KP, thanks for the Winter War info. I kind of figured you might have a little bit more info than me. Must admit I didn't know about the "Mainila...
30th November 1939 Russia attacks Finland. After the failure of two months of verbal bullying by Molotov, and facing ongoing defiance by the...
A great idea Otto. I'm sure he'll appreciate it. I'll get a card off tomorrow. _________________ This is not the end. It is not even the...
Doc, your grandfather wasn't dreaming. He probably saw a Sikorsky R-4B. There's a picture in a book I have on US aircraft that shows a Sikorsky...
You're right there Timo. There's no place around here for people like him. :mad: _______________
27th November 1940 A wave of political assassinations sweeps through Roumania. Prominent anti-fascists are being systematically eliminated by the...
Thank you Herr Field Marshall. A few more links to add to my favourites. ___________________ "Flying is more than a sport and more than a job;...
Sorry Martin, I know it's your passion, just couldn't help myself. ;) FYI, here in Sydney, in an outer suburb called Camden, there was (I...
If they really did manage to smuggle gold and other treasures out of Germany before war's end, I'd say by now it's been turned into something more...
Freidrich, you will be missed. Hope you have a great Christmas anyway. Come back soon. _______________ "Don't let it end like this. Tell them I...
26th November 1938 The ongoing non-aggression pact between Russia and Poland is renewed by both governments. 26th November 1941 The Imperial...
25th November 1940 First flight of the De Havilland Mosquito prototype. Only 10 months and 26 days after the detailed design work had commenced,...
Heartland, you're right on both counts. The only real chance that the 6th Army had, would have been in the very early days of the Russian...
22nd November 1943 The heaviest night raid of the war on Berlin takes place. Hundreds of British and Canadian Lancasters, Stirlings, and Halifaxs...
I can add a couple to that list. How about "It happened here" A British film made in 1966. It's the story of a German occupied Britain, and the...
Lest We Forget, my friend, Lest We Forget. Anyone who has survived internment in a POW camp, especially a Japanese one, will always have my...
19th November 1940 The Greek Army drives the Italian invaders back across Kalarnas. Heavy fighting between Greek and Italian forces is taking...
Excellent crapgame. Just shows another way in which WW2 changed the social fabric of the world, and especially the US. _______________ This is...
Wow, now that's the kind of link I like, but it's going to take me weeks to go through it all.... :D :D :D _________________________...
KP, I think you're right. If everyone on the Forum looks at their personal collections (no matter what they collect) and then honestly looks at...
