Battle of Okinawa 1945
Battle of Okinawa 1945: The Decisive Pacific Campaign That Shaped WWII’s Final Months The Battle of Okinawa began on April 1, 1945, marking the final major conflict before an anticipated
Diary March 29, 1940
Diary for Friday, March 29, 1940: Air War Capitan Antoine de Saint-Exupery flies first recce sortie over West Germany in the Bloch 174 (max. speed 530 km/hour). Air Marshal Portal
Diary March 29, 1915
Diary for Monday, March 29, 1915: Middle East Egypt: General Hamilton inspects 20,000 Anzacs troops for the Dardanelles (2,480 NZ reinforcements arrived on March 26). Western Front First German Gas
Diary March 29, 1945
Diary for Thursday, March 29, 1940: Western Front Tanks of 21st Army Group break out of Wesel bridgehead. US 7th Army captures Mannheim and Heidelberg. Air War Britain: 2,419th (and
Slovak Armed Forces
Slovak Armed Forces in the Second World War: organization of the Army and divisions and Air Force in the Polish campaign 1939 and on the Russian front 1941-1944. Slovak Armed
Diary March 28, 1915
Diary for Sunday, March 28, 1915: Western Front Aisne: General Kluck severely wounded in leg by French shell, visiting trenches near Vailly, aged 68; Fabeck replaces him in command of
Diary March 28, 1940
Diary for Thursday, March 28, 1940: Sea War Pacific: Russian cargo ships Selenga and Vladimir Mayakovski (carrying metallic ores to Vladivostok for trans-shipment to Germany) ordered to Hong Kong by
Diary March 28, 1945
Diary for Wednesday, March 28, 1945: Russian Front Poland: Rokossovsky captures Gdynia. Hungary: Malinovsky takes Gyor. Guderian replaced by Krebs as COS after row with Hitler.
Firearms Used in D-Day: What Allied Troops Carried on June 6, 1944
Firearms Used in D-Day: What Allied Troops Carried on June 6, 1944. On June 6, 1944, Allied forces launched the largest amphibious invasion in history—D-Day. As American, British, and Canadian
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Battleships South Dakota Class
Battleships of the American South Dakota class and action with USS Massachusetts in the F2P game WoWs. History, construction, missions, specifications and pictures of the USS battleships South Dakota, Indiana,
Diary March 27, 1940
Diary for Wednesday, March 27, 1940: Western Front Phony War continues: French and German artillery exchange fire in Saar and Vosges sectors.
Diary March 27, 1915
Diary for Saturday, Mach 27, 1915: Middle East Armenia: Russians recapture Artvin on Upper Chorok. Turks evacuate Batumi on March 29. Mahmud Kamil Pasha replaces Hasan Izzet Pasha as C-in-C
Diary March 27, 1945
Diary for Tuesday, March 27, 1945: Western Front Americans reach Limburg. Russian Front Poland: Russians launch final attacks on Danzig and Gdynia. Sea War Baltic: 3 German E-boats attack 9
The StG 44 (Sturmgewehr 44): The World’s First Assault Rifle
The StG 44 (Sturmgewehr 44): The World’s First Assault Rifle. The StG 44 (Sturmgewehr 44) was a revolutionary firearm developed by Nazi Germany during World War II. It is widely
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Diary March 26, 1940
Diary for Tuesday, March 26, 1940: Western Front British 51st (Highland) Division takes over section of French front in Saar region. Home Fronts Canada: General Election. Liberals win 178 seats,
Diary March 26, 1915
Diary for Friday, March 26, 1915: Western Front Alsace: Despite German use of flamethrowers, French storm fortified summit of Hartmannsweilerkopf and exploit 160 yards (ca. 146 m) along 2 ridges
Diary March 26, 1945
Diary for Monday, March 26, 1945: Sea War Pacific: British Pacific Fleet (TF 57) launches first of many air strikes against airfields on Sakishima Gunto Islands between Okinawa and Formosa.
The Role of Firearms in Historical Conflicts
Throughout history, firearms have played a pivotal role in shaping the outcomes of wars, revolutions, and conflicts across the globe. From their early development to their modern iterations, firearms have
Diary March 25, 1915
Diary for Thursday, March 25, 1915: Western Front Artois: French re-control Notre Dame de Lorette Ridge and repulse counter-attack. Eastern Front Galicia: Only 1/3 of 4th Siberian Reserve Rifle Regiment
Diary March 25, 1940
Diary for Monday, March 25, 1940: Home Fronts Germany: British PoWs forbidden by British Government to broadcast for the enemy.
