Diary July 1, 1915
Diary for Thursday, July 1, 1915: Western Front French Army peak mobilized strength with 4,978,000 men plus 152,000 released to industry and agriculture but recallable. In July first 180,000 French
Diary July 1, 1940
Diary for Monday, July 1, 1940: Occupied countries Channel Islands: German occupation completed. Air War Hull and Wick (northeast Scotland) bombed in daylight; 12 killed, 22 injured. 12 Hampdens bomb
Diary July 1, 1945
Diary for Sunday, July 1, 1945: Sea War Pacific: Australians land at Balikpapan (Operation Oboe II).
Baltic volunteers with the German Army
Baltic volunteers with the German Army in the Second World War. Service of inhabitants of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS. On 22 June 1941 the Red
Diary June 30, 1915
Diary for Wednesday, June 30, 1915: Southern Fronts Isonzo: Main Italian infantry assault begins along 21-mile front but only gains, for fearful losses, a small bridgehead east of the river
Diary June 30, 1940
Diary for Sunday, June 30, 1940: France Franco-German-Italian Armistice Commission in session at Wiesbaden. Surrender of 220,000 French troops cut off in underground fortresses of Maginot Line. Occupied countries Channel
Diary June 30, 1945
Diary for Saturday, June 30, 1945: Okinawa Americans complete ‘mopping up’ operations: 8,975 Japanese killed and 2,902 captured, June 23-30. Sea War Pacific: 9 US submarines which have penetrated heavily
Jagdpanther
Jagdpanther (SdKfz 173, tank destroyer for 8.8-cm PaK 43 on Panther chassis), probably the best German tank destroyer of the Second World War. Jagdpanther (SdKfz 173) Heavy tank destroyer (tank
Diary June 29, 1915
Diary for Tuesday, June 29, 1915: Eastern Front Poland: Mackensen advances between river Vistula and Bug, reaches Tomaszow next day. Western Front France – Petains memo to GOG : ‘The
Diary June 29, 1940
Diary for Saturday, June 29, 1940: Politics German Government White Book published containing details of Allied plans to ‘invade’ Low Countries.
Diary June 29, 1945
Diary for Friday, June 29, 1945: Air War Pacific: Allied bombers raid Balikpapan oil installations for 9th consecutive day.
German tanks in the Balkans
Tanks used by German occupation forces in the Balkans during World War II. Tanks of the German occupation forces in the Balkans During World War II, German occupation forces in
Diary June 28, 1940
Diary for Friday, June 28, 1940: Neutrals Romania: Rumanian Government submits to Russian ultimatum of June 26. Russian paratroops and armored forces enter Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina; several major clashes
Diary June 28, 1915
Diary for Monday, June 28, 1915: Secret War Britain: Churchill and Lloyd George watch Killen-Strait barbed-wire cutter tractor, Wormwood Scrubs, London. They also see Stokes mortar demo there (on June
Diary June 28, 1945
Diary for Thursday, June 28, 1945: Air War Pacific: B-29 Superfortress drop nearly 3,000 t IB’s on Sasebo naval base.
Battle of Jutland
The largest naval battle in history, which took place at Jutland on May 31 to June 1, 1916. Naval forces, battlecruiser and battle fleet action, night action, and losses at
Diary June 27, 1915
Diary for Sunday, June 27, 1915: Southern Fronts Isonzo: Italian Third Army has pushed Austrians up slopes south of Mt San Michele (900 ft (ca. 274 m)) and gained bridgehead
Diary June 27, 1940
Diary for Thursday, June 27, 1940: Sea War Britain announces general blockade of European Coastline from Bay of Biscay to North Cape of Norway. British destroyers and Sunderland flying boats
Diary June 27, 1945
Diary for Wednesday, June 27, 1945: Home Fronts Czechoslovakia: Former puppet-President of ‘Bohemia-Moravia Protectorate’, Dr Emil Hacha, dies in Prague prison hospital, aged 73, while awaiting trial. Russia: Stalin appointed
PPS SMG
Soviet sub-machine guns PPS-42 and PPS-43 of the Second World War. History, development, service, specifications, pictures and 3D model of the PPS SMG’s which were born and produced during the
