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Carnage At The Crossroads – The Malmady Massacre Part 1

The Tragic Story Of Sgt. Cecil J. Cash By: Esther M. Ziock Carroll  PROLOGUE:  This incident was considered to be the worst WAR CRIME committed against American soldiers in the…

Top 5 Picks of WW2 Collectable Deactivated Sniper Rifles

THE SNIPER HAS lurked in the shadows of war for over two centuries evolving from paid assassin to the most highly trained of infantryman during…

ARTICLE: The Battle of Moerbrugge – Part 3

Moerbrugge: “A Crossing of Opportunity”: As we have seen, the German resistance in Moerbrugge was thought by 4th Canadian Armoured Divisional HQ to have been…

Article: 6th Airborne Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment and the Tetrarch by Peter Brown

6th Airborne Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment and the Tetrarch by Peter Brown Flying tanks onto the battlefield is not something which has happened every day though…

ARTICLE: The second in a Series of WWII Medal Identification by Scott Addington

Campaign Awards for the Second World War (1939-1945)  General service within the British and Commonwealth armed forces during the Second World War was rewarded by…

ARTICLE: The Battle of Moerbrugge – Part 2

Moerbrugge: Prelude to Battle.  On September 5th 1944, the 1st Polish Armoured Division occupied St Omer. The refreshed 4th Canadian Armoured Division resumed its advance…

ARTICLE: The First in a Series of WWII Medal Identification by Scott Addington

Campaign Awards for the Second World War (1939-1945) General service within the British and Commonwealth armed forces during the Second World War was rewarded by…

ARTICLE: The Battle of Moerbrugge (September 8th -11th, 1944)

The Belgian town of Moerbrugge was liberated by the Canadian 1st Army on September 10th 1944, after a vicious two-day long battle. The action was…

4 Paratrooper Collectables

SO FAR IN our news we’ve resisted writing about D-Day Airborne relics largely as they seem to be well covered everywhere else. We’ve all seen…

The sad story of the Italian armistice of 8 September 1943

By Romeo Pavoni for War History Online There are some events in the history of every nation that represent a turning point, for the Italian…

5 Picks of D-Day Paratrooper Militaria

  Warstuff.com SO FAR IN our news we’ve resisted writing about D-Day Airborne relics largely as they seem to be well covered everywhere else. We’ve…

ARTICLE: The Battle of Moerbrugge – September 10th and 11th: The Canadian Triumph and the Anti-Climax:

September 10th and 11th: The Canadian Triumph and the Anti-Climax:  The Bailey bridge was completed by the 8th Field Squadron, RCE, by 0600hrs on the…