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    Falaise

    MaJ Gen Maczek had brought his Polish 1st Armoured Division up onto the heights above Coudehard when he swung his advance eastwards around Trun on...
    Thread by: Jim, Aug 28, 2007, 1 replies, in forum: The War In Normandy
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    Columns of Enemy Transport

    Columns of enemy transport heading eastwards to escape from the Allied encirclement. These long lines of vehicles became constant targets for...
    Thread by: Jim, Aug 28, 2007, 0 replies, in forum: The War In Normandy
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    Who was Fighting!

    Weighed down by the bulk of the MG - 42 and ammunition belts he is carrying, an infantryman of the Grossdeutschland Division struggles forward in...
    Thread by: Jim, Aug 27, 2007, 9 replies, in forum: Battle of Kursk
  4. Spitfire XIV-E
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    Operation Uranus

    Status Operation Uranus was the Russian Counter-Attack at Stalingrad from 19th - 30th November 1942. As Friedrich von Paulus's 6th Army were...
    Thread by: Spitfire XIV-E, Aug 27, 2007, 0 replies, in forum: War on the Eastern Front
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    70-ton Tiger II captured by the British.

    A Kingtiger from 503rd Heavy Tank Battalion knocked out in Le Plessls-Grimault at the base of Mont Pineron by 5th Duke of Cornwall's Light...
    Thread by: Jim, Aug 27, 2007, 0 replies, in forum: The War In Normandy
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    Bocage Fighting Around St Lo

    American infantry backed by armour attack a German position embedded in the tightly knit Normandy countryside of the Bocage during the fighting...
    Thread by: Jim, Aug 27, 2007, 1 replies, in forum: The War In Normandy
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    Gato-class submarine

    The Gato-class submarine was the state of the art in American design at the start of World War II. Using the previous Tambor-class submarine as a...
    Thread by: Jim, Aug 26, 2007, 3 replies, in forum: US Submarines
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    The D-Day Landings

    [img] Operation "Neptune/Overlord" were the code names for the 6 June 1 944 D-Day Landings on the Normandy coast of German-occupied France....
    Thread by: Jim, Aug 25, 2007, 6 replies, in forum: Hitler's Atlantic Wall
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    The Crew Of A Lancaster Bomber

    The Rear Gunner The rear gunner, and his job is arguably the most dangerous, and certainly the coldest, the most lonely and isolated, of any...
    Thread by: Jim, Aug 20, 2007, 3 replies, in forum: Allied Bomber Planes
  10. Spitfire XIV-E
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    The First of the Heavies - Short S.29 Stirling

    In the 1930's the RAF were concerned with Twin Engined Medium Bombers such as the Handley Page Hampden & Armstrong Whitworth Whitley. In the USA &...
    Thread by: Spitfire XIV-E, Aug 17, 2007, 7 replies, in forum: Allied Bomber Planes
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    M1A1 Bazooka Anti-Tank Rocket Launcher

    The development of the Bazooka was born of 2 different weapons - The Recoilless Rocket and the Shaped Charge Warhead. Following work done by Dr...
    Thread by: Spitfire XIV-E, Aug 14, 2007, 4 replies, in forum: Allied Light Weapons
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    Ordnance QF 17 Pounder Gun

    The British Ordnance QF 17 Pounder Gun was considered the best Allied Anti-Tank Gun of WW2. Using APDS Ammunition it could take on and defeat any...
    Thread by: Spitfire XIV-E, Aug 14, 2007, 1 replies, in forum: Allied Heavy Weapons
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    Harland & Wolff A22 Churchill Tank

    The Churchill was the earliest British Heavy Tank. It was a modified version of the A20 which had Side Sponsons, much like the WWI Tanks. However...
    Thread by: Spitfire XIV-E, Aug 14, 2007, 1 replies, in forum: Allied Motorised Weapons
  14. Spitfire XIV-E
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    M3 .45 Calibre Sub-Machine Gun or "Grease Gun"

    The M3 Sub-Machine Gun was produced as a cheaper alternative to the expensive Thompson which was Time Consuming to produce as it required a lot of...
    Thread by: Spitfire XIV-E, Aug 13, 2007, 1 replies, in forum: Allied Light Weapons
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    PanzerKampfWagen VI - Tiger I & II

    The Tiger was a radical change in design from earlier German Tanks which tried to balance Armament, Speed, Armour & Manoeverability. The emphasis...
    Thread by: Spitfire XIV-E, Aug 13, 2007, 3 replies, in forum: German Motorised Weapons
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    Leyland Motors A34 Comet Tank

    After the experience of combat in the Western Desert the British Army realised that their Tank Designs were inferior to German Tanks. This lead to...
    Thread by: Spitfire XIV-E, Aug 12, 2007, 0 replies, in forum: Allied Motorised Weapons
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    Nuffield/Rover A27M Cromwell Tank

    After the failings of the A15 Crusader, a new Cruiser Tank was needed to give British Armoured Units better Mobility and Firepower on the...
    Thread by: Spitfire XIV-E, Aug 12, 2007, 0 replies, in forum: Allied Motorised Weapons
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    M4 "Sherman" Medium Tank (General Motors & Various Manufacturers)

    The M4 "Sherman" Medium Tank was the most widely produced Allied Tank of WW2 with over 50000 being produced in many variants. It was designed to...
    Thread by: Spitfire XIV-E, Aug 12, 2007, 0 replies, in forum: Allied Motorised Weapons
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    Nuffield Mechanisation & Aero A15 Crusader Tank

    The Crusader Tank was the most important of the early Christie Suspensioned Cruisers used by the British. Used extensively during the Desert...
    Thread by: Spitfire XIV-E, Aug 12, 2007, 2 replies, in forum: Allied Motorised Weapons
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    Degtyarev DP & DT 7.62 mm Light Machine Guns

    The Degtyarev Machine Gun was developed after the 1st World War for the Russian Army. Similar to the British Vickers Gun except in calibre. 2...
    Thread by: Spitfire XIV-E, Aug 3, 2007, 0 replies, in forum: Russian Light Weapons
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