europe
Who had the higher kill ratio in air war over europe, the allies or germans? My perception was that more Allied crewmen were lost (as in killled or wounded since all captured crewman would be allied) ...
by hotelend
There are some dutch-english books to drive your own guided tour over the marketgarden battle fields. Their are two books part 1 goes from belguim to nijmegen the second one from nijmegen to Arnhem ...
by Mathefblow
Hi, Are there lists on the internet of American soldiers killed in WWII in Europe? Are there list of American soldiers burried in Europe (France)? Thank you for your help. Joseph Galron
by cihotefol
The reason why the US entered the war in Europe in simple, and that is that Hitler declared on the US just after Pearl Harbour and that gave Churchill, who was half American, the chance to persuade ...
by Mortisluter
has anyone heard of a company in ww2 Europe called the cryin lyons
by Guest
Who was the British Admiral who thwarted Napolean's attempts to rule all of Europe and what was the name of the battle?
by Vale
Are records available for 16th Cavalry Group, 16th Cavalry Squadron in WWII in Europe?
by Curious
What would the life of a teenager living in Europe during the time of World War II be like? I'm doing a research project for history and I need to prepare a presentation on this. I would prefer the ...
by Guest
The same can be said of the BEF in 1940. I would choose the Soviets. They fought back from the brink of annihilation to liberate their country and all of Eastern Europe and then went on to occupy the ...
by dfc2soft
I would recommend getting John Keegan's 'The Battle for History: Re-Fighting World War II.' It is an excellent survey of the histography of the war and makes many suggestions for further reading. It ...
by Lambofsatan
You are incorrect. In fact, Hitler and his generals declined to invade Switzerland based heavily on the fact that the population was heavily armed (also, the mountainous terrain would have made an ...
by bort
i'm trying to find where my uncle who served in the army in Europe and was killed in ww2 is buried
by patrick lynch
I doubt that there will be a consensus about why. Among the reasons are that he hated Jews. It is also a pretty common tactic of authoritarian governments to single out easily identifiable groups to ...
by DuaneW
There was a window of approximately 4 years where permanently eradicating the Russian ability for imperialistic designs on Europe and the world would have been relatively, and I emphasize relatively ...
by Joe Freeman
Heya there. Indeed, the germans had not only the capability to do it, but they were on the brink of achieving it. While it's true that the German Spring 1918 offensives stalled out without american ...
by RAMjb
I've been doing a bit of research regarding B-24 operations over Europe and have come across the rank of 'Flight Officer' in the US Army Air Forces. The two Flight Officers about whom I've read were ...
by dslonline
by Vale
The prejudice was formed on a base of old beliefs that had no relation with reality. Jews in Europe came in all shapes sizes and beliefs. The German Jews were as educated, cultured and clean as other ...
by jade
A major factor in this might be that jews traditionally (several hundred years ago) had been forbidden to own land, and thus could't work as pessants. One of the factors in the Danish jews being ...
by trapdoor
The forerunner of today’s cruise missiles was inspired by the V-1 Buzz bombs this bomb and V-2 was developed in the secret German rocket facility. It was use six days after D-Day Invasion of ...
by Marra M
MANY years ago, in one of the gun magazines, I read an article by a former US soldier who had been part of a group who was responsible for disposing of German weapons after WWII. It must have been ...
by JoninFla
by Marra M
by Davrod
The debate between Historians. i am interested to see what readers of this NG thought on the subject below? i have included a brief summary of the general views of different Historians. these are the ...
by Grogs1
Hello 'C.C.Jordan' Until now I have never heard of the Navy Corsair flying in combat agst Nazi airplanes. Can you tell me what USAF in Europe or the Med. they were used? Thank you, Irwin
by manau
Sweden's role wasn't one to be particularly proud of. The main reason they weren't invaded was that they were worth more to the Germans as a 'neutral' state. Sweden kept up a thriving trade with ...
by klauzniksam
Dear Ma'am Of course the 66th Div. were called the Panthermen. In German, an armored Division is called a Panzer Division. All I can say about the Bulge is that my dad was not there in the time ...
by Indybuster
Prior to the U. S. Entry into WW 2, there is a story about European Jew's who were on board a ship, they requested, to enter the U. S. A. The FDR administration denied them entry and we're ...
by Mark Tercsak
I doubt if very many German soldiers who served in Normandy would agree with that. The Germans lost almost 40 divisions in less than 3 months. Now that is some truly frightening high speed mass ...
by Wayne McCoy
The US could be fighting on Russian soil. It is an interesting situation, could supply lines be created? Would Japan attack US shipping destined for the USSR? If Japan declares war on the USSR, the ...
by teraklingeru
by Davrod
RAMjb is a moron. The Soviets had much more on their plate after WWII than just developing a weapon, with which to win a war that they had already won..... They had no reason for an A Bomb until ...
by Smarter Than You
Hms Drake is a land based unit AKA HMNB Devonport. The West Country and the Royal Navy go back a long way. The ships that defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588 sailed from the mouth of the River Plym, ...
by Mick
by VonArnold
It is worth noting that while bombed cities have been rebuilt in Europe and Asia without especially ill effects, Hiroshima and Nagasaki continue (almost 64 years later) to suffer from the lingering ...
by DavisGL
by JamesHinton
by Elkabong
the >war for his acts) As far as I know, there was a line of defence through the middle of France and many units were transported from Dunkirk and the Belgian beaches of La Panne (only a few miles ...
by freerap
That's complete nonsense. He had no Jewish origins. Antisemitism was very common in Europe at the time and Jews were killed because of it long before Hitler came to power. The Nazis only brought it ...
by jade
by Asif Nadeem
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