The German reconnaissance units (Aufklärungsabteilung =reconnaissance detachment) were the spearhead of the Panzer Divisions. Being a miniature, essentially, of the familiar divisions, possessing elements of all arms, but fully motorized, they were able to operate at a very great depth within the en
Yugoslavia was not involved in the war until April 1941. Since the end of November 1940, Hitler had attempted to attach this country to the German chariot, in view of the planned attack against Greece. On November 28 Hitler met with Yugoslav foreign minister Markovic , to whom he proposed the acc
Archaeologists from MOLA (Museum of London Archeology) have discovered an incredibly well-preserved mosaic that once decorated the floor of a Roman dining room. Discovered a stones throw from The Shard, experts have established this to be the largest Roman mosaic area found in London in over 50 year
St. Jeanne dArc, Frances national hero, was a peasant girl who led the French army in a historic victory at Orléans that prevented an English attempt to invade France during the Hundred Years War. She believed she was operating under heavenly guidance. After being captured a year later, the English