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The 1st Division specialised in amphibious operations
On February 6th 1945, CT16 relieved CT13 of the 8th division near the towns of Winden and Kleinhau on the banks of the Roer River
GERMAN ARMY IN NORMANDY 12TH HITLERJUGEND PANZER DIVISION DVD
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Well known 8th USAAF historian and mv enthusiast, Steve A. Carr, has many of the answers in this four part series of articles that jeep…
WHEATCROFT-TIGER TANK LEGAL STATEMENT
Kevin Wheatcroft has instructed us, his lawyers, to prepare this statement in answer to a number of wildly inaccurate and defamatory statements which have appeared…
Denmarks left over WWII German Minefields
Denmark is affected by antipersonnel mines left from World War II. In 1944, the entire Skallingen Peninsula in Jutland on the Danish west coast was…
Time Traveller – Pfc Jamie “J-mac” Macpherson
I followed down the hill across a stream and onto a steep hill. We came under heavy sniper fire.
Spuduka’s Pillbox Upper Thames set
To give some background you have to go back to 1940 when the UK was at risk from Germany invading after the fall of France.…
Stoneleigh Militaria Fair
Well it was the first show of the season and we were lucky that it was just a cold day and that the bad weather held off.
Rescue of Il-2 M3 at Lake Balaton
In August 2010 we proceeded to the rescue of a Soviet Il-Sturmovik Batalon fallen into the lake (Hungary) after being hit by flak. The unit…
Is Collecting Militaria Glorifying War?
THESE DAYS, the impact of war is thankfully well understood by the mainstream. Remembrance ceremonies happen in many countries including the UK, US and Australia.…