Siege of Tobruk
The siege of Tobruk from April to December 1941. Tobruk is a tiny but significant harbor on the coastline of Cyrenaica. Before WW2 its inhabitants figures about 4,000 citizens, residing …
1941
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 …
Yugoslavia Armed Forces
Strength and organization of the Yugoslav Army, Air Force and Navy in 1941. Divisions and equipment, aircraft and types, warships. The titular head of the armed forces was the King. …
Balkans Campaign
History and causes of the Balkan campaign 1940-1941. Mussolini’s Greek adventure on 28 October 1940 to the German attack of 6 April 1941. End of October 1940, Hitler ended his …
Australian Army
The Australian army in North Africa and the Pacific during the Second World War. Organization, strength, divisions and uniforms in the Mediterranean theater 1941 and 1942 and in the Pacific …
Operation Barbarossa
Could had Operation Barbarossa – Hitler’s attack on Soviet Russia – a different course and why was the invasion carried out in June 1941 ? A great number of people …
Nazi Germany attacks the Soviet Union
The German attack on the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941. 80 years ago: the beginning of the operation with the code-name ‘Barbarossa’. On June 22, 1941, the German Wehrmacht …
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 …
German Orders of Battle Balkans Campaign
German Orders of Battle on 5 April 1941 at the attack on Yugoslavia and Greece. German Army, Airborne Forces and Luftwaffe, Divisions, Corps, Armies and Army Groups. In order to …
Me 109 F
German Luftwaffe fighter plane Messerschmitt Bf 109 F of World War II. History, development, service, specifications, pictures and 3D model. Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-4 Type: German Luftwaffe fighter plane. History: …
Operation Rhine Exercise
Operation Rheinuebung (‘Rhine Exercise’), the final cruise of the Bismarck Detailed action, numerous photos and video. Here to Part I: development, specifications, and 3d model of Bismarck Operation Rhine Exercise, …
5th SS Panzer division Wiking
Creation and Campaigns of the 5th SS Panzer division Wiking. Designations, commanders, creation, Russia 1941, Caucasus 1942-43, Eastern Front 1944 and Hungary 1945. The Wiking-Division was the first foreign volunteer …
Airborne invasion of Crete
Operation Merkur (Mercury), the ‘Battle of Crete’. German Plan of Attack and assault troops, deployed forces, intelligence, the fighting and losses on Crete. The same time as on April 21, …
Crusader
British Cruiser Tank Mk VI (A15) Crusader of World War II. History, development, service, specifications, statistics, pictures and 3D model. Crusader (A15) Type: British cruiser tank Mk VI History: The …
Nakajima Ki-43 Oscar
Japanese Army fighter Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa ‘Oscar’ of World War II. History, development, service, specifications, pictures and 3D model. Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa ‘Oscar’. Type: WWII Japanese fighters and fighter-bombers, plane …