Diary July 27, 1915
Diary for Tuesday, July 27, 1915: Sea War Dardanelles: French submarine Mariotte lost in Turk net defenses. North Sea: U-boat torpedoes 3 Danish schooners. Western Front German artillery shells Reims […]
Diary July 27, 1940
Diary for Saturday, July 27, 1940: Air War 50 Ju 87 Stukas attack Convoy ‘Bacon’ in English Channel. Destroyer Codrington sunk at Dover and destroyer Wren off Aldeburgh (Suffolk). Sea
Diary July 27, 1945
Diary for Friday, July 27, 1945: Air War Pacific: B-29 Superfortress drop 660,000 leaflets by night over 11 Japanese cities, warning inhabitants to flee before selected targets are destroyed. By
The Pacific (Miniseries, 2010)
The Pacific: A Riveting War Drama Miniseries Review. Introduction to ‘The Pacific’ ‘The Pacific’ is a highly acclaimed war drama miniseries that offers an in-depth portrayal of the Pacific Theater
Diary July 26, 1915
Diary for Monday, July 26, 1915: Southern Fronts Isonzo: Italians capture most of Mt Sei Busi (Carso) but impetus faltering. Western Front Argonne: German setback. Alsace – ‘Second Battle of
Diary July 26, 1940
Diary for Friday, July 26, 1940: Air War RAF daylight raid on Dortmund power station. Politics M Avenol resigns as Secretary-General of League of Nations.
Diary July 26, 1945
Diary for Thursday, July 26, 1945: Politics POTSDAM DECLARATION: Allied leaders demand immediate and unconditional surrender of Japan; threaten ‘prompt and utter destruction’ of Japanese homeland. Home Fronts Britain: CHURCHILL
Battleship Bismarck
Battleship Bismarck. History, development, final cruise, specifications, pictures and 3d model of the German warship. Design, construction and final cruise of battleship Bismarck. German Battleship Bismarck Bismarck class (two ships:
Diary July 25, 1940
Diary for Thursday, July 25, 1940: Neutrals Switzerland: General Guisan, the C-in-C, addresses all Army officers on the Ruetli Meadow – the birthplace of Swiss independence in 1307 – and
Diary July 25, 1915
Diary for Sunday, July 25, 1915: Air War Western Front: Captain Hawker of No 6 Squadron RFC in Bristol Scout armed with Lewis gun on own 45° mounting defeats 3
Diary July 25, 1945
Diary for Thursday, July 25, 1945: Sea War Pacific: Cruisers Pasadena, Springfield, Wilkes-Barre and Astoria bombard airbases in South Honshu.
Polish Armed Forces
Strength, organization, equipment and deployment of the army divisions, tank inventory, Air Force and Navy of Poland in September 1939. Polish Armed Forces in WW2 The Polish armed forces played
Diary July 24, 1940
Diary for Wednesday, July 24, 1940: Sea War Repatriation steamer Meknes carrying 1,277 French sailors to Marseilles, sunk by German E-boat S-27 off Portland (383 dead). Neutrals Romania: Rumanian Government
Diary July 24, 1915
Diary for Saturday, July 24, 1915: Sea War Atlantic: Q-ship Prince Charles sinks U36. Western Front Vosges: La Fontenelle-Laanois position stormed by French troops. Eastern Front Baltic Provinces: Charge by
Diary July 24, 1945
Diary for Tuesday, July 24, 1945: Sea War Pacific: Immobilized Japanese battle fleet virtually annihilated at Kure in 2 massive operations by US and British carrier planes (July 24 and
Persecution of Jews in the Third Reich
The anti-Semitism, persecution and deportation of Jews until the final solution ‘Holocaust’ in the Third Reich. The Fate of the Jews in the Third Reich The unique decision to murder
Diary July 23, 1915
Diary for Friday, July 23, 1915: Air War Austria: Italian Caproni bombers bomb Innsbruck. Eastern Front Poland: Gallwitz storms Rozan and Pultusk fortress bridgeheads and crosses Narew (until July 25),
Diary July 23, 1940
Diary for Tuesday, July 23, 1940: Home Fronts Britain: Local Defense Volunteers renamed Home Guard. 1,300,000 men have volunteered since May 14; recruiting officially terminated. Third War Budget: income tax
Diary July 23, 1945
Diary for Monday, July 23, 1945: Home Fronts France: Trial of Petain opens at Palais de Justice, Paris.
F.E.2
British two-seater fighter Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2 from World War One. History, development, service, specifications, pictures and model. Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2 Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2b and F.E.2d Type: two-seater
