Difficult to decide really, the people of Normandy rely heavy on the income that visitors bring when visiting these relics. The history alone must...
Hello all, next year we are hoping to tour Normandy, especially the beaches and its surrounds. Would i be advised to book with a tour agent or...
Sections of Hitler's Atlantic Wall are being restored by French enthusiasts. But should the Nazi fortification be fully embraced as part of the...
Dignity at last for the German soldiers killed in desperate battle against the Russians and never given a proper burial •Search aims to give as...
Mindful of the strain on the Exchequer, during World War II the British Army managed to save about £20 sterling (about $1,000 in 1994 dollars) per...
Didn't know he was in any wars?
Major Winters was a true soldier, loved by his men. There was talk of him getting the medal of honor badge, don't know if this did happen before...
Nice to see you got it sorted History-buff1944. :thumb:
Welcome to war44 Keith. You certainly do have a family history in wars. :botman: Iis the Lady in white your Mother?
Jim is back tomorrow, i am sure he will be able to help? I can see the piictue you are trying to add by putting the link into my browser. I save...
Hey mate, if you read this link http://www.war44.com/war44-general-forums/2833-adding-images-your-post.html it will help with adding images. :thumb:
During the opening barrage of the Battle of El Alamein on October 23, 1942, the artillery of the British Eighth Army fired some 530,000 rounds in...
On August 30, 1985 the Croix de guerre was awarded posthumously to Collette Nirouet, a teenager who disguised herself as a man to join the French...
What Price Glory? In November 1942 the 3rd Infantry Division went ashore in North Africa. Over the next thirty months the division fought in...
How do poems like this get recognition? I mean it doesn't even rhyme. :down:
Actually saw a film, name slips me at the moment, regarding Indians fighting in ww2, it showed you their part and how they fought for recognition...
Look forward to seeing these pictures mate, but once you know how to add pictures you will kick yourself knowing how easy it is. :red: I know as i...
Going by all the bomb craters left behind i would have thought so. :ponder:
I am another who has not read or seen a film about this guy. Hope to come a cross one of his films next time i am in a HMV shop. :thumb:
Something that the Japanese were very afraid of to. :wtf:
