During the late 1930s the Italian army decided to attempt to replace the bulk of its heavy artillery park, which by that time resembled an...
It was envisaged in the mid-1930s that each German tank battalion would have three companies of relatively light medium tanks and one company of...
During the battle of Berlin, Hitler Jugend and Volksturm (Cant remember if this is the right name for them) were basically scattered around the...
The Black Sea port of Odessa was occupied by German and Rumanian forces on 16th October 1941 after a siege that had lasted since August. The...
Can you guys imagine what would have happened if Germany stayed honest to their non-aggression pact with the soviet union? Do you guys think that...
November 30, 1939 USSR attacks Finland On this day in 1939, the Red Army crosses the Soviet-Finnish border with 465,000 men and 1,000...
During the occupation over 5,000 Dutchmen joined the Waffen - SS, serving in the Panzergrenadier Division "Nederland", and a further 54,000...
The great prize for the Soviet Union in defeating the Germans at Kursk was the gaining of the strategic initiative. After Kursk there were no...
T-34/76 Model 1943. 41st Guards Tank Brigade, 7th Mechanized Corps, Kursk, 1943. This vehicle and the rest of the brigade's tanks were marked with...
KV-1 Model 1941. Only some 205 of the Soviet tanks used at Kursk were classed as heavies, Kursk marking the swansong of the KV-1. Many were...
If you have ever wondered what the second world war was about you must read about this ss officer, a Doctor, iron cross 1 & 2 knights cross with...
The other day I received a catalog from this company: Military Issue : War Books, DVDs, Models, Figures and More. There is just amazing stuff...
Standard issue wear for Soviet tank crews at Kursk was the slate-grey or black coverall as seen in Figure 1. 2. The Red Army employed many women...
Panzer IV. It was in the spring of 1943 that the Panzer IV ausfH illustrated here was introduced. Upgunned with the 75mm L/48, the most...
[IMG] Lee As Dracula Born 1922. Father: Lieutenant-Colonel Geoffrey Trollope Lee of the 60th King's Royal Rifles Corp. Mother: Marchesina...
Share Some WW2 Facts here: - The first German serviceman killed in the war was killed by the Japanese (China, 1937) - The highest ranking...
Hi! We know Kalashnikov designed the AK towards the end of WW2. Was it ever used against the intended enemy, the Nazis, even if for some...
The Battle of the St. Lawrence A Little-Known Episode in the Battle of the Atlantic by Fabrice Mosseray In the summer of 1942, German...
Civilians trapped in the occupied countries were often unsure of how to respond to their predicament. Many turned a blind eye to the atrocious...
In a special hospital in Moscow for men severely wounded in the head and face laid V. Dolgin, a 26-year-old Ukrainian, who was maltreated and left...