Diary July 8, 1945
Diary for Sunday, July 8, 1945: Air War Sergeant Simon Eden, RAF (aged 20), son of British Foreign Secretary, missing in action over Burma.
Airborne invasion of Crete
Operation Merkur (Mercury), the ‘Battle of Crete’. German Plan of Attack and assault troops, deployed forces, intelligence, the fighting and losses on Crete. The German airborne invasion of Crete in
Diary July 7, 1915
Diary for Wednesday, July 7, 1915: Western Front Joffre tells Allied conference at Chantilly that simultaneous attack on all four fronts would be the best strategy. Artois: French advance at
Diary July 7, 1940
Diary for Sunday, July 7, 1940: Sea War Atlantic: British naval forces disable battleship Richelieu at Dakar, following French rejection of ultimatum: motor launch drops depth charges under battleship’s stern
Diary July 7, 1945
Diary for Saturday, July 7, 1945: Sea War Pacific: Many small Japanese vessels sunk or damaged by USN Privateer patrol bombers (modified B-24 Liberator) in Yellow Sea and off South
German Volkssturm Weapons
The arming of the German Volkssturm (People’s Storm, the equivalent of the British Home Guard) in the last war phase. Volkssturm rifle VG-1, VG-2, Volkssturm carbine VG-45, MP 3008. Arming
Diary July 6, 1915
Diary for Tuesday, July 6, 1915: Western Front Entire BEF now equipped with sack-like ‘Hypo Helmet‘, a crude counter-measure against tear gas (T-Stoff) shells. Flanders: Kitchener visits the front until
Diary July 6, 1940
Diary for Saturday, July 6, 1940: Home Fronts Germany: Hitler returns to Berlin in triumph after eight weeks ‘in the field’. Sea War French battlecruiser Dunkerque crippled at Mers-el-Kebir by
Diary July 6, 1945
Diary for Friday, July 6, 1945: Politics Nicaragua becomes first nation to ratify UN Charter.
The British raid on the French fleet
British attacks on the French fleet in 1940: strategic decisions and lasting effects. The raid on Mers El Kebir In July 1940, British forces launched attacks on the French Navy
Diary July 5, 1915
Diary for Monday, July 5, 1915: Southern Fronts Isonzo: Italian Second and Third Armies attack from 1800 hours on whole line from Podgora to Doberdo Plateau (Carso) with 6:1 superiority,
Diary July 5, 1940
Diary for Friday, July 5, 1940: Sea War Atlantic: Destroyer Whirlwind sunk by U-boat U 34 southwest of Ireland. Vichy-French warships and submarines capture three British merchant ships in reprisal
Diary July 5, 1945
Diary for Thursday, July 5, 1945: Home Fronts Britain: LABOUR WINS BRITISH GENERAL ELECTION. Labour, 394; Conservatives, 188; Liberals, 14; National Liberal, 13; Ulster Unionists, 9; Communists, 2; Others, 20.
P-47D Thunderbolt
Late models of the long-range escort fighter and fighter-bomber Thunderbolt (beginning with P-47D-25). History, development, service, specifications, statistics, pictures and 3D model. Late Models Republic P-47 Thunderbolt Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
Diary July 4, 1915
Diary for Sunday, July 4, 1915: Western Front Argonne: Crown Prince’s attack diminishing, but captures La Fille Morte mill on July 7. Southern Fronts Albania: Serb punitive expedition enters Durazzo,
Diary July 4, 1940
Diary for Thursday, July 4, 1940: Sea War Ju 87 Stukas and German E-boats attack convoy, south of Portland, sinking five merchant ships and auxiliary anti-aircraft (AA) ship Foyle Bank.
Diary July 4, 1945
Diary for Wednesday, July 4, 1945: Philippines Mac Arthur announces ‘liberation’ of the Philippines.
Red Army Uniforms
Uniforms of the Red Army in World War II. Different types of uniforms and for airborne troops, NKVD, and Political Commissars. Insignia and badges of ranks for the period from
Diary July 3, 1915
Diary for Saturday, July 3, 1915: Western Front Flanders: German raid on advanced trenches on Verlorenhoek road (Ypres). Meuse: German attacks on Calonne trench, Meuse heights. Sea War North Sea:
Diary July 3, 1940
Diary for Wednesday, July 3, 1940: Sea War THE MERS-EL-KEBIR AFFAIR (Operation Catapult): British ‘Force H’ opens fire on French naval squadron in Mers-el-Kebir naval base, Algeria, after failure of
