The Bettoni column belonged to 8. Italian Army , tasked with protecting the left flank of the German 6th Army as it advanced towards Stalingrad. The Italians, deployed south of the winding Don, occupied a front too extensive to be defended with the few forces they had. The Soviet 63rd Army had been
In early December 1943, the 1st Canadian Infantry Division and the 1st Canadian Armored Brigade began the most savage battle of the Italian Campaign. In the mud and rain, the troops attacked from the Moro River to Ortona. Then house by house and room by room a fierce battle was waged against the det
The Loire-Nieuport LN 401 single-seat dive bomber type was the French stuka but suffered very heavy losses during the Second World War. Having the mission of bombing, it most often operated against a powerful anti-aircraft defense. History Making its first flight in June 1938, the first prototype o
The FFVS J22 was one of the first modern Swedish fighter aircraft. It was a necessity solution developed due to the lack of modern aircraft and the inability to buy from abroad due to the Second World War. The J22 first flew in 1942 and entered service in record time in 1943. It remained in produ