Diary June 15, 1916
Diary for Thursday, June 15, 1916: Western Front Verdun: Germans carry trench on Mort Homme southern slope and contain French 65th Division attack on Caillette Wood. Southern Fronts Trentino: Last […]
Diary June 15, 1941
Diary for Sunday, June 15, 1941: Air War Catalina flying-boat routs four German aircraft off Gibraltar (1 crashing in Portugal). Middle East Allied forces capture Sidon.
German Orders of Battle October 1943
The German Orders of Battle from October 4, 1943, after the surrender and occupation of Italy. Orders of Battle from 4 October 1943 The German Orders of Battle and distribution
Diary June 14, 1916
Diary for Wednesday, June 14, 1916: Southern Fronts Isonzo: Italians retake Adria shipyard and hills at Monfalcone, repel Austrian counter-attacks on June 17. Trentino: Italian counter-offensive ordered. Last Archduke Charles
Diary June 14, 1941
Diary for Saturday, June 14, 1941: North Africa OPERATION BATTLEAXE begins: British attempt to raise siege of Tobruk achieves initial success (at cost of many tanks), but Rommel counter-attacks (June
Operations Brevity and Battleaxe In North Africa (1941)
Operations Brevity and Battleaxe were two British offensives launched in May and June 1941 along the Egypt-Libya frontier. Both aimed to recapture key border positions, relieve pressure on the besieged
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Diary June 13, 1916
Diary for Tuesday, June 13, 1916: African Fronts East Africa: Pegasus gun slightly wounds Lettow at South Hill HQ against Kondoa Irangi. Lake Nyasa: British land and occupy Alt Langenburg.
Diary June 13, 1941
Diary for Friday, June 13, 1941: Sea War Ferry steamer St Patrick sunk by German aircraft in Irish Sea off Fishguard (23 killed). Air War Britain: Attempted night raid on
88 mm gun Flak 18, 36, 37
German medium anti-aircraft gun Flak 18, 36 and 37. History, development, service, specifications, statistics, pictures, video and 3D model. 88 mm Flak 88 mm gun Flak 18, 36 and 37. Type:
Diary June 12, 1916
Diary for Monday, June 12, 1916: Air War Britain: Royal Flying Corps has taken 2,568 aircraft into service and struck off 1,427 in past year or 47.7% wastage. 8,403 aircraft
Diary June 12, 1941
Diary for Thursday, June 12, 1941: Home Front Germany: Berlin civil defence authority warns the population to take immediate shelter in air raids owing to danger posed by heavy HE
de Havilland Mosquito
de Havilland Mosquito high-speed bomber. History, development, service, specifications, pictures and 3D model for the light bomber of RAF Bomber Command in World War II. de Havilland Mosquito De Havilland
Diary June 11, 1916
Diary for Sunday, June 11, 1916: Eastern Front Brusilov Offensive – Galicia: Südarmee’s Battle of the Strypa (until June 30). By now General Tersztyanszki replaces sacked Archduke Joseph Ferdinand in
Diary June 11, 1941
Diary for Wednesday, June 11, 1941: Air War Germany: RAF begins series of 20 consecutive night raids on the Ruhr, the Rhineland, Hamburg and Bremen. Britain: Widespread German night raids
US Army North-West Europe
Strength and Organization of the US Army in Northwest Europe 1944 to 1945. Divisions, battalions and units with their TOE equipment. Here to Part I: US Army at the beginning
Diary June 10, 1916
Diary for Saturday, June 10, 1916: Southern Fronts Trentino: Eritrea veteran and volunteer General Prestinari killed in command of a militia brigade. Greece: French occupy Thasos island, northern Aegean, as
Diary June 10, 1941
Diary for Tuesday, June 10, 1941: Home Fronts Britain: House of Commons debate the debacle at the German airborne invasion of Crete. Hore-Belisha declares: ‘For the first time in history
Mannlicher-Carcano M1891
Italian infantry rifle Mannlicher-Carcano M1891. History, development, service, specifications and pictures of Mannlicher-Parravicino-Carcano Modello 91. Italian Mannlicher-Carcano rifle Mannlicher-Parravicino-Carcano Modello 91 Type: Italian infantry rifle. The Mannlicher-Carcano rifle, often simply
Diary June 9, 1916
Diary for Friday, June 9, 1916: Eastern Front Brusilov offensive – Bukovina: Lechitski transfers 2 divisions to south bank of Dniester, fierce struggle for Hill 458 (until June 10) before
Diary June 9, 1941
Diary for Monday, June 9, 1941: Middle East Allied forces occupy Tyre and cross river Litani (Lebanon). Sea War Mediterranean: Vichy destroyers Guepard and Valmy bombard Australian troops advancing along
