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Embargo did not force Japan to fight USA in 1941 by Quatre
.... .... I think you've got this exactly right. If the Japanese militarists didn't actually plan to conquer the whole world it was only because even they might have understood that ...
The amazing Junkers Ju-390 by Kiwiguy
...ter ju-290 aircraft is said by it's pilot Hans Pancherz to have flown to Cape Town South Africa from France. The most astonishing claim by German armaments minister Albert ...
My Dad has a WWI water cooled (Big Barrel) machine gun with ... by Peak
After extensive research online, I'm 99% sure its a Maxim MG 08/15 with bipod, side cannister, and canvass ammo belt. I've got my sister going to my Dad's house in the next few days to ...
russian war effort by limerpharm
...een successful at all. This assumption is based upon the forces allocated to Russia being concentrated in France where they would have met the invading armies. A few extra divisions sent to Italy coul...
Longest stretch of US military service? by Sounder
...s and trains... then D-Day he goes in on D+ a few days or a week. He is fighting in the bocage, then open France, the the Bulge... then Germany. He's tired, but an experienced soldier... a valuab...
WW2 German weather station in Labrador by doublejay
The following information is from the wonderful website www.pinetreeline.org : [quote]U-537 left Kiel, Germany on September 18, 1943. She made a brief stop in Bergen, Norway and headed out to...
Name of German Soldier that killed 2000 allied soldiers with... by maz1965
...and where it trained for two years, before participating in Operation Overlord, the landings in Normandy, France. The division is best known for being among the first wave of troops to the shore at Om...
did hitler take drugs by RAMjb
...st. At the time they were seen as indispensable for Case Red, and almost everyone betted that the fall of france would mean the end of the war, so he didn't risk them. It was a bad call, but I th...
why did hitler hate the jews? by RAMjb
...frightening cases of ridiculization and false accusations against jews (for instance the Dreyfuss case in France) that got a wide media coverage. Hitler himself was well into one of those anti jewi...
Help: Recommend a comprehensive WWII history book? by Lambofsatan
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 furthe...
Battle of Britain Dates by GaryHinkle
...d. Goebbells declared community life was almost at an end there. 204 killed. Compare this to Billancourt, France. Bomber Command killed 367 French earlier in the month there with High Explosives. It w...
Mannerheim - Pinochett of Finland? by klauzniksam
I do not unfortunately have the opportunity to read the Satakunnan Kansa or Turun Päivälehti from the year 1939 to counter the authoritative voice of the Yorkshire Pud^H^Host. But were they really s...
German Radar Defenses, 1940-45 by mortimer
Many times, since it is a correct claim and the early British work forms the basis of the current systems. In terms of radars it appears all the major powers were doing some sorts of pre war exper...
Secret German squadron in WW2 - KG200 by Kiwiguy
I would be very interested in Nicmia's comments being expanded. Prior to the war Theodor von Rowehl was a Deutsch Luft Hansa pilot flying for Germany's Abwehr secret service. Prior to...
Why did Japan bomb Pearl Harbor? by RAMjb
PH was the result of a long streak of historical events tracing back to the russo-japanese war of 1905. That war was won by Japan, and turned it into a world class power. As such it started (more like...
Reason for Japan not invading continental US by RAMjb
Not sure if I can agree with that. By all accounts Japan never tried to win a head to head war vs the US. They wanted to keep a steady rythm of victories over them, while establishing a double layer o...
Help with Knights Cross research by irony
... Iron Cross was given only to Goering for his successful command of the Luftwaffe during the campaigns in France and the Low Countries in 1940. Here are some details that might help you in identif...
Hitler by teraklingeru
This might be the 1 hour-long documentary entitled 'The Search For Adolf Hitler' which first aired in 1997 on the Discovery Channel program entitled 'Time Traveler'. This would...
Families Of Australian And British WWI Soldiers Might Get Some Closure by Andrea
...d during World War I. They believe the bodies of up to 400 soldiers remain in unmarked graves in northern France near the site of the Battle of Fromelles. It is the largest discovery of its kind and t...
how close ware the germans to getting a nuclear bomb by RAMjb
Forwarning: This is going to be long. Very long. If you've got things to do, leave reading this for later . I'd also like to say that I'm completely ignoring Kiwiguy's posts. H...
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