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 …
U.S. arms production
U.S. arms production during WW2 from 1939-1945. Following are tables of the annual U.S. arms production (excluding ammunition) and a comparison of the necessary strategic raw materials. U.S. arms production …
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 …
Verdun
The Battle of Verdun (February 21 – December 18, 1916). Situation end of 1915, to bleed the French army white, ‘Sauve qui peut!’, order of sacrifice and the suicide club. …
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 …
Luger Pistol 08
Luger Parabellum Model 1908, the most widely used pistol in the German army from World War 1 to 1942. History, development, specifications, statistics, pictures and 3d model. Parabellum Model 1908 …
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 …
F4F Wildcat
US Navy naval fighter Grumman F4F Wildcat of the Second World War. History, development, service, specifications, pictures and 3D model. Grumman F4F Wildcat Type: US naval fighter plane. History: Developed …
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 …
BMP APC
Tank driving with the Soviet BMP APC/AIFV. Video of the tank drive, history, description, specifications and photos of the Soviet BMP armored infantry fighting vehicles. During the Second World War, …