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 HQ Batallón) June 21, 2017

How Germans Turned Trains Into Massive Artillery in WWII - One Of The Two Surviving Guns

Railway guns like the German WWII K5 gun had a very narrow aim. To get around that problem, Germans developed a circular track, allowing the gun to rotate and fire in 360 degrees.

A K5(E) is preserved at the United States Army Ordnance Museum in Fort Lee (Petersburg, Virginia). Leopold...read more

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 HQ Batallón) February 18, 2017

Top 10 World War II Secret Weapons - What Did You Know About Them?

Every war has its secret weapons, and probably none had more than the Second World War. Even at the time, the German love of "wonder weapons" was well-known, and made a fine psychological weapon in itself. So did the Reich's love of science and engineering. Allied planners and soldiers never...read more

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Rare British Railway-Mounted Guns - Ready to Fire across the English Channel!

Great Britain employed railway-mounted guns that were capable of firing across the English Channel between the areas around Dover and Calais. Britain employed three 13.5-inch (342.9 mm) railway mounted guns on the East Kent Light Railway, located around Lydden and Shepherdswell. These were known...read more

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Astonishing Images and facts of 'Krummlauf': the most bizarre/odd/interesting German firearm of World War II

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Many people don't know that the Germans had a barrel for their Sturmewehrs in WW2 to shoot around corners. The Krummlauf (curved barrel) was an attachment for the Sturmgewehr 44 rifle, which was used by the Germans in World War II. It...read more

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Some Facts About One of the Most Jaw-Dropping German Weapon from World War II - You Probably Never Heard Of

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The V-3 or "High Pressure Pump" (HDP for short) was a German supergun which used multiple propellant charges placed along the barrel's length and timed to fire as soon as the projectile passed them, to provide an additional boost. The 140 m long...read more

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Horten Ho 229 "Flying Wing": Personal Favorite of Hermann Göring and the Center of Conspiracy Theories Concerning "NAZI Flying Saucers"

The Horten Ho 229 was a late-World War II prototype flying wing fighter/bomber. It is the first pure flying wing powered by a turbojet, and has been described by some as the first aircraft designed to incorporate stealth technology. Brothers Reimar and Walter Horten built the world's first jet-...read more

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A Fully Working M4 Enigma Machine Smashes Record at Auction, sold for $365,000

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A fully operational M4 enigma machine, one of the rarest and most complicated of all the enigma machines (encryption devices) used by the Nazis during the Second World War, in fine condition, has sold for a record-breaking $365,000. This encryption...read more

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Amazing finding! Bunker Turret Using a Pz.Kpfw. II Turret Discovered in Poland - Ghosts Return!

An unusual remnant of World War II was found by a group of military history enthusiasts in the middle of a field in Poland on 1st October this year. One meter beneath the surface the German turret was resting for over 70 years. Given the circumstances, it’s still in a pretty good shape!

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Jetpacks or Himmelstürmer, another technology developed by nazis to fly

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The jetpacks were yet another one of the technologies explored by the Germans during World War Two. The “Himmelstürmer” (Sky Stormer - but literally Heaven Stormer) flight pack was an experimental project that would allow German combat...read more

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