09-Warships in Norway
Heavy Cruiser Admiral Hipper and other warships in Norway. Pictures from the German heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper and other warships and ships in Norway. These pictures were taken from a …
1940
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 …
07-Oslo 1940
Oslo and on the drive in 1940. These pictures were taken at Oslo and on the drive of the German 214th infantry division to Kristiansand in 1940. Please click to …
06-Sea transport to Norway
Sea transport to Norway. These pictures were taken during the sea transport of the German 214th Infantry division to Norway. Please click to enlarge or to watch a slide show …
05-Shipping to Norway
Loading ships for the transportation to Norway. These pictures have been photographed during loading for shipment to Norway at the Port of Aalborg (Denmark). Supply or repair units, such as …
04-Operation Weser Crossing
Operation Weser Crossing (Unternehmen Weserübung), the German invasion of Denmark and Norway in April 1940. The six-month hiatus known as the ‘Phony War’ lasted from September 1939 until April 1940, …
03-Preparations 1940
Preparations for the operations in Norway 1940. Here are some photographs which were pictured in Germany in 1940 and are showing the preparations for the operation in Norway. Please click …
02-Siegfried Line
At the Siegfried Line in Winter 1939-40. Here are some pictures taken in 1939 and winter 1940 during the service at the Siegfried Line in Western Germany at the beginning …
T-34 Model 1940
Famous Russian medium tank, first version T-34 Model 1940. History, development, service, specifications, statistics, pictures and 3D model. T-34 Model 1940 Type: medium battle tank. History: The new generation of …
Carro Armato M14/41, M13/40
Italian medium tanks Carro Armato M14/41 and M13/40. History, development, service, specifications, statistics, pictures and 3D model. Carro Armato M14/41, M13/40 Type: Italian medium tanks. History: The Carro Armato M13/40 …
SS Division Reich
Creation and Campaigns of the SS-Verfuegungsdivision (later Reich) from 1939 to 1942 (Part I). Designations, Commanders, Western and Balkans campaigns and in Russia. Designations Panzerverband Ostpreussen (September 10, 1939) SS-Verfügungs-Division …
Were there alternatives to Operation Barbarossa ?
Were there alternatives for Hitler to Operation Barbarossa ? Part II to the question ‘Why the Germans invaded Russia ?‘ Here to Part I: Why Hitler attacked Russia ? In …
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Aircraft carrier Illustrious class
British carriers Illustrious, Formidable, Victorious, Indomitable. History, development, service, specifications, statistics, pictures, and 3D model. Illustrious class (4 ships: Illustrious, Formidable, Victorious, Indomitable). Type: Aircraft carrier. History: The 1936 Program …
Why Hitler attacked Russia ?
Why Hitler attacked Russia ? (Part I) Looking on the subsequent events appearing after Hitler’s decision to attack Russia, it looks like sheer madness. Already Napoleon had found in the …
Greek Armed Forces 1940-41
Strength and organization of the Armed Forces of Greece 1940-41. Divisions and equipment, aircraft of the Air Force and ships of the Navy. From 1938 until the German invasion, Greece …