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A picturesque figure of Afrika Korps; he was a master with his 88mm's - He was named 'The Pastor of Hellfire Pass'

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Major Wilhelm Georg Bach was one of the most unusual characters in the Africa Korps - DAK, who led the defense of the Halfaya Pass. Rommel gave him the responsibility for holding it. Bach was one of the most colorful and beloved characters in the whole of the Africa...read more

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 Lieutenant) August 23, 2016

VC: Major ‘Jock’ Anderson; Hero of the Battle of Longstop Hill. He led the attack through intense enemy machine-gun and mortar fire

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In 1943, during the Second World War, Anderson was an acting major in the 8th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's), in Tunisia. He had been promoted from "lieutenant (temporary captain)" in which rank he was awarded the DSO "in recognition of gallant and distinguished...read more

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 Lieutenant) August 12, 2016

VC: He was hit and his aircraft in flames, he obtained at least one direct hit, sinking the destroyer. He was one of the last Canadians to die during World War II

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On the same day that the world was struck by news of a second atomic bomb, the last Victoria Cross of World War 2 was won by a Royal Navy Reservist. No sailor or Royal Marine has been awarded Britain’s – and the Commonwealth’s – highest military decoration since the...read more

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MC: He rammed a King Tiger tank of the I/s.H.Pz.Abt 503 and disabled it with his British Sherman

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On July 18 1944, while taking part in Operation Goodwood (Battle of Normandy), he was commanding a group of M4 Sherman tanks east of Cagny that suddenly encountered a mixed group of four German tanks at a range of only 300 yards (270 m). The group included one of the formidable Tiger II heavy...read more

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 HQ Batallón) August 07, 2016

He inflicted more casualties upon the enemy than any other tanker. He was the Baddest Man in the 761st

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Sergeant Warren G.H. Crecy enlisted in the US Army in 1941 was one of the founding members of the 761st Tank Battalion, the first-ever all-black armored unit. The 761st, dubbed "The Black Panthers", were assigned to Patton's 3rd Army during much of the European campaign.

On November 10,...read more

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 Lieutenant) August 03, 2016

She revenged at her husband's death by donating a T-34 tank for the Red Army. She was a Soviet tank driver during World War II

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Mariya Vasilyevna Oktyabrskaya (16 August 1905 – 15 March 1944) was a Soviet tank driver during World War II. Mariya Vasilyevna Oktyabrskaya was married to a Soviet army officer. While married to her husband, she began to...read more

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 Lieutenant) July 26, 2016

VC: The rifleman Gurkha who knocked two Japanese tanks with his PIAT gun

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He was Ganju Lama, 19, a rifleman in the 1st Battalion, 7th Gurkha Rifles, in the Indian Army during World War II. He won the Victoria Cross (VC) in Burma on 12 June 1944. A month before this engagement, Ganju Lama had been awarded the...read more

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 Lieutenant) July 25, 2016

He was wounded five time, fought in nine battles and was awarded Nazi Germany's highest award

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He is Rudolf von Ribbentrop, a former Waffen-SS Captain who served in World War II. He is the son of the German diplomat and Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop.  

On 1 September 1939, when the Second World War ...read more

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