Assault tank Brummbär
German assault infantry gun on tank chassis ‘Brummbär’ (‘Growler’). History, development, service, specifications, statistics, pictures and 3D model and action with Brummbär in War Thunder. Sturmpanzer IV Brummbär (SdKfz 166, …
Diary February 3, 1916
Diary for Thursday, February 3, 1916: Air War Western Front: Future French ‘ace’ Guynemer destroys 2 LVGs (his 4th and 5th victories) above Roye, is commissioned to 2nd Lieutenant in …
Diary February 3, 1941
Diary for Monday, February 3, 1941: East Africa Battle of Keren: Italians surprise British by holding this mountain stronghold for eight weeks. (Italians retreat March 27)
US Army Air Force at the beginning of WW2
Strength and Organization of the USAAF in North America, Great Britain and Mediterranean theater in 1942. US Army Air Force In the 1930s there were dramatic strides in civil and …
Diary February 2, 1916
Diary for Wednesday, February 2, 1916: Secret War Britain: Kitchener calls ‘Mother’ tank ‘a pretty mechanical toy’ on seeing trials with Lloyd George, but reports to War committee following day …
Diary February 2, 1941
Diary for Sunday, February 2, 1941: Sea War Mediterranean: Swordfish planes from aircraft carrier Ark Royal make unsuccessful attack on Tirso Dam (Sardinia).
US Army at the beginning of WW2
Strength and Organization of the US Army in North America, Great Britain and Mediterranean theater in 1941-42. US Army Although it is true that the United States mobilized its vast …
Diary February 1, 1916
Diary for Tuesday, February 1, 1916: Western Front Verdun: Major-General Beeg, commander of the artillery of the German Fifth Army, informs Falkenhayn that all 1,220 additional guns (including 13 Big …
Diary February 1, 1941
Diary for Saturday, February 1, 1941: East Africa British capture Agordat (Eritrea). Home Fronts South Africa: Serious riots in Johannesburg between off-duty soldiers and members of Burs Ossewabrandwag (‘Ox-wagon Guard’): …
Flush-decker destroyers
US Flush-decker destroyer class in the First and Second World War. History, development, service, specifications, pictures and 3d model. Flush-decker destroyers (6 Caldwell, 110 or 111 Wickes and 155 Clemson …
Diary January 31, 1916
Diary for Monday, January 31, 1916: Air War Britain: First German airship raid on the Midlands by 9 Zeppelins (night January 31-February 1) sporadic and off course, Liverpool not reached …
Diary January 31, 1941
Diary for Friday, January 31, 1941: Air War Britain: Three London hospitals damaged by ‘hit-and-run’ raiders.# Politics Vichy French authorities in Indochina sign armistice with Thailand aboard Japanese warship off …
Free French Army
Strength and organization of Free French Army 1941-1944. Divisions, units and Air Force in the Middle East and North Africa and the French Expeditionary Corps in Italy. Free French Army …
Diary January 30, 1916
Diary for Sunday, January 30, 1916: Home Fronts Britain: War Savings Committees begun. France: BEF arrest Attorney-General F E Smith for visiting Churchill’s HQ without a pass. He, Bonar Law …
Diary January 30, 1941
Diary for Thursday, January 30, 1941: North Africa British capture Derna (Libya). Air War Britain: German ‘hit-and-run’ raiders attack London in cloudy weather. Me 109Es strafe Dover balloon barrage.
Armored cruiser Scharnhorst
German Armored Cruisers Scharnhorst class from World War One, and the battle of Coronel in 1914. History, development, service, specifications, pictures and 3d model. The armored cruiser SMS Scharnhorst was …