Diary December 3, 1917
World War One Diary for Monday, December 3, 1917: Middle East Palestine: British 74th Division battalion (286 casualties) takes but loses Beit-Ur-el Foka. Mesopotamia – Third Action of Jebel Hamrin: …
Italian Army 1940
Strength, organization, divisions and equipment of the Army, Colonial Troops and Fascist Milita as Italy entered the Second World War in June 1940. Italian Army The Italian Army had suffered …
Diary December 2, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, December 2, 1942: Home Fronts USA: FIRST CONTROLLED NUCLEAR CHAIN-REACTION initiated by Prof. Enrico Fermi in makeshift laboratory under University of Chicago football stadium. Italy: …
Diary December 2, 1917
World War One Diary for Sunday, December 2, 1917: Eastern Front CEASEFIRE begins on dates fixed by local army commanders. Russian Armistice Commission crosses German lines at Dvinsk and continues …
Hawker Hurricane
British fighter plane and fighter-bomber Hawker Hurricane. History, development, service, specifications, statistics, pictures and 3D-model. Hawker Hurricane I to XII, Sea Hurricane IA to XIIA. Type: British fighter planes; later, …
Diary December 1, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, December 1, 1942: Home Fronts Britain: ‘Beveridge Report’ (Social Insurance and Allied Services) published: lays the framework for post-war National Health Service and Social Security …
Diary December 1, 1917
World War One Diary for Saturday, December 1, 1917: Middle East Palestine: Turk 19th Division’s German-style storm battalion destroyed attack of ALH and 52nd Division at El Burj. Kress hands …
Morane-Saulnier M.S.406
French single-seat fighter Morane-Saulnier M.S.406 of World War II. History, development, service, specifications, statistics, pictures, and 3D model. Morane-Saulnier M.S.406 Type: Single-seat fighter. History: Following their unique unbroken selection of …
Diary November 30, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Monday, November 30, 1942: Sea War Pacific – BATTLE OF TASSAFARONGA: US cruiser force attempts to destroy the ‘Tokyo Express’ – 8 destroyers carrying rice to …
Diary November 30, 1917
World War One Diary for Friday, November 30, 1917: Western Front Cambrai – GERMAN SURPRISE COUNTERATTACK BEGINS with 0830 hours barrage including much gas shell: Second Army, reinforced to 20 …
Waffen-SS divisions 1-3
Order of Battle Waffen-SS divisions 1 – 3 (LAH, Reich, Totenkopf). Between early 1943 and until the end of World War II the ‘Order of Battle’ of the Waffen-SS rose …
Diary November 29, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, November 29, 1942: Africa Tunisia – Battle of Tebourba-Djedeida: British armoured ‘Blade Force’, supported by American tanks, makes costly efforts to storm German hilltop strongholds …
Diary November 29, 1917
World War One Diary for Thursday, November 29, 1917: Air War Italian Front: First British flight over Italian lines (Montello area) shoots down 1 Austrian single-seater but fighter attacks prevent …
Torpedo boat Spica class
Italian torpedo boats Spica class of the Second World War. History, development, service, specifications and pictures. Spica class (32 ships) Type: Italian torpedo boat. History: Like its German equivalent, the …
Diary November 28, 1942
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, November 28, 1942: Air War Mediterranean: RAF drop 8,000-lb bombs on Turin (night November 28-29). US bombers hit port facilities and power station at Tripoli. …
