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  1. Kelly War44
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    Nebelwerfer

    [IMG] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebelwerfer
    Thread by: Kelly War44, Nov 16, 2006, 32 replies, in forum: German Heavy Weapons
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    Hobarts Funnies

    Major General Sir Percy Hobart Percy Hobart joined the Royal Engineers in 1904 and then in 1906 transferred to the engineers in the Indian Army....
    Thread by: Jim, Nov 11, 2006, 13 replies, in forum: Allied Motorised Weapons
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    How the Nazis Broke France's Fortress Line

    From time immemorial Man has sheltered in fortresses designed to withstand a long siege and to resist the strongest weapons of the age. Though...
    Thread by: Jim, Oct 29, 2006, 5 replies, in forum: History of France during World War II
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    General Sir John Dill

    When, on May 26th 1940, General Sir Edmund Ironside was appointed to be Commander-in-Chief of the Home Forces he was succeeded as Chief of the...
    Thread by: Jim, Oct 29, 2006, 0 replies, in forum: General Chatter
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    Making Ready For The Battle if Brittain

    The Local Defence Volunteers (LDV) showed great zeal in fitting themselves to deal with parachutists; in this picture one of them is receiving...
    Thread by: Jim, Oct 22, 2006, 0 replies, in forum: The Home Front
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    Doolittle Raid

    The Doolittle Raid of April 18, 1942, was the first air raid by the United States to strike the Japanese home islands during World War II. The...
    Thread by: Jim, Oct 11, 2006, 8 replies, in forum: War44 General Forums
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    South America

    Brazil Goes to War It is not generally known that Brazil played a role in the Allied victory in World War 2, yet the forces of that country were...
    Thread by: Kelly War44, Oct 11, 2006, 6 replies, in forum: Countries, People and their part in WWII
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    Anti-Aircraft Guns aim at the Bombers

    The coastal Observer Corps spoted enemy aircraft and set the defence machinery in motion. The listeners manoeuvred their huge "ear trumpets" to...
    Thread by: Jim, Oct 8, 2006, 0 replies, in forum: Allied Heavy Weapons
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    Mosquitoes of Britains Navy Ready to Sting

    [IMG] This motor torpedo-boat is out on patrol in the North Sea with her fourfold Lewis guns ready to give a particularly warm welcome to any...
    Thread by: Jim, Oct 3, 2006, 7 replies, in forum: Britain at Sea!
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    Army Railway School

    In one of the workshops of the Army Railway Schools recruits in training for the Railway section of the Royal Engineers are dismantling a...
    Thread by: Jim, Oct 3, 2006, 8 replies, in forum: War44 General Forums
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    Tank Training

    This is a sectional view of a cruiser tank. The vehicle is driven by a high horse-power engine K, through a clutch L and gearbox to a rear axle M....
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 30, 2006, 0 replies, in forum: Allied Motorised Weapons
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    Volunteers who Served Their Country

    During the Great War the women of the British Commonwealth responded nobly to the call made upon their services, and WWII found them no less...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 27, 2006, 0 replies, in forum: The Home Front
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    The Crisbecq Battery

    “Crisbecq” was one of the first batteries to open fire the morning of June 6 on Utah. With the exception of the Cherbourg Fortress and the...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 23, 2006, 8 replies, in forum: Crisbecq - St Marcouf battery
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    Luis Fortin: World War II Bomber Pilot

    There is a reason it was called a world war. Besides the major powers involved, numerous lesser countries were caught up in the global struggle...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 22, 2006, 0 replies, in forum: Allied Bomber Planes
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    D-Day: The Beginning of the End for Nazi Germany

    The road to the invasion of Nazi-controlled France began more than two years prior to its actual execution. In its early stages, the invasion plan...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 22, 2006, 0 replies, in forum: History of Germany during World War II
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    Utah Beach - US 1st Army, 7th Corps

    The most westerly of the invasion beaches, Utah was the first to be assaulted. The current swept the first wave of men from the US 4th Infantry...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 7, 2006, 1 replies, in forum: Utah Beach
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    Sword Beach - British 2nd Army, 1st Corps

    Off-shore shoals and heavy defences around the port of Ouistreham considerably reduced the width of the landing area on Sword beach. The first...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 7, 2006, 1 replies, in forum: Sword Beach
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    Juno Beach - British 2nd Army, 1st Corps

    Juno Beach was assaulted by the Canadian 3rd Division. It was heavily defended with emplacements and formidable beach obstacles. Rough seas...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 7, 2006, 0 replies, in forum: Juno Beach
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    Gold Beach - British 2nd Army, 30th Corps

    As the assault waves of the British 50th Division approached Gold Beach, high winds had brought the tides in rapidly and submerged the beach...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 7, 2006, 0 replies, in forum: Gold Beach
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    Omaha Beach - US 1st Army, 5th Corps

    Omaha, with its broad beach and fortified bluffs, was the most heavily defended of all the invasion beaches. The massive Allied aerial and naval...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 7, 2006, 0 replies, in forum: Omaha Beach
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