17-Battle at the Vistula 1945
The last Russian Winter Offensive of the war started with the Battle of the Vistula. On January 12, 1945 the 1st Belorussian Front (Marshal Zhukov) and the 1st Ukrainian Front …
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Type XXI U-boat
The first true submarine, the German Type XXI U-boat of WW2. History, development, service, specifications, statistics, pictures, and model. Type XXI Type: German late-war U-boat (submarine). History: One of the …
Aircraft carrier Unryu class
Japanese aircraft carrier class Unryu and Ibuki of the Second World War. History, development, service, specifications and pictures. Unryu class (carriers Unryu, Amagi, Katsuragi, Kasagi, Aso, Ikoma) Type: Japanese aircraft …
Maus super-heavy tank
German super heavy battle tank Maus (‘Mouse’). History, development, service, specifications, statistics and pictures. Panzerkampfwagen Maus (Mouse). Type: Super heavy battle tank. History On June 8, 1942, Dr Ferdinand Porsche …
US Army North-West Europe
Strength and Organization of the US Army in Northwest Europe 1944 to 1945. Divisions, battalions and units with their TOE equipment. Here to Part I: US Army at the beginning …
British Army in Italy
Strength and organization of the British army in Italy from 1943 to 1945. Orders of Battle (September 1943, May 1944 and April 1945), uniforms and insignia. With the surrender of …
Pilot Training mid- and late-war
Decline of the pilot training of the German air force Luftwaffe in mid- and late-war from 1942 to 1945 (Part II). Decline of the Luftwaffe Pilot Training The Battle of …
de Havilland Vampire
British jet fighter plane De Havilland Vampire DH 100. History, development, service, specifications, pictures and 3D model. De Havilland Vampire DH 100 Type: British jet fighter planes. History: The de …
Final German Orders of Battle
The final battles in the East and the last German Orders of Battle from April 30, 1945. Army groups, armies, corps and divisions. The establishment and distribution of the divisions …
Kamikaze
Special Japanese Kamikaze aircraft and their pilots in the Second World War. Development, deployment, specifications and pictures of Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka and Nakajima Ki-115 Tsurugi. Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka Type: Japanese …
M26 Pershing
Heavy U.S. Army tank first deployed in late World War II and later in Korea. History, development, service, specifications, statistics, pictures and 3D model. M26 Pershing Type: heavy tank. History: …
StG-45 and successors
StG-45 or Sturmgewehr 45 (assault rifle) and its modern successors G3, CETME, HK33, G36. History, development, service, specifications and pictures. Sturmgewehr 45 (StG-45) Type: automatic rifle. History Towards the end …
German Volkssturm Weapons
The arming of the German Volkssturm (People’s Storm, the equivalent of the British Home Guard) in the last war phase. Volkssturm rifle VG-1, VG-2, Volkssturm carbine VG-45, MP 3008. The …
Aircraft carrier Shinano
Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano. History, development, service, specifications, statistics, pictures and 3D model of the Yamato-class carrier conversation. Shinano Type: Japanese Aircraft Carrier (ship). History: The early exchanges of the …
He 162 Salamander
Jet fighter and interceptor Heinkel He 162 Salamander or ‘People’s fighter’. History, development, service, specifications, statistics, pictures and 3D model. Heinkel He 162 Salamander (Volksjäger). Type: German Luftwaffe jet fighter …
