The German attack on the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941 – The beginning of the operation with the code-name ‘Barbarossa’ On June 22, 1941, the German Wehrmacht began the […]
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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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The map of the control of territories in the European theater of war from 1942-45. Above is the strategic map of the European theater of war for the war game
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The Siege of Tobruk, from April to December 1941 (Part II). Rommel’s attack on the defensive perimeter, trench warfare and the circumstances get worse at Tobruk. Here to part I
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Battle of Kamenets-Podolsky in western Ukraine, March-April 1944. The exemplary breakout of the German 1st Panzer Army (General Hube) from the pocket according to the plan of Field Marshal Manstein.
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The Eastern Front from winter 1943-44 until late summer 1944. Ending the siege of Leningrad and Operation Bagration, the destruction of the German Army Group Center. During the winter of
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Losses and casualties during World War II. Military personnel and civilian losses, aircraft, warships and merchant ships of the combatants from 1939 to 1945. Military and civilian losses of the
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The campaign against Poland in September 1939 (Part I). Deployment, the German attack and the advance on Warsaw until 9 September. Polish campaign The Polish campaign of 1939, also known
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Operation Merkur (Mercury), the ‘Battle of Crete’. German Plan of Attack and assault troops, deployed forces, intelligence, the fighting and losses on Crete. The same time as on April 21,
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Part III of ‘Why did Hitler declare war on the US?’ Back to PART II: The ‘undeclared war’ of the USA against Germany The road to the ‘real’ World War
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The siege of Tobruk from April to December 1941. Tobruk is a tiny but significant harbor on the coastline of Cyrenaica. Before WW2 its inhabitants figures about 4,000 citizens, residing
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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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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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
