Military Tour Blog

Romanian Infantry Division The Infantry division was organized after the German model: three infantry regiments; one partially motorized reconnaissance group; one antitank company (6 x 47mm Schneider model 1936); a pioneer battalion; and two artillery regiments. It has a total of 17,500 men.

The Hardware – Aircraft Although the Supermarine Spitfire is often portrayed as the fighter plane that “won” the Battle of Britain, it was in fact Sidney Camm’s robust and durable Hurricane that destroyed more German aircraft than the rest of the British planes combined. Well into 1941, the Hurricane was the RAF’s most numerous fighter. […]

Location: Greece and Yugoslavia     Date: April 6-27, 1941 Commanders and Forces: German:   Second Army (von Weichs), Twelfth Army (von List); total German forces: 680,000 troops, 1,200 tanks, 700 aircraft Italian:  Second Army (General Vittorio Ambrosio, 565,000 troops). Yugoslav:  Yugoslav Army (King Peter II, 1 million men, 700 aircraft). Greek:  Greek Army (Marshal Alexander Papagos, […]

 Waffen-SS Order of Battle, Normandy, June 1944 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division Götz von Berlichingen (June 10) (SS-StandartenFuhrer Otto Baum) Total Strength: 17,321 men SS-Panzergrenadier Regiment 37 SS-Panzergrenadier Regiment 38 SS-Panzerjager Abteilung 1:12 x Marder, 22 x Pak 40 (arrived later in the month) SS-Panzer Abteilung 17: 42 x StuG III SS-Panzer Abteilung Regiment 17: 25 […]

Battle of the River Plate Location: South Atlantic Ocean Date: December 13, 1939 Commanders and Forces German:  Pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee (captain Langsdorff); Commanders and Forces British:  Cruisers Exeter, Achilies, and Ajax (Commodore Harwood) Casualties: German:  36 killed, 60 wounded British: 72 killed, 28 wounded