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ARMIES OF WW11 - German Panzer
GERMAN EARLY PANZER DIVISION: The 1st Panzer Division was formed on October 15, 1935, in Weimer from the 3rd Cavalry Divison. Its organization is typical of the Panzer Divisions of the early war years. The German Panzer Division was the fist of the German Army, the key to the Blitzkrieg style of warfare. The Panzer […] -
WEAPONS OF WW11 - German Semi-Automatic Rifles
Semi –Automatic Rifles GERMAN: In 1940 Germany needed a semi-automatic rifle to succeed the Gewehr 98 series. The Gewehr 41 was less successful than the Gewehr 43, but both saw service until the end of WW11 in 1945. Semi-Automatic Rifle Facts: GEWHR 41 CALIBER: 7.92 mm LENGTH: 46.25 inches (1.175 meter) LENGTH OF BARREL: 21.75 […]
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BATTLE of WW11 - Battle of the Atlantic
Battle of the Atlantic Location: Atlantic Ocean Date: September 1939 – May – 1943 Commanders and Forces: German: 1000 U-Boats (Rear Admiral Karl Donitz) British: 9 battleships, 4 aircraft carriers, 35 cruisers, 95 destroyers and 25 submarines. (Admiral Sir Charles Forbes) Casualties: German: 19,000 killed Allied: 85,000 killed Key Actions: After taking heavy losses in […]
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D-Day Anniversary Pictures
I just wanted to post some of my photo’s from the 70th Anniversary of D-Day which I spent in Vierville sur mer, Normandy France, Omaha Beach. There were so many people there and the traffic was atrocious. Of course we “regular” people couldn’t get anywhere near a dignitary but there were a lot of veterans […]
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BATTLES OF WWII - Ukraine and the Blitz
Western Front: The Ukraine Location: USSR Date: July – November, 1943 Commanders and Forces: German: 2.5 million troops. (Adolph Hitler) Soviets: 6 million troops Red Army. (Joseph Stalin) Casualties: German: 213,000 killed and wounded. Soviet: 430,000 killed and wounded. Key Actions: After the Battle of Kursk, the Red Army swept westward, driving back he […]