the staff of the 100th General Hospital was conveyed 18 miles to the railroad station situated in the suburbs of Glasgow where it boarded a troop train which transported the personnel the 275 miles to its next destination in Colwyn Bay, North Wales. The train arrived late on the same...
Soviet Union (1943) Medium Tank – Fake Always cross-reference your sources This tank is a little known fake, but a little too close to home to be ignored. In fact, the first ever illustration of this vehicle came from Tanks Encyclopedia, and is a result of not cross-referencing sources...
InTrowbridge, Wiltshire, the entire staff and personnel were billeted in private homes starting 22 February 1944 (4 individuals per home). No home contained male and female personnel, and in no place were Officers and EM set up together. The existing facilities were excellent, yet, a few of...
The design and production of tanks were overseen by the Central Armored Directorate of the Main Military Engineering Directorate (GVIU), their representative in the field being Commissar of Tsentrobron (Soviet Armored Units) Ivan Khristianovich Gaugel, well-known among the factory workers for his...
By June 1941, fifteen female cooks were working across all the Military districts. However, it was not until July 1942 that approval was given for the New Zealand Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) in New Zealand, formally establishing these female cooks as part of the military establishment...
Among the pilots who gained fame flying the Il-2, was Senior Lieutenant Anna Yegorova, a female pilot who flew 260 missions. She was decorated three times, the last "posthumously", as she was presumed dead after being shot down. In fact, she managed to survive imprisonment in a German co...
The 45th (unit code 9201V –ed) was quartered on the starboard side of “C” deck at the bow of the ship, with Officers and female personnel (WACs, ARC) housed on “A” and “B” decks. Troops were given 2 meals per day, plus one package of cigarettes and a candy bar. Due to...