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  1. el-tel
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    The Longest Day

    Really suprised that no-one has mentioned this totally vintage all time, all star classic ok its slightly on th elong side so set aside an entire...
    Thread by: el-tel, Nov 5, 2007, 15 replies, in forum: WWII Films & TV
  2. dfisher
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    Unexploded Bombs

    I live on the South Coast of England (Sussex), and even now, over 60 years later, they still dig up the occasional bomb on the beaches - I think...
    Thread by: dfisher, Nov 2, 2007, 9 replies, in forum: Battle of Britain
  3. Phuture
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    Family

    Does anyone have any family/close friends that have served in battle during world war 1? If so do you know what there background was in the military?
    Thread by: Phuture, Oct 31, 2007, 14 replies, in forum: A Soldier's Story
  4. Jim
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    Bande

    On September 5, 1944, a unit of Belgian marquis attacked a German unit, killing three soldiers. Two days later the American troops arrived in the...
    Thread by: Jim, Oct 29, 2007, 0 replies, in forum: Massacres and Atrocities of the Second World War
  5. Jim
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    Ambrose: Love Him or Hate Him!!

    I have read a number of books by this author finding that the titles of his books tend to draw you to buy the books that he has written, in some...
    Thread by: Jim, Oct 27, 2007, 3 replies, in forum: WWII Books & Publications
  6. Jim
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    Galina Ivanovna Dzhunkovskaya

    Galina Dzhunkovskaya was born in the village of Yurkovka in the Kiev region of Ukraine; her father was a peasant firmer. In 1935, she went to...
    Thread by: Jim, Oct 24, 2007, 0 replies, in forum: History of Russia during World War II
  7. fpbeast
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    Making Of Band Of Brothers

    CekdFK7o_n4 must see vid
    Thread by: fpbeast, Oct 22, 2007, 8 replies, in forum: WWII Films & TV
  8. Jim
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    Crushing Poland

    On 1 September, German forces overran Poland. The wide, open plains of Poland were ideally suited to the rapid movement of tanks central to a...
    Thread by: Jim, Oct 22, 2007, 5 replies, in forum: History of Poland during World War II
  9. Jim
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    The last of Japan's paratroopers

    Some months later another airborne raid on the Okinawa airfields was planned. This time it was intended to airlift 12 Type 95 light trucks armed...
    Thread by: Jim, Oct 21, 2007, 1 replies, in forum: The War In The Pacific
  10. Jim
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    The Giretsu Airborne Unit On Okinawa

    On November 24, 1944, it formation of B-29 bombers inflicted the first raid on Tokyo from the Marianas; and the 1st Raiding Bde was ordered to...
    Thread by: Jim, Oct 21, 2007, 0 replies, in forum: The War In The Pacific
  11. Jim
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    Japanese Airborne Troops, 1944-45

    #1: Takasago guerrilla, Kaoru Airborne Raiding Detachment; Clark Field, Luzon, November 26,1944 Lightly equipped for his one-way mission, this...
    Thread by: Jim, Oct 20, 2007, 3 replies, in forum: Japanese WWII Uniforms and Equipment
  12. Jim
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    Japanese Parachutes & Cargo Containers of WWII

    Most parachutes were produced by Fujikura Aircraft Industry Co Ltd. While wartime shortage forced Western nations to Chi Model 95 Mk 4...
    Thread by: Jim, Oct 20, 2007, 0 replies, in forum: Japanese WWII Uniforms and Equipment
  13. Jim
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    Operations on Leyte

    The Kaoru Airborne Raiding Detachment, November 1944 The Kaoru Airborne Raiding Detachment was formed as an element of the Guerrilla Unit...
    Thread by: Jim, Oct 20, 2007, 6 replies, in forum: The War In The Pacific
  14. fpbeast
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    Utah Beach

    Utah Beach was the furthest west of the five beaches designated for the D-Day landings in June 1944. Located at the base of the Cotentin...
    Thread by: fpbeast, Oct 18, 2007, 2 replies, in forum: Utah Beach
  15. Jim
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    Georg von Hantelmann

    Georg von Hantelmann of Jasta 15 left no first-hand accounts; save for a very terse combat report for his final victory, but here is the account...
    Thread by: Jim, Oct 11, 2007, 3 replies, in forum: World War One Forum
  16. Jim
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    5th U-boat Flotilla

    These picture panels come from he 5th U-boat Flotilia visitor's book and illustrate the histories of individual U-boats. The 5th U-Flotilla in...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 22, 2007, 16 replies, in forum: German U-Boats
  17. Jim
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    WWII German Paratrooper Helmets

    M1937 Army paratroop helmet This volunteer in the Army’s experimental Fallschirm lnfanterie Kompanie wears the M1937 paratroop helmet developed...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 21, 2007, 0 replies, in forum: German WWII Uniforms and Equipment
  18. Jim
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    The Fallschirmjager Helmet

    On 29 January 1936 the commander-in-chief of the German Air Force, Reichsmarchall Hermann Goring established Germany’s first paratroop training...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 20, 2007, 0 replies, in forum: German WWII Uniforms and Equipment
  19. Spitfire XIV-E
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    Nambu Type 99 Light Machine Gun

    The Type 99 Light Machine Gun was an updated version of the earlier Type 96. Once Japan had adopted the 7.7mm Arisaka Type 99 rifle an...
    Thread by: Spitfire XIV-E, Sep 17, 2007, 1 replies, in forum: Japanese Light Weapons
  20. Jim
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    Ace: Peter Wykeham-Barnes

    On the evening of 4 August 1940, three Gladiators of No 80 Sqn left their advanced base at Sidi Barrani, on the Egyptian coast, to escort a...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 15, 2007, 0 replies, in forum: Allied Fighter Planes
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