IF THE NORMANDY INVASION REPRESENTED THE BEGINNING OF THE LIBERATION OF FRANCE WHY DID NO MAJOR FRENCH FORMATION PARTICIPATE ? I AM AWARE THAT A SMALL FRENCH COMMANDO UNIT WAS PRESENT AND THAT THE ...
There seems to be quite a bit of controversy as to when the BoB is considered to have ended. I believe the most widely accepted date is 10/31/40 but from my understanding German war records indicate ...
Which firearm did George S. Patton call “The greatest battle implement ever devised”? A. M1 Garand B. M-14 C. Remington 700 D. Mossburg 500 E. Browning M2
Could someone tell me what the biggest and bloodiest battle of W.W.II between Australian and Japanese troops? Also did New Zealand troops serve in Australian Units or were they separate?
... uestion: What was the typical combat experience of a US Sherman tank in terms of how it was used in battle on the western front in 1944-1945. Did it most commonly ...
If you are saying that WW II is bening defined only on the basis of the Holocaust, then, expecially here, you have missed the mark. Look that the thread 'Nuremburg: the world that cheat itself' for ...
... ave found a couple of these brass straps (see photo) each with two D Loops. These were found on WW2 battle fields in Hong Kong amongst British, Canadian and Japanese equipment but I have not been ...
... ns captured during the Korean War. The answer to the question 'what happened to small arms after battles' is as varied as the armies and battlefields. An efficient fighting force that wins a ...
Where can I find out about my father who was in the Battle of Hurtgen Forest and received the Bronze Star and Purple Heart? Jack H. Sanders army serial number 34 685 932 DOB 11/23/13 pfc inf ...
Thinking about it the first leader that comes to my mind is Genghis Khan and his conquer of Asia and Europe. I think his conquests has changed the world and the social and economic situations not ...
Can you match the battle to the war? 1. Battle of Verdun 2. Battle of Britain 3. Battle of Trafalgar 4. Battle of Cannae 5. Battle of Lexington and Concord 6. First Battle of Marne 7. Battle of ...
On March 1, 1896, this European country lost to a local king. This loss was one of the first times that a European colonial power lost to the native people they were trying to colonize. Can you name ...
MY father was in the Battle Of Bataan WW2. His name is Albert Hessman from Indiana. What did he do in the war? He would not talk about it only to say so many dead. I don't think he ever got over what ...
My father served in the Canadian Navy during WW II. When he returned to civilian life he was alcoholic, abusive, moody, and at the end of his life attempted to shoot my mother, my brother(aged 3) and ...
I have just signed a contract with West View Press to prepare a book on the German offensive south of Kursk in July 1943. This offensive resulted in the famous Battle of Prokhorovka. Due to a ...
I was in a flag shop today to buy a Japanese flag to fly on our boat as my wife is Japanese...if will fly as a burgy when she is on board. The owner asked if I knew that ships involved in the Dec. ...
I completely disagree. I believe you have to judge a soldier/warrior's skill and prowess in battle when using the exact same equipment. If the Alamo Scouts used thompson submachine guns and fought ...
My dad was at normandy , and in his army records say that he was in the norfolks until a few weeks before the action (from 1939 to1944)but in the Hampshires at the landings in june 1944 , could the ...
... one replacement barrel", because I've read it was 8. To actually believe there was only 1 given the battle that was coming and him having over 12000 rounds at hand just for his MG-42, you'd ...
Which South Pacific battle saw the sinking of 3 American / British / Dutch / Australian destroyers and 2 cruisers while the Japanese attackers suffered no losses?
looking for information about my grandfather Karl Otto Schwarz from New york -- died on 12/20/44 was corporal in 43rd cavalry recon. squadron. Help please?
On a completely different tack from other respondents, if you are stimulated by cartography, then the following may interest you : - The Times Atlas of the Second World War; ed John Keegan; ISBN ...
I heard that the Battle of Midway was the battle that stopped the Japanese from attacking U.S. mainland. Their plans were to conquer Midway and Hawaii first and then proceed to U.S. mainland but due ...
Hello, I'm writing a paper for school about the famous Battle of Kursk. My teacher said that it would be interesting to contact veterans. I have been searching the net to find any ...
i want to find a picture of my dad william reason army 1945 battle of bulge radio man i think belgum..hes deceased i would love a picture please help..sincerely gerry bachanes ...
Was thinking about it lately and it seems that since the turn of the millennium there were no real interesting wars. Either the forces were not equal so the result is clear beforehand or it seems ...