Re-read LWD's post, the rise of a single major European power (Germany) was unacceptable to Britain. You can see the Napoleonic wars as an...
Quite a few of the convoys actually originated from Alexandria in Egypt.
" In 1942 Himmler ordered most all of the black uniforms recalled and stripped of insignia. They were sent east for use by the native auxiliary...
Well how are going to attack the beachhead if you just go hide in the woods?
The PIAT contrary to popular belief doesn't use the spring to propel the bomb (that was propellant charge) but to absorb the recoil from the...
It's usually a good idea to reference your quote, which appear to come from the Panther tank's wikipedia page. The same paragraph also notes the...
Norway's was vital because of the ice free port of Narvik which allowed Germany to import iron ore from Sweden during the winter months(Sweden's...
But many of the advances in German tank development was as a response to relatively heavy armored Soviet tanks. Would the German have invested...
Sending away so much manpower to far away Africa would deprive Germany of much needed manpower that was needed to power German industry (which...
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Please the Allies had complete air supremacy and extremely good air reconnaissance planes yet they still couldn't "blow the Wehrmarcht's artillery...
It's also important to note that the LW isn't the only airforce with anti-naval capacity. RAF Coastal Command could absolutely devastate the Barge...
Indeed it should be the 7th Army as well as Panzer Group West/5th Panzer Army.
Wouldn't the buoyant forces from the cork rip apart the structure of the ship? And could the barge structurally survive attacks 4 to 8 inch naval...
Canada did not take part in the Lend-Lease program.
That's actually the M249 SAW a licensed version of the FN MINIMI the current squad level weapon of the US (and a good portion of NATO as well).
The M-60 is 7.62 NATO but the M-16 uses 5.56 NATO rounds.
Considering the fact the US, Germany and the Soviet Union managed to field semi-automatic rifles (although only the US were really successful in...
The u-boat overall made little significant effect on Allied shipping, there were simply too much ships avaliable to the allies (the merchant...
There are quite a few risk to attacking Dunkirk with the force available on May 24 as Carl alluded to. The terrain was difficult and Panzer...
