The German attack on Poland began in the early hours of September 1st, from the air, when three German Stukas bombed the control posts of the important Dirschau Bridge on the Vistula River, in order to prevent it from being blown up by Poles. Flying at a height of 10 meters, in the morning fog,
The battleship Potemkin entered service in 1903 with the Black Sea Fleet. She was a typical battleship of the time, equipped with four 12in (305 mm) guns, mounted in two twin turrets, one in the bow and one in the stern. It also had 16 152 mm guns. 14 of 76 mm. six of 47 mm. and five torpedo tube
In January 1945 as the fighting in the Ardennes and Alsace-Lorraine region had not yet ceased, the Soviets launched what turned out to be their penultimate attack against the Germans, which brought them within 60km. from Berlin, the capital of the thousand-year-old Reich. The German forces, as p
The Austrian Hoch und Deutschmeister Infantry Regiment is one of the oldest regiments in Europe. He fought from 1696 and honored his weapons until 1945, in all the battlefields where he operated. The constitution derives its origin from the Order of the Teutonic Knights, which was founded in 1190.
The battle of Rosbach is a tactical masterpiece of Frederick the Great and the most classic application of maneuver on interior lines. Although the Prussian forces were dramatically outnumbered, they achieved an overwhelming victory, despite the logic of numbers. The Seven Years War (1756-63) co
The Battle of White Mountain decided the first phase, the so-called Bohemian, of the great and destructive conflict known in history as the Thirty Years War (1618-48). In this battle, for the first time, the imperial Terthios faced the Dutch faction of their opponents, outside Prague. The Thirty
One of the most amazing stories of the Second World War concerns the action of a special and almost unknown commando group, the Small Scale Raiding Force (SSRF), which was part of the SOE, the sabotage service in the occupied the Germans Europe. A very limited number of men joined the SSRF. The g
In 1936 Stalin began the set up of the notorious Moscow. These trials resulted in the death or imprisonment of hundreds of thousands of people. One of those who lost their lives was the best Soviet soldier of the time, Marshal Mikhail Tukhashevsky. Tukhasevsky fell victim to German-made proofs of
In the spring of 1864, Northern general Ulysses Grant began his campaign to force the South into capitulation. The control of the Shenandoah Valley was a strategic objective of this campaign. Grant led the bulk of his forces against the forces of General Lee, commanding the Souths Army of Norther
On the eve of the Allied landings in Normandy, German agent Paul Fitrmutz – code name “Ostro” – knew what was about to happen. A few days before the landing, Ostro, who was in Lisbon, had in his hands the smallest detail of Operation Overlord, as the planned Normandy landing was codenamed. The A
On January 12, 1945, the Soviets attacked the German front, which stretched from Hungary to the Baltic. They threw into battle a huge force, consisting of 180 infantry divisions and about 6,000 tanks. The German positions were naturally pulverized. From East Prussia and Poland, the Soviets poured
The great conflict known to history as the Crimean War had deep political causes, chief among them, Russias deepest desire to break up the crumbling Ottoman Empire. Against it, however, Russia found Britain and France, which, for their own reasons, did not wish for the definitive death of the great
William Woods was born in Ireland in 1913. He joined the RAF in 1938 and trained as a pilot. In 1940 he was in Malta when Italy entered the war and took part flying a Gloster Gladiator biplane in the defense of the island. Woods (=forest, wood) got the nickname Timber (wooden) because of his sur
There are times when fortune plays very bad tricks on a person. This could also be argued by Korean Yank Kyung Yong, who, from 1938 to 1944, found himself fighting in three different armies, the Japanese, the Soviet and the German. In 1938 Korea was under Japanese occupation. The Japanese forcib
Michele Penza was born in 1771. He was the son of a peasant family of average economic status. As a child he became seriously ill. His parents worshiped a local saint and when little Michele was saved they dressed him as a monk on the second Sunday after Easter, as was the local tradition. But becau
Coming from the Artillery, Lt. General Sotirios Moutousis was born in Achaia in 1894 and died in 1978. He fought in the Balkan Wars, World War I and Asia Minor. However, he particularly distinguished himself in the war of 1940, as the commander of the XIII Infantry Division (MP). The experienced
In 2003 the Iraq War began after a carefully orchestrated disinformation campaign about Saddam Husseins alleged arsenal of weapons of mass destruction. During a dinner at the home of the then US vice president, 11 months before the invasion of Iraq, the conversation had focused on the need to to
Since the appearance of the battle tank on the battlefields, the question of increasing their agility and flexibility has been raised. Gradually the tanks got more powerful engines, guns and armours. At the same time, the doctrine of tank cooperation with aviation began to develop. In the 1930s
War is not for women some claim. However, in most cases women participated in the wars. At one time even womens military corps were formed. After all, the legend of the Amazons, the female warriors, was famous in antiquity. A purely female military corps was also that of the Amazons of Dahomey. T
The history of US expansion into Dysmas is quite dark. The conflicts with the native Indians are dominated by incidents that today, international bodies, would easily characterize as war crimes. Of course, the Indians also used similar methods, accustomed to inter-racial wars, but also to the cruelt
Char B1bis Type:Heavy Tank Country:France Manufacturer:Renault Crew:4 men Armament:1 cannon of 75mm under casemate 1 machine gun of hull of 7.5mm a cannon of 47mm under turret and a coaxial machine gun of 7.5mm Shielding:60mm maximum Weight:32t Dimensions:length 6.52m; width 2.5m; height 2.7
The bombing at the Munich Olympics was carried out by members of the Palestinian terrorist group Black September. By Munich bombing , also known as Munich Massacre, is understood the terrorist action carried out by the Palestinian group Black September , on September 5, 1972, against athletes from
Two cruisers flying the Ottoman flag that were not Ottoman but German; two crews dressed in Turkish uniforms but mostly made up of suspiciously blond and pale-skinned sailors; two vessels named Yavuz Sultan Selim and Midilli whose real names were Goeben and Breslau and that they bombed the cities o
Symbol of the samurai caste, the katana is a saber (curved blade with a single edge) of more than 60 cm. It is worn slipped into the belt, cutting edge pointing upwards at the left side of the belt (downwards also if the wearer is a rider). The wakizashi-katana set is called the daisho. Some periods