World War II Military Aircraft is a mini encyclopedia of the most important and influential aircraft that were used during the Second World War. This pocket co…
As C47 tow-planes and gliders fill the background, two fighter pilots battle for control in a World War II aviation dog fight. The moment is captured in time in “Luck of the Draw” as a young American Lieutenant William R. Beyer fires the shots that bring down German Ace, Major Klaus...
British escape passport photographs were less informative, as they were issued by operational units at the beginning of the war only. Those encountered later had usually been taken at an O.T.U. or Conversion Unit, but even this gave a clue to the bearer’s training and, in the case of ...
The Elefant is the most maligned German armored vehicle, but wrongly so. Despite being prone to mechanical breakdowns as with the Panther - a common situation for World War II tanks on both sides, particularly Soviet ones - the idea that they were ineffective and extremely vulnerable is simply ...
World War 2 Two II WW2 WWII 1939 1945 RAAF Archerfield When the Second World War started, Archerfield became an important military air base for the RAAF, United States and the Dutch Air Forces. In September 1939 the RAAF too over the Royal Queensland Aero Club facilities at Archerfield Airp...
Silent Invaders: Combat Gliders of the Second World WarWilley, Scott A.Air Power History
(1)The Battle of Normandy was fought during World War II in the summer of 1944, between the Allied nations and German forces occupying Western Europe. More than 60 years later, the Normandy Invasion, or D-Day, remains the largest seaborne invasion in history, involving nearly three million ...
Apparently there is a bug with the forced Warclaw dismount where there is a delay before your armor stats are applied. If true, it probably explains a lot about what happened here. It's even more reason to preemptively dismount rather than risk being forcibly dismounted. Credit to RisenHowl...
U.S. Mortars of World War II December 8, 2017 3,302 6 Tank Training Site in England November 17, 2017 546 1 From Gliders To The Bois Jacques October 19, 2017 970 17 Dunkirk From The Air July 14, 2017 1,168 5 The Modified M3 Grease Gun in WWII May 10, 2017 5,557 29 ...
A fortification built before World War II to protect France's eastern border. Believed it could hold out for weeks. Germans took it in three hours by landing gliders on top of it Eben Emael Belgium fort taken over by Germany, part of the Battle of Belgium and Case Yellow ...