Diary July 16, 1915
Diary for Friday, July 16, 1915: Western Front Aisne: German attack near Fontenoy. Lorraine: German attack in Parroy Forest. Eastern Front Poland: Austrian first Army crosses river Bug. Sea War
Diary July 16, 1945
Diary for Monday, July 16, 1945: Secret War FIRST ATOMIC BOMB TESTED at Alamogordo in New Mexico desert (Operation Trinity). Occupied countries Germany: Churchill tours Berlin; during inspection of Hitler‘s
88 mm anti-tank gun Pak 43
The German 88 mm Flak gun as the best anti-tank gun of World War II. History, development, service, specifications, statistics and pictures. Here to Part I: 88 mm Flak 18,36,37.
Iconic Ammunition and Weapons of World War II: Their Design, Impact, and Legacy
Explore iconic WWII ammunition and weapons that changed warfare forever. From M1 Garand to Karabiner 98k – discover their design, impact, and lasting legacy. World War II marked a revolutionary
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Diary July 15, 1940
Diary for Monday, July 15, 1940: Air War Hurricane fighters beat off 15 Dornier Do 17 s attacking convoy in English Channel. Hidden by low cloud, Ju 88s hit targets
Diary July 15, 1915
Diary for Thursday, July 15, 1915: Air War Western Front: About 12 Fokker EI’s in use. Western Front BEF has now 7 companies of special gas troops. Argonne: French repulse
Diary July 15, 1945
Diary for Sunday, July 15, 1945: Politics Italy: Government declares war on Japan.
Waffen-SS divisions 4-6
Order of Battle Waffen-SS divisions 4 – 6 (4 SS-Polizei-Panzer-Grenadier-Division, 5 SS-Panzer-Division Wiking (W), 6 SS-Gebirgs-Division Nord). Waffen-SS divisions Polizei, Wiking, Nord Overview Divisions 4 to 6 were part of
Diary July 14, 1915
Diary for Wednesday, July 14, 1915: Southern Fronts Montenegro: Montenegrins repulse Austrian attack at Grahovo. Western Front Haig discovers King has lost confidence in Field Marshal French (Monarch tells CoS
Diary July 14, 1940
Diary for Sunday, July 14, 1940: Occupied countries France: General de Gaulle attends Bastille Day ceremonies in London. Neutrals Vichy France: Day of National Mourning.
Diary July 14, 1945
Diary for Saturday, July 14, 1945: Occupied countries Germany: Ban on troop fraternization with Germans lifted in US and British zones of Germany and Austria. SHAEF dissolved. Sea War Pacific:
T-70
Soviet light battle tank T-70 built 1942-43 during Second World War. History, development, service, specifications, statistics, pictures and 3D model. Soviet light tank T-70 T-70 Type: Russian light battle tank.
Diary July 13, 1915
Diary for Tuesday, July 13, 1915: Western Front Argonne: Germans (including gas shell) make transient gains at Vienne-le-Chateau and La Fille Morte, but French Third Army casualties since 20 June
Diary July 13, 1940
Diary for Saturday, July 13, 1940: Air War First Free Polish fighter squadron (No 302) formed in Britain, with Hurricane fighters.
Diary July 13, 1945
Diary for Friday, July 13, 1945: Sea War Pacific: US Government admits responsibility for sinking, in error, of Japanese relief ship Awa Maru.
British Armored Vehicles from the Interwar Period
Obsolete British armoured vehicles from the interwar years: Mark II battle tank, Carden-Loyd Mark VI armoured personnel carrier, Lanchester armoured car. Between the world wars, British armored vehicles played a
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Diary July 12, 1915
Diary for Monday, July 12, 1915: Middle East Gallipoli – Helles bridgehead: 12,748 Allied soldiers take a few trenches and 600 prisoners until next day for 3,900 casualties; British 155th
Diary July 12, 1940
Diary for Friday, July 12, 1940: Air War Hurricane fighters destroy four bombers attacking convoy off Suffolk coast. Night raids on Aberdeen (60 casualties) and Cardiff. Neutrals Russia: Kuusinen, former
Diary July 12, 1945
Diary for Thursday, July 12, 1945: Politics Japan: Emperor Hirohito appoints former Prime Minister Prince Konoye as secret peace emissary in Moscow. Russians refuse to receive him.
German uniforms World War One
The uniforms of the Germany Army in World War One from 1914 to 1918. Uniforms of the infantry 1914/15 and 1916-18, mountain troops and Jaegers, Bavarian soldiers, Landsturm and cavalry,
