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  1. Jim
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    Survivors Of A Convoy Attack

    The merchant services of the Allied nations contained some of the greatest unsung heroes of World War II. Repeatedly they faced death as they...
    Thread by: Jim, Aug 21, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: Merchant Navy During WWII
  2. Asbestos
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    Soviets didn't win...Hitler lost

    This is a big generalization, sorry. I think that the soviets only won due to hitler's carelessness and german supply problems. The soviets had...
    Thread by: Asbestos, May 31, 2010, 1 replies, in forum: Eastern Europe
  3. Jim
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    More on The Enigma

    A major factor in the success of the Allies from the second half of 1941 onwards was the cracking of the Enigma machine. Enigma was the name of a...
    Thread by: Jim, Jun 23, 2008, 6 replies, in forum: The Secret War: Resistance and Espionage During WW
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    Abandoned Soviet BM-13-16 Rocket Launcher

    Abandoned Soviet BM-13-16 Rocket Launcher coded M-620-97 mounted on STZ-5 NATI tracked tractor from the 5th Guard Rocket Artillery Regiment,...
    Thread by: Jim, Jun 22, 2008, 0 replies, in forum: Russian Motorised Weapons
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    Maximilian de Angelis

    Born on 2nd October 1889 in Budapest, Maximilian de Angelis was an Oberleutnant in the artillery in 1910 and ended the 1914-18 war as a Hauptmann....
    Thread by: Jim, Jun 15, 2008, 0 replies, in forum: Who Was Who Of Germany In WWII
  6. krrish
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    Adolf Hitler-The Controversial Dictator

    German dictator Adolf Hitler was the real man behind the cause of world war II,the most destructive war we have ever known.His leadership had made...
    Thread by: krrish, Mar 25, 2008, 0 replies, in forum: History of Germany during World War II
  7. Zoya
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    Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya

    My user name is taken from Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya, who was a Russian female partisan. She joined the partisan movemnet at the age of 17, and...
    Thread by: Zoya, Mar 14, 2008, 2 replies, in forum: The Secret War: Resistance and Espionage During WW
  8. Panzerfaust War44
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    Partisan war in Finland ( brutal photos )

    Soviet partisans operated in Finland and in Karelia during the Continuation War from 1941 to 1944. In the beginning of the Finnish occupation...
    Thread by: Panzerfaust War44, Feb 20, 2008, 0 replies, in forum: The Secret War: Resistance and Espionage During WW
  9. Jim
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    The Panzerzug

    Following the German collapses in North Africa and at Stalingrad, partisan activity in almost the whole of Europe began to be much more...
    Thread by: Jim, Feb 9, 2008, 3 replies, in forum: German Motorised Weapons
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    Elefant

    Both the 12-ton Sd.Kfz. 8 half-track (at right) and the 8.8cm Flak 36 it is towing are camouflaged with a dark yellow pattern over dark grey. They...
    Thread by: Jim, Feb 8, 2008, 2 replies, in forum: German Motorised Weapons
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    Soviet 85mm Model 39 Anti-Tank Gun

    The crew members of a Soviet 85mm Model 39 anti-tank gun get ready for action. This gun was almost the equivalent of the German "88", being just a...
    Thread by: Jim, Feb 8, 2008, 0 replies, in forum: Russian Heavy Artillary
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    Soviet Anti-Tank Rifles

    The Red Army used two types of antitank rifle during World War II, both of them very distinctive for they were long and powerful rifles that both...
    Thread by: Jim, Jan 23, 2008, 0 replies, in forum: Russian Light Weapons
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    The leichte Panzerspahwagen SdKfz 222

    Once in widespread service the SdKfz 222 proved to be a reliable and popular little vehicle. It served well in France during 1940, often racing...
    Thread by: Jim, Jan 23, 2008, 0 replies, in forum: German Motorised Weapons
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    Kurt Meyer

    Kurt Adolf Wilhelm Meyer was born at Jerxheim on 23 December 1910, the son of a factory worker. On completing his education he became a policeman;...
    Thread by: Jim, Jan 20, 2008, 2 replies, in forum: Who Was Who Of Germany In WWII
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    Felix Steiner

    Felix Steiner was born in Ebenrode on 23 May 1896. During World War I he saw combat on both the Eastern and Western fronts, and took a particular...
    Thread by: Jim, Jan 20, 2008, 0 replies, in forum: History of Germany during World War II
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    Theodor Eicke

    One of the most unsavoury senior officers of the Waffen-SS, Theodor Eicke was born in Hudingen on 17 October 1892, the son of a railway...
    Thread by: Jim, Jan 19, 2008, 1 replies, in forum: Who Was Who Of Germany In WWII
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    Herbert Otto Gille

    Born in Gandersheim on 8 March 1897, Herbert Otto Gille entered the Imperial Army as a cadet. He served in Baden Feldartillerie Regiment Nr 30...
    Thread by: Jim, Jan 19, 2008, 0 replies, in forum: Who Was Who Of Germany In WWII
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    Josef Dietrich

    Josef 'Sepp' Dietrich was born on 28 May 1892 in Hawangen, Bavaria. He spent some time as a trainee hotelier before joining the Bavarian Army as...
    Thread by: Jim, Jan 13, 2008, 1 replies, in forum: Who Was Who Of Germany In WWII
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    TokarevTT-33

    The first Tokarev automatic pistol to see extensive service was the TT-30, but not many of these pistols had been produced before a modified...
    Thread by: Jim, Dec 30, 2007, 1 replies, in forum: Russian Light Weapons
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    Panzerkampfwagen V Panther Heavy Tank

    In 1941 the most powerful tank m service with the German army was the PzKpfw IV, infrequently a match for the new Soviet T-34 tank, which appeared...
    Thread by: Jim, Dec 29, 2007, 0 replies, in forum: German Motorised Weapons
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