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Bill Mauldin published a WWII cartoon that showed an armoured column snaking back on a winding road. In front of the column are Willie and Joe walking along with mine sweepers.
The cartoon did not a
...g to the German offensive of Kursk, which was the last strategic offensive by the Germans in the Eastern Front. The second poster does point out that the Germans also launched a last-gasp offensive in...
...oldier's lives were worth something. MacArthur also criticized America's high casualties on the European front. I used to wonder about this, but maybe Mac was right - American casualties were needless...
In reading about the home front, it seemed that every job was critical to the war effort in some way, either directly making war materiel or critically serving those who were. All employers were badly
...ls, served where.
I would be very interested in knowing, if certain pistols were used more, on certain fronts and different locations.
Is there any literature available, discussing what types of G...
...dful of troops with anti tank weapons could slow an advance down to a crawling pace. Much of the British front was more open but rolling ground, covered by most of the German panzers and excellent ant...
...simply because the Wehrmacht had larger numbers. The order, issued to the troops fighting in the Eastern front in 1942, that prisoners and passive resistance were to be dealt with in the most brutal m...
...hes or cm. ) C: ( if present the Conning Tower armor in inches or cm. ) T: ( main armament turrets armor front-side-rear-roof in inches or cm. ) i'm very great for your help since now ( also for parti...
...r heard them mentioned in any of the D-Day programs that aired recently. I know Russia demanded a second front but don't know much more than that.
When did Stalin know the invasion was on?...
...an Einsatzgruppen (Dirwelangers brigade was a Waffen SS unit, albeit a penal unit) it alternated between front line combat and pursuit of the Final Solution and gives a fair idea of the sort of things...
...aw's was originally to attack north-easterly on Hood's flank. Instead he attacked eastward across Hood's front. This forces Anderson to attack eastward also and directly into the Union lines. What was...
...ovements pointing to the west through Germany into the Benelux countries and France. There were several 'front lines' indicated, marked by comments such as 'D + 10 days to D + 15 days'. The last front...
...s policies cross over from legitimate criticism to mindless partisan bashing? How did the Republicans confront Roosevelt? How did the general public view criticisms of Roosevelt during the war?...
where ABC weapons used on the eastern front, since the SU had'nt signed the geneva convention could they use ABC weapons ?
...enough available in time?
As a direct hit is not required to have napalm work, a hit anywhere near the front of the bunker would have halted fire for longer than a shell would have, giving the soldi...
...I can think of would be if they were at a dead stop in the water with zero visibility or a panic turn in front of the destroyer was made.
Kennedy rightly deserves the highest praise for his actions ...
...at the topsides of tanks (behind the turret) with zimmerit paste? The armor is thinner than it is on the front. The Germans coated their tanks with zimmerit to stop magnetic and sticky bombs from bein...
...uppose that reserves and evacuated forces would have been sent to the South of France to open the Second Front where and wherever possible. Or would the allies have waited until there was another oppo...
...tion. Events like the Doolittle Raid and Midway and reports of other victories, no matter how small, got front page coverage. In spite of the hype about the danger of U-Boats, the extent of shipping l...
Hi, I have read somewhere of Russian patriotic songs being played for frontline Soviet troops in preparation of a fight, or even during a fight, to boost their morale.
Unfortunately I do not remembe
...3 Divisions make an 'Army', what in other armies might be called a 'Corps' Two or more 'Armies' make an 'Front' which would be organised or dissolved as the need arose.
Atlantean forces in WW2: In a...
...e in '44.
However, today I got a copy of A Bridge Too Far and in it is a picture of a burnt out 250 in front of a building. It also gives me a numeral which I could use.
This 250 lacks the aerial ...
...at he understood and, shoving his throttle ahead, flew around us. He then took up a position directly in front of us, matched our airspeed, and guided us through the treacherous mountain range. the P-...
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