Battle of Kursk
Battle of Kursk in July 1943, the greatest tank battle in military history. The strategic decisions, preparations, the German offensive on July 5 and Hitlers break-off on July 13. Battle […]
Battle of Kursk in July 1943, the greatest tank battle in military history. The strategic decisions, preparations, the German offensive on July 5 and Hitlers break-off on July 13. Battle […]
German Orders of Battle from 3 September 1941 and the Eastern Front after the successful start of Operation Barbarossa from the end of August 1941 until the failure of the
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The Polish campaign from the Battle of Bzura, the invasion of the Red Army to the surrender of Warsaw and the last Polish troops on 6 October 1939 (Part II).
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Hitler’s declaration of war to the United States appears to be difficult to understand, superfluous, and sealed the fate of the Third Reich. On 12 December 1941, Adolf Hitler declared
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Part II of ‘Why did Hitler declare war on the US?’ Back to PART I: Why did Hitler declare war on the US? The ‘undeclared war’ of the USA against
German Orders of Battle before the summer offensive in Russia (Operation Blue) of June 24, 1942. Here to the previous part: German Orders of Battle May 1942 and Operation Blue.
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History and causes of the Balkan campaign 1940-1941. Mussolini’s Greek adventure on 28 October 1940 to the German attack of 6 April 1941. End of October 1940, Hitler ended his
Operation Torch, the Allied landings in North Africa. On November 8, 1942, a force of over 70,000 Allied troops invaded Vichy-French North-West Africa. Operation Torch On the morning of November
The Soviet winter offensive 1941/42 from December 5-6, 1941 and German Orders of Battle from 2 January 1942. The first major offensive of the Red Army, the counterattack in front
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The last Russian Winter Offensive of the war started with the Battle of the Vistula. On January 12, 1945 the 1st Belorussian Front (Marshal Zhukov) and the 1st Ukrainian Front
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Why Hitler attacked Russia ? (Part I) Looking on the subsequent events appearing after Hitler’s decision to attack Russia, it looks like sheer madness. Already Napoleon had found in the
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Operation Rheinübung (‘Rhine Exercise’), the final cruise of the Bismarck. Detailed action, numerous photos and video about the sinking of the great German battleship. Here to Part I: development, specifications,
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The German attack on the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941. 80 years ago: the beginning of the operation with the code-name ‘Barbarossa’. On June 22, 1941, the German Wehrmacht
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The Second and Third Soviet Counteroffensive in the Winter of 1941-42, and the Orders of Battle of the Wehrmacht of 22 April 1942. Here to the previous part: German Orders
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Were there alternatives for Hitler to Operation Barbarossa ? Part II to the question ‘Why the Germans invaded Russia ?‘ Here to Part I: Why Hitler attacked Russia ? In
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