My name is Norman 'Kretaner' and since my childhood I am interested in history and strategy games. Later, I have learned programming and the development of computer games, and finally with the Internet, also web design.
I'm in the fortunate position to combine all my interests with my work and to live on a place of my choice, on Crete.
All information, figures, specifications and statistics used here had been compiled from a variety of sources and the large, over decades collected, library of the author about military history, WW2 and weapons.
World War One Diary for Saturday, April 19, 1919: Germany: General Robertson arrives at Cologne, relieves Plumer on April 22 as C-in-C, Rhine. France –…
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, April 19, 1944: Sea War Indian Ocean: British Eastern Fleet planes attack Sabang harbour and airfields (Sumatra). Black Sea: Red…
World War One Diary for Sunday, April 20, 1919: Ukraine: Red First Army surrenders to Ukrainians. France – Peace Process: Zaghlul Pasha, Egyptian nationalist, arrives…