The first armed uprising in Nazi-occupied Europe occurred when 6,000 members of the Communist Party and its Youth League rise up against the Italian-occupied puppet Governorate of Montenegro in Yugoslavia.ww2dbase[Montenegro|AC] 13 Jul 1942 ...
Even though it barely returned to the map of Europe after 123 years, it was under constant threat of an attack from both the east and the west. To stand a chance against… Continue reading WB 10 Smeaton Sochaczewski Carrier United Kingdom/Republic of Poland (1944-1945) Armored Carrier ...
Its three campaigns, for the Soviets, British, and the US, follow the two sides through their war against the Axis in heavily scripted missions – the recapture of Stalingrad against the sixth army, the war in north Africa, and the liberation of Europe. They’re short but impactful. ...
or the British Commonwealth - and participate in large-scale conflicts across a massive digital recreation of Europe. With its combination of real-time strategy, first-person shooter, and flight simulation mechanics,World War II Online: Battleground Europedelivers an unmatched scale and depth of gamep...
A transport of 1,005 Jews departed from Theresienstadt Concentration Camp in occupied Czechoslovakia for locations in Eastern Europe. Most of them were sent to Riga, Latvia.ww2dbase[Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust|Theresienstadt Concentration Camp|Terezín, Cechy|CPC] ...
It was caused by the Treaty of Versailles and the German people’s resentment toward the League of Nations. The Treaty of Versailles was created in 1919 to ensure peace in Europe following World War I. The treaty said that land was to be taken away from Germany. It also stated that Germa...
Medical Department and its role in the Second World War. While we do receive questions, comments and queries from members of the US Armed Forces, we are not affiliated or associated with them in any way. The Centre is located in Europe and as already stated is not open to the general ...
Moreover the location names also highlight how different cities were named over time by different peoples and underscores that different ethnicities coexisted throughout Europe for hundreds of years. Where possible I made guesstimates and tried to get within the general area. If a particular location...
On celebrating Nazism and here’s the critical difference to how hero worship of Nazi elite was treated in Europe and the Soviet Union/Russia in the 1980’s and 1990’s – as opposed to how it was treated in South Africa. In Germany, and even in death Rudolph Hess continued to be cont...
Latvian AFVs of the Interwar and WW2 Latvia is a small country in eastern Europe on the shores of the Baltic Sea. It shares borders with the other two Baltic nations (Estonia and Lithuania), Russia and Belarus. After the Latvian War of Independence (1918-1920), the Latvian government was...