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  1. Jim
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    Who were the fighting men at Longues-sur-Mer?

    The fighting quality of the men at Longues-sur-Mer was variable. It would seem that the crews of the coastal batteries to some extent suffered the...
    Thread by: Jim, Aug 20, 2010, 1 replies, in forum: Longues-sur-Mer
  2. Jim
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    Bombs for Berlin

    Bombs for Berlin are about to be loaded up on one of the great Wellington bombers with which the Royal Air Force had shown the Germans that the...
    Thread by: Jim, Jan 29, 2010, 1 replies, in forum: Allied Aviation Of WWII
  3. Jim
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    Poland Was a Living Hell

    "We are living in hell." This was the incessant refrain of the letters which have been smuggled out of German occupied Poland. The photographs...
    Thread by: Jim, Jan 29, 2010, 2 replies, in forum: Massacres and Atrocities of the Second World War
  4. Jim
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    Refuge at Sea for the German Airmen

    During the struggle for air supremacy over the British shores a vast number of German aircraft had been shot down into the sea or had been so...
    Thread by: Jim, Jan 29, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: Germany at Sea!
  5. Jim
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    HM Submarine Seal

    British Submarine in German Navy According to the German's in April 1940 the submarine "HM Submarine Seal" reported by the British Admiralty...
    Thread by: Jim, Jan 28, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: British Submarines
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    German Heinkel III bomber Crashes in Clacton

    Late in the night of April 30/May 1, 1940, a German Heinkel III bomber was heard circling low over the town of Clacton-on-Sea. It had been...
    Thread by: Jim, Jan 16, 2010, 6 replies, in forum: History of Britain during World War II
  7. Jim
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    Norway Ports Bombed

    Passing over Norway's tortuous coast a bomber of the R.A.F. Coastal Command sighted a 10,000-ton German merchantman unloading troops and stores at...
    Thread by: Jim, Jan 16, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: Britain at Sea!
  8. Jim
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    Britains Flying Battleship Fights The German Junkers

    One of the most spectacular air battles early in the war was that of a lone Sunderland Flying-boat of the Coastal Command routed six of the...
    Thread by: Jim, Jan 16, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: Allied Bomber Planes
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    Dogs of War Were in the Front Line

    Both the Allied and German Armies used dogs in WWII, just as they did in the 1st World War, to carry messages from the front line to advanced...
    Thread by: Jim, Jan 13, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: War44 General Forums
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    The Menace of the German Sea Mines

    New Nazi Frightfulness off Britain's Coasts A number of neutral ships sunk by German mines close into the English shore marked the opening of...
    Thread by: Jim, Jan 9, 2010, 4 replies, in forum: Merchant Navy During WWII
  11. Jim
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    Bullets Whistled Past My Parachute

    This story was first told back in September 1939 to Eye-Witness, this copy is taken from “The War Illustrated” .. This thrilling account of a...
    Thread by: Jim, Jan 8, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: A Soldier's Story
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    Edouard Daladier

    When the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact was signed, Daladier responded to the public outcry by outlawing the French Communist Party, which had refused to...
    Thread by: Jim, Jan 8, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: General Chatter
  13. Jim
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    More on The Enigma

    A major factor in the success of the Allies from the second half of 1941 onwards was the cracking of the Enigma machine. Enigma was the name of a...
    Thread by: Jim, Jun 23, 2008, 6 replies, in forum: The Secret War: Resistance and Espionage During WW
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    Abandoned Soviet BM-13-16 Rocket Launcher

    Abandoned Soviet BM-13-16 Rocket Launcher coded M-620-97 mounted on STZ-5 NATI tracked tractor from the 5th Guard Rocket Artillery Regiment,...
    Thread by: Jim, Jun 22, 2008, 0 replies, in forum: Russian Motorised Weapons
  15. Dave War44
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    Germans In Britain

    In 1930 there were about 20,000 people from Germany living in Britain. This number increased after Adolf Hitler gained power in 1933. It is...
    Thread by: Dave War44, Jun 21, 2008, 2 replies, in forum: Massacres and Atrocities of the Second World War
  16. liowkc
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    Why the Germans?

    Does anyone have any theories as to why both WWI and WWII are started by the Germans? I hope this will not degenerate into a meaningless racist...
    Thread by: liowkc, Jun 21, 2008, 2 replies, in forum: War44 General Forums
  17. Jim
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    Medicine of WWII

    As in most wars, disease and accidents were more common in World War II than battle wounds. Two-thirds of hospital admissions—on both...
    Thread by: Jim, Jun 19, 2008, 1 replies, in forum: War44 General Forums
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    U-Boat Bunker Bruno

    Bergen Bruno Shortly after the invasion of Norway in 1940, the Germans established naval bases at several ports, Bergen being one of the most...
    Thread by: Jim, Jun 16, 2008, 0 replies, in forum: German U-Boats
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    Diary Entries 11th April 1945

    Some excerpts from my Wartime diaries in the 4th Queen's Own Hussars Wednesday 11th. April 1945 Woken at 4 am to go into Lugo area with Recce...
    Thread by: Jim, Jun 14, 2008, 0 replies, in forum: Ron Goldstein
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    Day Leave in Rome

    The tailboard of the Bedford three-ton truck slammed down with a resounding crash, someone yelled, 'Everybody out!', and we all clambered out...
    Thread by: Jim, Jun 4, 2008, 0 replies, in forum: Ron Goldstein
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