German Orders of Battle December 1943
German Orders of Battle from December 26, 1943. The Russian Front in Winter 43-44 The winter of 1943-44 on the Eastern Front during World War II was marked by significant […]
The Eastern Front’s Most Feared Firearms: Soviet vs. German Weapons
The Eastern Front’s Most Feared Firearms: Soviet vs. German Weapons. The Eastern Front during World War II was a brutal theater of war marked by massive battles, unforgiving terrain, and
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Diary April 17, 1915
Diary for Saturday, April 17, 1915: Sea War Dardanelles: British submarine E15 lost aground (24 PoWs) near Kephez Point, destroyed by Majestic’s picket boat next day, but E14 gets through.
Diary April 17, 1940
Diary for Wednesday, April 17, 1940: Norway British troops land at Andalsnes (Operation Sickle). German troops isolated at Narvik ordered to ‘hold out as long as possible’. Air War RAF
Diary April 17, 1945
Diary for Tuesday, April 17, 1945: Okinawa Americans capture Yae-Taki Hills in Motobu Peninsular. Air War Europe: Mosquito bombers attacking Gestapo HQ at Odense, Denmark. Pacific: B-29 Superfortress carry out
BAR
BAR – Browning Automatic Rifle, US light machine gun or assault rifle from both World Wars. History, development, service, specifications, pictures and 3D model. Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) Browning Automatic
Diary April 16, 1915
Diary for Friday, April 16, 1915: Politics Austria: Government finds Italy’s territory proposals mainly unacceptable. Western Front Artois: Unsuccessful German attacks at Notre-Dame de Lorette. Middle East Persia: Kalil Bey
Diary April 16, 1940
Diary for Tuesday, April 16, 1940: Sea War German U-boat U-1 sunk by British submarine Porpoise, off Stavanger. Politics Norwegian White Paper on German invasion: listing 13 demands made by
Diary April 16, 1945
Diary for Monday, April 16, 1945: Russian Front ZHUKOV OPENS OFFENSIVE ON BERLIN. Western Front Canadians take Groningen; Americans enter Nuremberg. Okinawa Americans land on Ie Shima Island. Air War
Hitler’s declaration of war to the USA
Part III of ‘Why did Hitler declare war on the US?’ Back to PART II: The ‘undeclared war’ of the USA against Germany The road to the ‘true’ World War
Diary April 15, 1915
Diary for Thursday, April 15, 1915: Southern Fronts Italy: Italian forces of Advanced Occupation facing Austrian frontier now 142,000 men in five zones. Politics Austria: CoS Conrad asks Foreign Minister
Diary April 15, 1940
Diary for Monday, April 15, 1940: Norway Siege of Hegra: Norwegian detachment holds antiquated Hegra Fortress, east of Trondheim, against strong German ground and air forces for 3 weeks (ends
Diary April 15, 1945
Diary for Sunday, April 15, 1945: Western Front US 1st Army captures Leuna. 2nd Armored Division (US 9th Army) forced to withdraw from bridgehead over river Elbe near Magdeburg, after
Me 109 G
German Messerschmitt Bf 109 Gustav fighter plane. History, development, service, specifications, pictures and 3D model of the main version of the Me 109. Messerschmitt Bf 109 G (‘Gustav’) Messerschmitt Bf
Diary April 14, 1915
Diary for Wednesday, April 14, 1915: Home Fronts Russia: Moscow Military district has sent 500,000 men to the front so far. Britain: Stokes mortar trial successful, but turned down. Western
Diary April 14, 1940
Diary for Sunday, April 14, 1940: Norway British North Western Expeditionary Force begins landing at Harstad (near Narvik) and Namsos (north of Trondheim). General von Falkenhorst, commander of German Forces
Diary April 14, 1945
Diary for Saturday, April 14, 1945: Western Front Holland: Arnhem captured by British forces. Germans offer fierce resistance and demolish bridge before retreating. Bavaria: Patton captures Bayreuth. Okinawa Americans attack
105 mm leFH 18
German light field howitzer 105 mm leFH 18. History, development, service, specifications, statistics and pictures of the ‘Leichte Feldhaubitze 18’. German light field howitzers in WW2 During World War II,
Diary April 13, 1915
Diary for Tuesday, April 13, 1915: Air War Western Front: German Army airship L235 damaged by AA fire while bombing Poperinghe and wrecked in forced landing near Ypres. Western Front
Diary April 13, 1940
Diary for Saturday, April 13, 1940: Sea War SECOND BATTLE OF NARVIK. Battleship HMS Warspite and nine destroyers attack eight German destroyers – which are all sunk or disabled (and
