the city of Orel was liberated and by the 18th the German army took up defensive positions east of Bryansk. It had lost 30 of its 50 divisions and up to 500,000 men killed, wounded or missing in action. From its victory in the Battle of Kursk, the Soviet Red Army went on to libera...
The WWII Army morning reports document important details such as combat participation, military duties, promotions, ranks, dates and locations where a veteran was wounded, injured or killed in action, and map coordinates where a WWII Army veteran was stationed on a given date. WWII Army morning ...
You have Army and Navy men under you. Have you any Marines or how about a Seabee or what would you suggest or would you? No, I'm not drunk. I just hate to ask for favors, but for Christ sake, you can suggest can't you? No kidding, coach who'll I see? Despite these ...
Unfortunately, most of the army’s supplies and food, which had been dispersed from central storage to forces on the beaches, had to be left behind during the hasty retreat. Without food, air cover, or much hope of reinforcement, the American and Filipino servicemen had moved onto Bataan, ...
- Army strength: 230,725 people - Navy strength: 132,827 people - Marine Corps strength: 22,990 people - Air Force strength: Not yet formed - Total strength: 386,542 people - Percent of population enlisted: 0.36% Congress approved the burial of an unidentified body from World War I on ...
- Army strength: 2,395,742 people - Navy strength: 448,606 people - Marine Corps strength: 52,819 people - Air Force strength: Not yet formed - Total strength: 2,897,167 people - Percent of population enlisted: 2.81% Thousands of American troops joined forces in September 1918 with the...
At its peak it mustered 150 officers, 3,000 enlisted men, and 54,000 pigeons. Although its personnel were only one third of one percent of the Army Signal Corps, it provided vital and outstanding service. With ranks filled by some of the foremost pigeon fanciers and trainers in the ...
grammar-school teacher, Felix would have many options to make a decent living in the Kaiser’s Reich when he grew to manhood. At age 17, he decided that he wanted a career in the Army, and in March 1914 he enlisted as a cadet officer in the 5th (East Prussian) Infantry Regimentvon ...
- Army strength: 2,395,742 people- Navy strength: 448,606 people- Marine Corps strength: 52,819 people- Air Force strength: Not yet formed- Total strength: 2,897,167 people- Percent of population enlisted: 2.81% Thousands of American troops joined forces in September 1918 with the allied ...
Lack of sharing (the CIA believes things it shares with State get leaked, the Army won’t give things away to the Navy, the FBI hoards info so as to not let another part of the Department of Justice get credit for a bust, the NSA doesn’t trust anyone, and so forth) is already ...