One of the first signs of public antipathy toward the German occupiers was the seditious handiwork of graffiti artists. For the most part, these...
Vivian Bullwinkel was a young Lieutenant in the Australian Army Nursing Service. She joined the Army in 1941. Australia had been at war since 1939...
SS Ranks Western Equivalents SS-Oberstgruppenführer - Colonel-General SS-Obergruppenführer - General SS-Gruppenführer - Lieutenant-General...
Some of these pictures can be found else where in the forums, thou i thought it was a good idea to add a crisbecq picture only thread as well as...
I have read a number of books by this author finding that the titles of his books tend to draw you to buy the books that he has written, in some...
Jim, I really love this site, the quality and material is just remarkable. I am curious though, what inspired you to make this site?
What a remarkable and touching story. It is men like Brian guy who serve as a shining example of the virtues of bravery, dedication and sacrifice....
My dad served as a Radio Man on this fine ship that saw action in the South Pacific during WWII. Here is a link to the site for the ship. I have...
While there were many incidents which saw heavy loss of life, a few are worth mentioning as all indication of the impact upon local people and...
Omaha Beach If there is one place where the Landings nearly failed, it is, of course, Omaha Beach. Although the place chosen for the...
[IMG] Commander Douglas Elton Fairbanks, Jr., US Naval Reserve Screen actor Douglas Fairbanks Junior had an amazingly successful...
By the Spring of 1944, the Allied preparations for the invasion of France and the initial stages for the liberation of western Europe (Operation...
Welcome ramiz! Welcome to war44 forums please introduce yourself by telling us where you are from, your interests in WWII or just History and...
We have a ranking system in place that is dependant on the amount of posts that you do and with each promotion you get to use more facilities from...
On 20 April 1918 Rittmeister Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen, commander of Jagdgeschwader Nr I, achieved his 79th and 80th victories to become the...
[img] Some of the 91,000 German & Romanian Prisoners taken at the end of fighting on 2nd February 1943. Only about 6,000 would ever return to...
Double Trouble [IMG] B-17F-25-DL 42-3082 Double Trouble of the 333rd BS/94th BG, Bury St Edmunds (Rougham), October 1943 This Fortress...
Taken from the German Coastal Defences Documents prepared by The Military Intelligence Service, war department up to 23rd May 2003 this was...
No other Aircraft in History was ever more feared, nor accomplished more, when conditions were right for it's use, than the Junkers Ju 87....
The Katyusha Rocket Launcher was used extensively throughout WW2 by the Red Army. Russian Soldiers coined the Nickname after a song "Katyusha" and...