This successful design was the basis for the SdKfz 251 medium armoured personnel carrier. Between 1937 and 1945 some 41,000 SdKfz 11 were built...
The unique weapon that allowed the airborne engineers to neutralise the casemates of Eben Emael were fifty-six 50kg (110lb) and 12.5kg (27.5lb)...
Born in Lille on November 22, 1 890, de Gaulle graduated with distinction from St Cyr Military Academy. He was commissioned into the 33rd Infantry...
During the occupation over 5,000 Dutchmen joined the Waffen - SS, serving in the Panzergrenadier Division "Nederland", and a further 54,000...
The hedgerow fighting placed a premium on light weapons that could be readily moved. One unusual type of German anti-tank weapon encountered In...
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...
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...
Was it the Tiger or the T-34? What is your opinion? I believe it was the Tiger tank but that's just my opinion. Thanks for your say in advance.
PzKpfw IV Ausf. A, unit unknown; Poland September 1939 One of only 35 examples of this initial version to be built, this tank is finished...
F1-103A-1, Flak Regiment 155(W)Summer 1944 Many of the FZG-76 missiles used in the summer of 1944 had a very motley finish as little care was...
For the first half of the war, the principal armament on most U-boats was the 8.8cm or 10.5cm naval gun, and/or the 2cm flak gun. As the war...
Really suprised that no-one has mentioned this totally vintage all time, all star classic ok its slightly on th elong side so set aside an entire...
A direct hit, an American Bazooka team knocks out a German tank? I don't feel this is true thou, looking at the picture i believe it to be staged,...
This personal version of events of the landings of 6th Airborne troops on 5th June,1944 was dictated by Private Eric Woods, a short time before...
The Battle of Huertgen Forest (German: Schlacht im Hürtgenwald) is the name given to the series of fierce battles fought between U.S. and German...
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Too daft to be true, but hey, if someone can fill me in great. i heard that the Soviets were training dogs to run under tanks so as to attach...