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Yugoslav Partisans (1944-1945) Medium Tank – 1 Converted On April 18th, 1941, the Kingdom of Yugoslavia fell and the King and his Government fled to London. The country was split between the Axis occupiers; Germany, Italy, and Hungary. Additionally, the Axis powers created pro-Nazi regimes...
Hitler saw Norway as an ideal place to launch his deadly U-boats. Two days after his invasion of Norway a British Force landed to assist Norway. After heavy fighting around Narvik, the British were forced to retreat.11. This was probably the most monumental battle of the whole war. It ma...
and 81 were wounded. The majority were merchant seamen, with civilian volunteers making up only four killed and two wounded. Civilian participation was significant: a total of 700 ‘little boats of Dunkirk’ helped lift over 300,000 French and British ...
U-boats, etc were ordered to the nearest allied ports. The U.S. made very sure that they were the ones to intercept the U-boat and offload it’s cargo; the Canadians should have been the ones to get the boat. There is a documentary from the History Channel that talks about these ev...
while on Sand Island aseaplanehangar was built for a squadron of PBY Catalina flying boats. Sand Island was also home to Midway’s defensive garrison as well as its power plant and radio facilities. Japan recognized that control of the atoll would be critical for its plans in the central Pa...
Extravagant hopes were placed in secret weapons (guided missiles, jet planes, and snorkel-equipped U-boats) and in a split between the Western powers and the Soviet Union. Ignoring the danger of a Soviet breakthrough in the east, Hitler persisted in gambling his last resources on an attempt ...
attack on Port ArthurArtist's rendition of Japanese torpedo boats making a surprise attack on Port Arthur, February 8, 1904, during the Russo-Japanese War (1904–05). (more) 3 of 3 Tōgō Heihachirō(more) Although Chinese political influence had been effectively eliminated in Korea, the Japa...