-2
Russian attack bomber Tupolev Tu-2. History, development, service, specifications, pictures and 3D model. Tupolev Tu-2 Type: Attack bomber. History The Tupolev Tu-2 remained in production from 1942 to 1948. As
Diary April 26, 1916
Diary for Wednesday, April 26, 1916: Sea War Irish Sea: British gunboat Helga destroys Liberty Hall, Dublin during Easter Rising. Middle East Mesopotamia, Kut: After Kitchener cable authorizes talks, Townshend
Luftwaffe Over Manhattan: Heinkel 177 via Greenland
Hitler and the German high command really wanted a direct strike on the United States. New York City sat right at the center of that ambition. Over the years, plenty
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Diary April 25, 1916
Diary for Tuesday, April 25, 1916: Home Fronts Ireland, Easter Rising: Martial law in Dublin. Britain: Parliament secret session postpones call up of married men 27-35. Western Front Aisne: After
Diary April 25, 1941
Diary for Friday, April 25, 1941: North Africa Rommel captures vital Halfaya Pass, on Egypt-Libya border. Sea War Atlantic: Roosevelt announces that ‘neutrality patrols‘ by US Navy are to be
French Army 1914-18
The French Army in World War One 1914-1918 – uniforms, strength, organization, divisions, tactics, casualties and leaders. French Army at the beginning of World War I The populations of France
Diary April 24, 1916
Diary for Monday, April 24, 1916: Home Fronts Ireland: EASTER RISING (until April 30). Russia: Tsar approves tax on incomes over 850 roubles per year (from January 1, 1917). Southern
Diary April 24, 1941
Diary for Thursday, April 24, 1941: Sea War Mediterranean – Evacuation of British and Commonwealth troops from Greece (Operation Demon): 51,000 troops transported to Crete and Egypt (April 24-29). German
