Diary January 24, 1915
War Diary World War One for Sunday, January 24, 1915: Sea War North Sea – FIRST DREADNOUGHT ACTION: BATTLE OF THE DOGGER BANK. Thanks to signal intelligence 5 battlecruisers from […]
Diary January 24, 1940
Wednesday, January 24, 1940 Finland Winter War: Fierce fighting northeast of Lake Ladoga. Finns repel all attacks.
Siege of Tobruk ends
From August 1941 until the end of the Siege of Tobruk in December 1941 (Part III). Australians withdrawn and replaced by Polish troops and ending the siege. From August 1941
Revolvers on the Frontlines: The Smith & Wesson Victory Model
Revolvers on the Frontlines: The Smith & Wesson Victory Model. Introduction World War II saw the deployment of a wide range of firearms, each playing a pivotal role in the
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Diary January 23, 1940
Tuesday, January 23, 1940 Home Fronts Britain: Large number of road accidents in the ‘black-out’ necessitates reduction in speed limit from 30 mph (ca. 48 km/h) to 20 mph (ca.
Diary January 23, 1945
Tuesday, January 23, 1945 Russian Front Konev‘s forces reach river Oder on 64-km front. Zhukov captures Bromberg. Himmler takes personal command of ‘Army Group Vistula‘. Home Fronts France: Charles Maurras,
Diary January 23, 1915
War Diary World War One for Saturday, January 23, 1915: Home Fronts Britain: Mills submits grenade proposal, in production from June and perfects by Mk II by August. Western Front
WWII Semi-Auto Pistols: The Evolution of the M1911
WWII Semi-Auto Pistols: The Evolution of the M1911. Introduction World War II was a period of significant advancements in military technology, and one of the standout developments was the evolution
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Diary January 22, 1915
War Diary World War One for Friday, January 22, 1915: Air War Occupied Belgium: RNAS drops 27 bombs on Zeebrugge U-boat base. France: 12 German BAG aircraft bomb Dunkirk, but
Diary January 22, 1945
Monday, January 22, 1945 Sea War North Sea: German E-boats attack convoy north of Dunkirk. German 8th S-boat Flotilla penetrates into Thames Estuary.
Diary January 22, 1940
Monday, January 22, 1940 Finland Winter War: Finnish authorities announce the formation of a Foreign Legion, including British volunteers.
M1 Garand
US semi-automatic infantry rifle cal .30 M1 Garand of World War II. History, development, service, specifications, pictures and 3D model. M1 Garand, US rifle cal .30 M1 Garand, US rifle
The Iconic Firearm of WWII: The M1 Garand
The Iconic Firearm of WWII: The M1 Garand. During World War II’s intense and transformative years, few weapons became as emblematic of the Allied forces’ might and resilience as the
Diary January 21, 1940
Sunday, January 21, 1904 Air War Finland: Finnish Blenheim bombers raid Kronstadt naval base, near Leningrad (today St Petersburg). Russians bomb Oulu, northwest Finland. Sea War North Sea: RN destroyer
Diary January 21, 1915
War Diary World War One for Thursday, January 21, 1915: Home Fronts Germany: Lt-Gen Hohenborn replaces Falkenhayn as War Minister. Admirals Müller’s diary: ‘Kaiser obviously terrified by the thought of
Diary January 21, 1945
Sunday, January 21, 1945 Russian Front East Prussia: Rokossovsky captures Tannenberg.
Norwegian Armed Forces 1940
Strength and organization of the Army, Air Force and Navy of Norway at the time of the German invasion in April 1940. Norwegian Armed Forces in 1940 In 1940, at
Diary January 20, 1915
War Diary World War One for Wednesday, January 20, 1915: Air War Western Front: Captain Happe and Sergeant Labouchere in Voisin plane destroy a German kite balloon at Neider Morschweiler
Diary January 20, 1945
Saturday, January 20, 1945 Russian Front 3rd Belorussian Front (Cherniakhovsky) captures Tilsit, East Prussia. Politics Armistice between Provisional National Government (Communists) of Hungary and the Allies: war declared on Germany
Diary January 20, 1940
Saturday, January 20, 1940 Politics Britain: Churchill broadcasts appeal to neutral States to join Britain and France in resisting Nazi aggression. He compares their timid conduct with the crocodile’s victims
