Waffen-SS divisions 33-38
Order of Battle Waffen-SS divisions 33 (3rd Hungarian) – 38 (Nibelungen). Many of these late divisions (Nos. 33–38) were formed in 1944/45 amid severe personnel shortages. They were often poorly […]
Diary June 28, 1916
Diary for Wednesday, June 28, 1916: Southern Fronts Trentino: Italian cavalry reach Pedescala northeast of Arsiero. Isonzo – First major gas attack on Italian Front (until June 29): with help
Diary June 28, 1941
Diary for Saturday, June 28, 1941: Eastern Front Operation Barbarossa: German troops capture Minsk. Air War Mediterranean: Junkers Ju 88 bombers drop 3,970 lb (1,800 kg) ‘block-buster’ bombs on besieged
Operation Silver Fox 1941: Murmansk And Petsamo
Operation Silver Fox from 1941 was a major World War II campaign. This combined German-Finnish offensive launched in the summer of 1941. It aimed to seize Murmansk and the Petsamo
Diary June 27, 1916
Diary for Tuesday, June 27, 1916: African Fronts East Africa: British Lake Force (2,000 soldiers, Crewe GOC since June 17) advances south from river Kagera and via Lake Victoria. Major-General
Diary June 27, 1941
Diary for Friday, June 27, 1941: Politics Hungary: Government declares war on Russia. Russia: British military mission arrives in Moscow. Sea War Atlantic: German blockade runner Regensburg reaches Bordeaux after
Battle in the Leyte Gulf
US Invasion of Leyte and the Naval Battle in the Leyte Gulf in 1944: A Turning Point in the Pacific War. US Invasion of Leyte and the Naval Battle in
Diary June 26, 1916
Diary for Monday, June 26, 1916: Air War Western Front: Royal Flying Corps observers engage 161 targets. 5 FE2bs (1 lost) of No 25 Squadron including Capt A W Tedder
Diary June 26, 1941
Diary for Thursday, June 26, 1941: Eastern Front Operation Barbarossa: German Panzers reach river Dvina and Daugavpils. Siege of Hango: Russian garrison holds out in naval base, west of Helsinki,
LSSAH Campaigns
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Diary June 25, 1916
Diary for Sunday, June 25, 1916: Southern Fronts Trentino: Italians retake Asiago, Posina and Arslero regained (June 27), as Austrians begin silent and orderly general retreat from salient (night June
Diary June 25, 1941
Diary for Wednesday, June 25, 1941: Air War Eastern Front: Russians bomb Helsinki and five other Finnish towns. Western Europe: Blenheim bombers, under heavy fighter escort, bomb Hazebrouck marshalling yards,
Organization German Artillery 1914-18
Organization of the German Artillery from 1914 to 1918. Second part of the German army organization in the First World War. Here to Part I: Organization German Army and infantry
Diary June 24, 1916
Diary for Saturday, June 24, 1916: Western Front Somme – British barrage opens: 2,029 guns fire 1,732,873 shells, but c 1/3 dud, although 109 German guns destroyed or damaged. BEF
Diary June 24, 1941
Diary for Tuesday, June 24, 1941: Eastern Front Operation Barbarossa: German troops take Kaunas and Vilna in Lithuania. Politics Hungary: Government breaks off diplomatic relations with Russia.
Hawker Hurricane
British fighter plane and fighter-bomber Hawker Hurricane. History, development, service, specifications, statistics, pictures and 3D-model. Hawker Hurricane and Sea Hurricane Hawker Hurricane I to XII, Sea Hurricane IA to XIIA.
Diary June 23, 1916
Diary for Friday, June 23, 1916: Western Front Verdun – FINAL CRISIS: 30,000 Germans attack at 0600 hours, capture Hills 320 and 321, Thiaumont and Fleury (stormed by Bavarians, French
Diary June 23, 1941
Diary for Monday, June 23, 1941: Eastern Front Operation Barbarossa: Germans cross river Bug, Eastern Poland. Politics Slovakia declares war on USSR. see also: Slovak Armed Forces
Pe-2
Russian attack bomber, heavy fighter and ground attack Petlyakov Pe-2 and Pe-3. History, development, service, specifications, pictures and 3D model. Petlyakov Pe-2 and Pe-3 Petlyakov Pe-2, Pe-3. Type: Attack bomber,
Diary June 22, 1941
Diary for Sunday, June 22, 1941: Politics GERMANY DECLARES WAR ON USSR. ITALY AND RUMANIA DECLARE WAR ON USSR. Churchill pledges British material and moral support for USSR. Eastern Front
