D-Day: 17 stunning photos from 1944 show how hard the Normandy invasion really was .H
C M1-2 minutes On June 6, 1944, Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy in Nazi-occupied France during World War II, forever reshaping the progress of the war and history during the D-Day operation. Thousands of ships, planes and soldiers from…
That Time the USS Wisconsin Collided With a Destroyer _.H
C M8-10 minutes On May 6, 1956, the USS Wisconsin, a massive Iowa-class battleship, collided with the USS Eaton, a smaller Fletcher-class destroyer, during a training exercise off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia. The collision occurred as the Wisconsin was…
Erstaunliche Vintage-Fotografien, die das Alltagsleben in Berlin während der 1920er Jahre einfangen .H
Deutschland war im Ersten Weltkrieg besiegt, gedemütigt, litt unter einem enormen Mangel an Nahrungsmitteln und wurde von der Grippeepidemie heimgesucht, die Europa überrollte. Der Kaiser dankte ab und am 8. November 1918 wurde in Berlin widerstrebend eine sozialistische Republik…
Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger Ausf.E (Sd.Kfz.181) Tiger I- The legendary World War II German tank .H
C M64-81 minutes There is no other tank in AFV history which has captured the popular imagination more than the Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger Sd.Kfz.181 of WW2. Nothing epitomises armored conflict to the general public like its massive structure on the…
These 44 Pictures Of The German Side Show What The Allies Were Up Against On D-Day.H
Schwerste deutsche Küstenbatterie in Bereitschaft. Aufnahme: OT-Kriegsberichter Maier In June 1944, the Western-Allies had a tough test to pass. They had to breach the formidable Atlantic Wall, defended by the mighty German army. Even though it was just a…
SU-152: From Assault Gun to Tank Destroyer .H
Work on Soviet SPGs assigned at the plenum of the Artillery Committee held on April 14-15th reached their logical conclusion by the end of 1942. The light SPG concept turned into the SU-12, designed by factory #38’s design bureau…
WW2 Motorcycles: 9 Bikes That Appeared On the Conflict’s Frontlines .H
C M7-9 minutes Though less powerful and protective than other vehicles used during WW2, motorcycles were widely fielded throughout the conflict. They proved to be useful among messengers and reconnaissance troops, especially in fast-moving formations. The following is a list containing nine of the…
The Battle of Hurtgen Forest: Costly Failure and Lessons Learned.H
Those with a keen interest in World War II are familiar with the European Theater’s famous Allied campaigns: Italy, D-Day and Normandy, Market Garden, Battle of the Bulge, and the final thrust over the Rhine River and into the…
Mass and Mobility – 7 Soviet Cold War Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Weapons .H
C M6-8 minutes To counter the helicopters and planes of both current and anticipated enemies, the Soviet military planners of the Cold War built their air defense forces around three principles – mobility, mass, and integration. Integration was achieved by…