04-Operation Weser Crossing
Operation Weser Crossing (Unternehmen Weserübung), the German invasion of Denmark and Norway in April 1940. Operation Weserübung Operation Weserübung (Weser Crossing) was the code name for Nazi Germany’s invasion of […]
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Polish Armed Forces in Exile
The Polish Armed Forces in Exile, 1939-1945. Army units and equipment in France and Britain 1940, Air Force and Navy. Polish Armed Forces in Exile During World War II, Polish
Flush-decker destroyers
US Flush-decker destroyer class in the First and Second World War. History, development, service, specifications, pictures and 3d model. U.S. Flush-decker destroyers Flush-decker destroyers (6 Caldwell, 110 or 111 Wickes
SS Division Reich
Creation and Campaigns of the SS-Verfuegungsdivision (later Reich) from 1939 to 1942 (Part I). SS Division ‘Das Reich’ Designations, Commanders, Western and Balkans campaigns and in Russia. The SS division
Martin Maryland
US-build light bomber Martin Maryland and Baltimore of the RAF and French Air Force. History, development, service, specifications, pictures and 3d model. Martin 167 Maryland and Martin 187 Baltimore Martin
MP40, MP38
German submachine guns MP40, MP38 – the German Army’s trademark. History, development, service, specifications, pictures, video and 3D model. MP38 and MP40 MP40, MP38 Type: German submachine guns. The MP38
Me 110
Messerschmitt Bf 110 Zerstörer (heavy fighter) of the German Luftwaffe. History, development, service, specifications, statistics, pictures and 3D model. German heavy fighter plane Messerschmitt Bf 110 Messerschmitt Bf 110 Type:
German Orders of Battle – Battle of France
German Orders of Battle for the Battle of France of June 8, 1940. The offensive started after Dunkirk Evacuation on June 5 with the attack of Army Group B. Battle
09-Warships in Norway
Heavy Cruiser Admiral Hipper and other warships in Norway. German warships in Norway During World War II, Norway was of significant strategic importance to both the Allies and the Axis
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 in WW2 The Italian Army
British Army in the Mediterranean 1940
Strength and organization of British and Empire Armies in the Mediterranean Theater when Italy declared war in 1940. The Mediterranean theater was an area of prime importance to Britain. She
French Armed Forces 1940
Strength and organization of the Army Forces and Air Force of France at the beginning of the Western Campaign in May 1940. Deployment, divisions, equipment and aircraft. The French Armed
SS-Totenkopf Division
Creation of the SS-Totenkopf (Death’s head) division (T) and the campaigns in the West 1940 and Russia 1941-42 (Part I). The term “SS Totenkopf” (German for “Death’s Head”) most often
Second World War overview 1939-40
Second World War, overview of the course of the ‘Blitzkriege’ (lightning wars) from 1939 to 1940 (Part I). Polish campaign, Stalin’s territorial claims, Western campaign and Battle of Britain. Course
Pilot Training of the Luftwaffe
Pilot Training of the German Air Force in the Second World War (Part I). Pilot Training of the Luftwaffe before 1942. Pilot Training of the German Air Force in WW2
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain in 1940-1941. Operation Sea lion, strengths of the German Navy and Luftwaffe vs RAF, the air battle and the ‘Blitz’. Operation Sealion The Battle of Britain
06-Sea transport to Norway
Sea transport to Norway. Transport of Troops and Supplies Between Germany and Norway (1940–1945) After Germany invaded Norway on 9 April 1940 (Operation Weserübung), maintaining control of the country required
Why Hitler attacked Russia ?
How did Hitler’s attack on Soviet Russia, now considered insane, come about? (Part I) Looking on the subsequent events appearing after Hitler’s decision to attack Russia, it looks like sheer
08-Kristiansand 1940
Kristiansand in 1940. These pictures were taken from a soldier of the German 214th Infantry Division in Kristiansand, Norway, in 1940. Please click to enlarge or to watch a slide
East African Campaign 1940-41
The East African campaign during World War II is one of those victories that barely gets a mention, even though it mattered a lot. Most folks talk about Europe or
