
Battle for the river Elle, June 12, 1944
"And now, on 11 June 1944, I was alone with two other men from another company with very little ammunition, ...
"And now, on 11 June 1944, I was alone with two other men from another company with very little ammunition, ...
On the cemetery in Huelva, a village on the south coast of Spain, à major of the Royal Marines, William ...
The capture of the various bridges across the rivers and canals in Mid-Holland was one of the most important assignments ...
"We were not informed about production of heavy water in Vemork. We were not informed about the Germans wanting to ...
The German invasion of the Soviet Union had been a certainty for Adolf Hitler for a long time. Advancing to ...
The German invasion of the Soviet Union had been a certainty for Adolf Hitler for a long time. Advancing to ...
Introduction "I am aware of the tragic impact of the atomic bomb. It is a terrible responsibility which has come to ...
Introduction Operation Haudegen was the code name of a secret mission of the meteological department of the Kriegsmarine on the island ...
Even today, the Englandspiel is still considered one of the great mysteries of World War Two in the Netherlands. Between ...
Preface On 16 December 1944 the Germans launched a massive attack on the allied troops in the Ardennes, a campaign which ...
Preface No.617 Squadron is commonly known for its actions during the Dambusters raid (Operation Chastise), for which it was specially formed. ...
"German cities... will be subjected to an ordeal the like of which has never been experienced by a country ...
Operation Neptune was the maritime counterpart of Operation Overlord, the allied landing in Normandy that started at 6 June 1944, ...
"Was I seeing clearly? An enemy tank was pushing through the orchards of St. Contest! It then stopped. The commander ...
The Elsenborn ridge is a boomerang shaped, higher laying ground east of the Belgian village Elsenborn with view on the ...