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Hitler had set himself, or been set, specific guidelines for the introduction and use of new weapons. In 1940 he had given Ohnesorge the impression that he was not interested in having an atom bomb. Two years later, within a few weeks of taking office, Armaments Minister Speer accepted that Hitler “did not want the bomb for doctrinal reasons”. During…
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Early on the morning of 18 August, at 0500 hours, Soviet artillery began a massive bombardment of the German frontline…
Jericho is a general designation given to a loosely related family of deployed ballistic missiles developed by Israel from the…
Care and Feeding of the Army Few studies of ancient military campaigns get into the nitty-gritty of logistics, partly because…
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The Maryland was an excellent light reconnaissance bomber designed for the export market. It enjoys the dubious distinction of having…
A French officer, Colonel Ardant du Picq, more than most, perceived that the high rates of fire and long range…
The war chariot was made possible by two inventions, the spoked wheel and the bit. Complete chariots have been found…
NameYard №Laid DownLaunchedCommissionedNoteM-401№13516.11.19391.06.19411946 General characteristics – Project 95 Displacement (tons):Surfaced:102Submerged:140Dimensions (m):Length:37,3Beam:3,3Draught:1,73Speed (knots):Surfaced:23Submerged:14,5Range:Surfaced:900 nmi (14 knots)Under snorkel:–Submerged:350 nmi (4 уз)Diving depth…
In the mountains of northern Tunisia First Army continued its fight to gain control of the eastern dorsals of the Atlas range. They were still suffering from enemy bombing and strafing, since the Luftwaffe and Regia Aeronautica were flying readily from local airfields around Tunis. During the day Bf109 fighters…
USS Olympia (C-6/CA-15/CL-15/IX-40) is a protected cruiser that saw service in the United States Navy from her commissioning in 1895 until 1922. This vessel became famous as the flagship of Commodore George Dewey at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War in 1898. The ship was decommissioned after…
On 20 April at the graduation exam, I commanded a live-firing exercise – I calculated the data and directed the firing. We graded out at the top. I acquired the rank of lieutenant, while those who had passed with a `Good’ mark or a `Satisfactory’ were made junior lieutenants. Five…
V-2 Rocket, White Sands, NM 1946/11/21 The original stated purpose of the German team’s work was to train Americans, both civil and military, in the assembly, checkout, and launch of the large rockets they had designed. In the process, they would use the big V-2 rockets and their parts to…
On 6 August, 176th Brigade, 59th Division, crossed the Orne near Bas de Brieux (near Grimbosq). The 271.ID fought fiercely, but the English were able establish a bridgehead. Kampfgruppe Wünsche counter-attacked on 7 and 8 August with Panther tanks and Tigers from 2nd Company. SS-Sturmbannführer Max Wünsche, commander of Kampfgruppe…
The governor of Britain, like any provincial governor, enjoyed the prestige of having his own military staff, singulares, drawn from soldiers in the provincial garrison, including the auxilia, and serving on detachment. These men were known as beneficiarii, literally because they benefited from the privileges and status afforded by the…
Lieutenant-Colonel Fritz Fullriede The war in Africa which had, from 1940, been confined to the deserts of Libya and Egypt, expanded in November 1942 out of those sandy wildernesses and into the mountains of Algeria and Tunisia. Those two countries, both French colonial territories, had been neutral since the Franco-German…
It had been quiet in Kovel sector for eight days. The enemy’s efforts slackened noticeably and there were rumors that the Red Army was preparing a major offensive. The high commands of the armed forces (OKW) and the army (OKH) were convinced that it was going to come in the…
British coastal assault on St Cast in Brittany in September 1758. A German map, published…
Schnellboot S-80 torpedo boat Camo Operations with the Kriegsmarine S-boats were often used to patrol…
American Lend-Lease supplies to the USSR 1941–45. Soviet historiography is mocked in the West, where…
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