In fact was Southampton one of the most important logistic hubs for unloading and transportation of casualties from the European Theatre (ETO) in WW2. Beside of them many other African-American units as the 736th Medical Sanitary Company and many others have been on duty in the U.K. „to...
exchanged seats with his comrade Louis Perko, a small guy, in the glider on their way to Normandy for D-Day. The day before he talked to Eisenhower, before boarding. Near the beach the glider crashed and the first paratrooper and Lou, second in row now, jumped and luckely reached the ...
Inarguably, the “Hari Kari-er” has a terrific insignia that makes it a worthy candidate for Corgi or Air Force 1 to make it into a diecast model. The probability that it was the first American plane to down a Japanese Hien in addition to the possibility that it was the first American...
* WWII casualties totaled between 50 and 70 million people. More than 80% of this total came from four countries: Russia, China, Germany, and Poland. More than half of these casualties were civilians, most of whom were women and children. *Was a plane carrying Winston Churchill almost shot...
Fj - Fallschirmjäger - Paratrooper - Ger. F/L - Flight Lieutenant FLAK - Flieger abwehr kanone - Anti-aircraft gun - Ger. (also the fire from one) FLET –Forward Location Enemy Troops FLOT –Forward Location Own Troops; or Flotilla (Flot) FLS - Fighter Leaders School Flt - Flight ...
German Reich (1941-1943) Taper-Bore Anti-Tank Gun – 150 Built During the Second World War, the Germans employed a range of conventional anti-tank guns in various calibers, from the small 3.7 cm to the massive 12.8 cm. In addition to these, they also developed more specialized anti-tank...
Empire of Japan (1945) Self-Propelled Gun – 1 Prototype Built During the Second World War, the Japanese tank industry was mainly focused on developing light tank designs. These were cheap, robust, and had a very simple construction. On the other hand, their armor and armament were rather ...