The first 155-mm (6.1-in) self-propelled gun produced in quantity by the Americans during World War II was the M12, a design originally known as...
I've been to the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum a couple of times, and I found the most impressive attraction was the Lancaster. I remember...
Once in widespread service the SdKfz 222 proved to be a reliable and popular little vehicle. It served well in France during 1940, often racing...
Felix Steiner was born in Ebenrode on 23 May 1896. During World War I he saw combat on both the Eastern and Western fronts, and took a particular...
The Chindits were the brainchild of Brigadier Orde Wingate. Wingate was an unorthodox commander who had formed "Gideon Force" during 1940 to...
The Mitsubishi G4M (Type 1 - Allied Reporting Name - Betty) was the successor to the earlier G3M and was a more advanced aircraft. First flown on...
Josef 'Sepp' Dietrich was born on 28 May 1892 in Hawangen, Bavaria. He spent some time as a trainee hotelier before joining the Bavarian Army as...
Negroes, the term used to describe African Americans for most of the 19th and 20th centuries, were the largest racial minority in the United...
In 1941 the most powerful tank m service with the German army was the PzKpfw IV, infrequently a match for the new Soviet T-34 tank, which appeared...
During World War I the standard British service revolver was one variant or other of the Webley 0.455-in (11.56mm) pistol. These were very...
The Japanese recognised the value of the artillery rocket to then under armed forces and carried out considerable design and development work in...
Between the wars the British army tended to neglect artillery; a number of programmes were initiated but came to nothing, so when heavy artillery...
It was envisaged in the mid-1930s that each German tank battalion would have three companies of relatively light medium tanks and one company of...
German light trucks German light trucks before the outbreak of World War 11 were of commercial 4x2 design with only superstructure details to...
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November 30, 1939 USSR attacks Finland On this day in 1939, the Red Army crosses the Soviet-Finnish border with 465,000 men and 1,000...
If you have ever wondered what the second world war was about you must read about this ss officer, a Doctor, iron cross 1 & 2 knights cross with...
PzKpfw IV Ausf. A, unit unknown; Poland September 1939 One of only 35 examples of this initial version to be built, this tank is finished...
For Britain, the period of the ‘phoney war’ ended four months after Dunkirk. Initially, the bombing of British cities was a mistake. Prior to...
Lets all remember to honor our Veterans, this Sunday, Veterans Day. They all deserve a huge THANK YOU.:thumb: