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  1. Jim
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    The German Coastal Gunner

    Known as the Kriegsmarine during WWII .. The Germans established more than twenty large coastal batteries between Cherbourg and Le Havre and...
    Thread by: Jim, Jun 10, 2007, 4 replies, in forum: German WWII Uniforms and Equipment
  2. Dave War44
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    Omaha - Why in daylight ?

    Hey chaps have you seen this book ? Omaha Beach - A Flawed Victory, by Adrian R. Lewis. [IMG] Interesting question which you might not...
    Thread by: Dave War44, Jun 9, 2007, 20 replies, in forum: Omaha Beach
  3. Kelly War44
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    RAF ace Wallace the rear goner

    THE RAF’s most decorated wartime gunner has died at 87, it was announced yesterday. Flying Officer Wallace McIntosh flew 55 deadly missions as...
    Thread by: Kelly War44, Jun 7, 2007, 5 replies, in forum: Allied Bomber Planes
  4. Jim
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    St Mere Eglise

    The American Airborne Landings and St Mere Eglise The Allies The overall mission of the two US airborne divisions on the morning of...
    Thread by: Jim, Jun 1, 2007, 10 replies, in forum: St Mere Eglise
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    St Marcouf Description

    The German Naval battery at St Marcouf (also known as Crisbecq) was placed to cover the potential landing beaches along the eastern coast of the...
    Thread by: Jim, May 30, 2007, 6 replies, in forum: Crisbecq - St Marcouf battery
  6. Kelly War44
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    Memorial For Atlantic Heroes

    IT was the longest and hardest won campaign of the Second World War. Now, more than 60 years after the end of bloody Battle of the Atlantic, the...
    Thread by: Kelly War44, May 27, 2007, 4 replies, in forum: Britain at Sea!
  7. Jim
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    Who Won The War?

    Interesting article by the historian Norman Davies in an old Sunday Times aticle i found while surfing... :thumb: How we didn't win the war ....
    Thread by: Jim, May 13, 2007, 15 replies, in forum: War44 General Forums
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    Did You Know?

    The invasion of France on June 6, 1944 was a triumph of intelligence, coordination, secrecy, and planning. The bold attack was also a tremendous...
    Thread by: Jim, May 9, 2007, 2 replies, in forum: War44 General Forums
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    American Paratroopers

    The D-Day invasion began with a dangerous attack by American paratroopers. Dropped behind enemy lines to soften up the German troops and to secure...
    Thread by: Jim, May 9, 2007, 1 replies, in forum: History of America during World War II
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    D-Day

    D-DAY, the date for a planned action. Generally used in a military context, the term enables planners to establish sequential priorities for...
    Thread by: Jim, Apr 15, 2007, 2 replies, in forum: War44 General Forums
  11. Kelly War44
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    Charlotte Gray

    Charlotte Gray's daughter launches operation to save SAS clubThe daughter of wartime secret agent 'Charlotte Gray' is fighting a battle of her own...
    Thread by: Kelly War44, Apr 8, 2007, 9 replies, in forum: Women at War
  12. Cabel1960
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    What did the Germans think!

    Imagine waking up to the sight of the Allies coming into view with the mass of ships heading your way? I have often thought what went thru the...
    Thread by: Cabel1960, Mar 21, 2007, 10 replies, in forum: War44 General Forums
  13. Jim
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    Who Was Waiting For the Allies at Sword Beach on D-Day!

    At the time of the landings, there were 60 German divisions in the West waiting for the Allies to strike. It sounds like an impressively large...
    Thread by: Jim, Mar 10, 2007, 1 replies, in forum: Sword Beach
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    Opposing Armies

    The two armies that faced each other across the beaches in the early hours of 6 June 1944 were vastly different in almost every way. One was very...
    Thread by: Jim, Mar 9, 2007, 1 replies, in forum: Hitler's Atlantic Wall
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    Opposing Commanders

    General Dwight Eisenhower was chosen as Supreme Commander for Overlord because of his success with other landings in other theatres. He had...
    Thread by: Jim, Mar 8, 2007, 2 replies, in forum: Hitler's Atlantic Wall
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    German Reaction To The Airborne Landings

    General Leutnant Wilhelm Richter, commander of the German 716th Infantry Division, received news of the Allied airborne landings at around...
    Thread by: Jim, Mar 5, 2007, 4 replies, in forum: Pegasus Bridge
  17. Dave War44
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    Richard Todd

    With huge apologies to www.pegasusarchive.org , Also it's long but what could I have left out ? [IMG] Lieutenant Richard Andrew...
    Thread by: Dave War44, Mar 5, 2007, 3 replies, in forum: Celebrities and Entertainment From WWII
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    The Capture of the Orne Bridges

    As darkness was falling at 2256hrs on 5 June 1944, six Horsa gliders were pulled airborne from the runway at Tarrant Rushton airfield in England...
    Thread by: Jim, Mar 3, 2007, 3 replies, in forum: Pegasus Bridge
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    The German Army

    At the time of the landings, there were 60 German divisions in the West waiting for the Allies to strike. It sounds like an impressively large...
    Thread by: Jim, Feb 28, 2007, 0 replies, in forum: Hitler's Atlantic Wall
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    Normandy’s Shore Defences

    Defense against amphibious attack at sea remained a Kriegsmarine responsibility and the navy had both deep-water mines and coastal mines for this...
    Thread by: Jim, Feb 27, 2007, 4 replies, in forum: Hitler's Atlantic Wall
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