Diary April 17, 1916
Diary for Monday, April 17, 1916: Southern Fronts Dolomites: Italian mine exploded (night April 17-18), kills 100 Austro-Hungarians and 160 PoWs made as Colonel di Lana taken, but later assaults …
Diary April 17, 1941
Diary for Monday, April 17, 1941: Balkans YUGOSLAV ARMY CAPITULATES: Generals Bodi (Yugoslav) and Weichs (German) sign armistice in Belgrade. King Peter escapes from Kotor in RAF Sunderland flying boat. …
Military Ranks
Military ranks, designations and description in the Second World War in international comparison. Ranks in the National Armies and Air Forces of World War II and the promotion system in …
Diary April 16, 1916
Diary for Sunday, April 16, 1916: Western Front Flanders: British trench raid south of Bethune-La Bassee road. Eastern Front Baltic Provinces: Russian Twelfth Army Chief of Staff orders secret police, …
Diary April 16, 1941
Diary for Wednesday, April 16, 1941: Air War Britain: Massive night raids on London. Approx. 300 bombers (6 lost) make 2-3 sorties each (total sorties 685), dropping over 1,000t of …
Sturmgeschuetz 40
German assault gun StuG 40 G (SdKfz 142/1) History, development, service, specifications, statistics, pictures and 3D model. StuG 40 Ausf G Type: Assault gun. History: The StuG 40 Ausf G …
Diary April 15, 1916
Diary for Saturday, April 15, 1916: Middle East Mesopotamia, Kut: Air food supply drops start (9 planes max) drop 16,800lb (until April 29) in 140 flights. 3rd Division takes Bait …
Diary April 15, 1941
Diary for Tuesday, April 15, 1941: North Africa Rommel’s Afrika Korps drives into Egypt, capturing Sollum and moving through Halfaya Pass. Air War Britain: Heavy night raid on Belfast, North …
Hitler Pictures
Collection of pictures about Adolf Hitler. Hitler was the driving force and uncontested leader of National Socialism, whose rise and design he caused. He led his ‘movement’ from the smallest …
Vickers Mk VI
British Light Tanks Mk VIA, VIB, VIC from the beginning of WW2. History, development, service, specifications, statistics, pictures and 3D model. Vickers Mark I-VI, VIA, VIB, VIC. Type: Light tank. …
Diary April 14, 1916
Diary for Friday, April 14, 1916: Eastern Front Western Russia – First Battle of Lake Naroch ends: Russian losses 122,000 (including 12,000 frostbite deaths), German 20,000. STAVKA planning conference with …
Diary April 14, 1941
Diary for Monday, April 14, 1941: Politics King Farouk of Egypt sends a secret message to Hitler, via Egyptian Minister in Iran, expressing hope that Germany will ‘soon liberate Egypt …
Hs 129
German close support and ground attack aircraft Henschel Hs 129. History, development, specifications, statistics, pictures and 3d model. Henschel Hs 129 Type: Close support, ground attack and anti-tank aircraft. History: …
Diary April 13, 1916
Diary for Thursday, April 13, 1916: African Fronts East Africa: 800 South African horse troopers pursue c.200 Germans for 20 miles in rain and occupy Salanga; 190 animals lost to …
Diary April 13, 1941
Diary for Sunday, April 13, 1941: North Africa FIRST SIEGE OF TOBRUK begins (until December 17, 1941): Australian 9th Divison (General Morshead) repels Rommel’s Panzers (April 14, 17, 19 and …