Diary April 20, 1940
Diary for Friday, April 20, 1940: Air War German bombers (3 lost) attack British naval units off Norway.
Diary April 20, 1945
Diary for Friday, April 20, 1945: Western Front ‘Stars and Stripes’ raised over rostrum of Nuremberg Stadium scene of Nazi Party rallies. Lattre de Tassigny’s French 1st Army execute rapid
Silencers & Suppressors: How Covert Operations Used Modified Firearms
Silencers & Suppressors: How Covert Operations Used Modified Firearms. During World War II and beyond, warfare wasn’t only fought in trenches and open fields—it was also waged in the shadows.
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Diary April 19, 1915
Diary for Monday, April 19, 1915: Air War Western Front: Morane ‘L’ fighter (Lt Roland Garros) , damaged by German rifleman Schlenstedt in Courtrai rail station, makes forced landing behind
Diary April 19, 1940
Diary for Friday, April 19, 1940: Norway British brigade, advancing south from Namsos, reaches Verdal, 80 km from Trondheim. French troops (Chasseurs Alpins) land as reinforcements at Namsos. But German
Diary April 19, 1945
Diary for Thursday, April 19, 1945: Okinawa US 24th Corps, 10th Army, launches general assault on outer defenses of ‘Shuri Line’, in the south, after preparatory bombardment by 139 planes,
Britain’s Sten Gun: Cheap, Simple, and Effective
Britain’s Sten Gun: Cheap, Simple, and Effective. During World War II, necessity drove innovation, and few weapons reflect this better than the British Sten gun. Created during a time of
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Diary April 18, 1940
Diary for Thursday, April 18, 1940: Norway British base established at Molde; troops land at nearby Alesund. Operation Hammer cancelled – British plan (Churchill and Admiral Keyes) for direct assault
Diary April 18, 1915
Diary for Sunday, April 18, 1915: Neutrals Holland: International Women’s Peace Congress opens in Hague (1,136 delegates from 12 countries). British Admiralty suspension of ferries (22 April-1 May) stops 25
Diary April 18, 1945
Diary for Wednesday, April 18, 1945: Western Front 370,000-strong Army Group B. surrenders in Ruhr ‘Pocket’; Field Marshal Model commits suicide. Royal Engineers begin constructing Bailey Bridge over the Rhine,
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
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
