Diary September 6, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, September 6, 1944: Western Front Canadians besiege Calais.
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Diary September 6, 1914
War Diary of World War One for Sunday, September 6, 1914: Western Front Marne: Kluck orders 2 of his 4 corps advancing southeast of Paris to force march to aid
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Diary September 6, 1939
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, September 6, 1939: Poland: Panzers take Tomaszow and Kielce, south-west of Warsaw and outflanking two Polish armies. Germans announce capture of Cracow. Hitler visits General
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Firepower of Tanks
Firepower of tanks in the Second World War: Historical test results compared to calculated values of the penetration power of armor-piercing shells. Penetration power of armor-piercing shells For military War
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Diary September 5, 1939
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, September 5, 1939: Poland Germans break through western frontier cordon of Polish armies and cross river Vistula. Polish High Command orders general retreat behind the
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Diary September 5, 1914
War Diary of World War One for Saturday, September 5, 1914: Western Front France: FIRST BATTLE OF THE MARNE (until September 10) begins with the Battle of the Ourcq: Maunoury
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Diary September 5, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, September 5, 1944: Russian Front Russians reach Turnu Severin, south of Iron Gates gorge (river Danube). Hungarian 2nd Army attacks Romanian 4th Army. Diplomacy USSR
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Mercedes L 3000
German 3-ton medium truck Mercedes L 3000 of the Wehrmacht in World War II. History, development, specifications, statistics and pictures. German medium trucks Mercedes L 3000 medium truck The Mercedes
Diary September 4, 1914
War Diary of World War One for Friday, September 4, 1914: Western Front France: Gallieni begins to reinforce Maunoury northeast of Paris. Joffre, convinced by Gallieni telephone call, issues orders
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Diary September 4, 1939
WW2 War Diary for Monday, September 4, 1939: Air War Poland: Me 109 s destroy 11 Polish fighters and 3 bombers in battle over Lodz. Germany: 29 RAF Blenheims and
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Diary September 4, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Monday, September 4, 1944: Russian Front Cease-fire on Russo-Finnish front. Western Front ALLIED FORCES CAPTURE ANTWERP. Diplomacy British Government decides to forcibly repatriate captured Russian ‘collaborators’
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Armistice November 1918
The Armistice of Compiegne in November 1918: Wilson’s Fourteen Points, Germany’s allies, secret diplomacy and war propaganda. Wilson’s Fourteen Points As early as January 8, 1918, US President Wilson delivered
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Diary September 3, 1939
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, September 3, 1939: Poland Panzers cross river Warta, south-west Poland. 1st and 4th Panzer divisions attacked repeatedly by Polish bombers in Radom-Piotrkow area. Germans capture
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Diary September 3, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, September 3, 1944: Western Front BRUSSELS LIBERATED by British forces after lightening dash of 362 km in 4 days. US and French troops enter Lyons.
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Diary September 3, 1914
War Diary of World War One for Thursday, September 3, 1914: Eastern Front Galicia: RUZSKI OCCUPIES LEMBERG, capital of the province, captures much booty and organizes government next day. Western
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Red Air Force and Navy 1939
Soviet Air Force in 1939. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s the Soviet Government made enormous efforts to build up a large modern air force, but the difficulties in finding suitable
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Diary September 2, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, September 2, 1944: Diplomacy Finland breaks off diplomatic relations with Germany and accepts Russian peace terms. Russian Front Russians reach Bulgarian border. Western Front 51st
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Diary September 2, 1939
WW2 War Diary for September 2, 1939 Poland German Blitzkrieg (lightning war) continues relentlessly. 18 Polish bombers attack German armor in Radom-Piotrkow area, south-west of Warsaw. Air War Luftwaffe enjoys
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Diary September 2, 1914
War Diary of World War One for Wednesday, September 2, 1914 Western Front France: Germans reach river Marne and occupy Laon. Moltke orders Kluck to echelon his troops behind Bülow’s.
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Diary September 1, 1939
WW2 War Diary for Friday, September 1, 1939: Poland GERMANY INVADES POLAND (code name, Weiss = ‘White’): 48 divisions (6 Panzer) and 1,600 aircraft invade without formal declaration of war
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