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30 Images of Fallschirmjäger in Italy, Some May Be New for You!

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The Fallschirmjäger, elite troops of German Forces during World War II, participated very actively in Italian Front, from Sicily until last days in North Italy. They were frequently deployed at the vanguard of attacks and as the bulwark of a defence....read more

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Nice and stunning collection of colour footages of the German Luftwaffe in action during World War II, don't miss it!!!

A very nice collection of rare footages of German Luftwaffe!!! The Luftwaffe was one of the strongest, most doctrinally, most technologically advanced, and most battle-experienced air forces in the world when World War II started in Europe in September 1939. read more

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It was four times the first!!! Fallschirmjäger - The Battle of Crete, 1941

The attack on Crete in May 1941 stands as the single most defining action undertaken by the Fallschirmjäger during WWII. The Battle of Crete began on the morning of 20 May 1941, when Nazi Germany launched an airborne invasion of Crete under the code name Operation Merkur (Mercury). The massive...read more

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Update!: Colorized pictures of Kuhlmey's detachment at Immola that tell us his story on summer 1944

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In less than one hour from arriving to Immola (Finland) the Kuhlmey's detachment launched their first sortie against Russians. Detachment Kuhlmey was a temporary unit of the German Luftwaffe during World War II. The unit was commanded by Oberstleutnant Kurt Kuhlmey and the detachment was built...read more

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Awesome Footage about German Soldiers during World War II

This video is about the German soldiers. Approximately 18.2 million soldiers served for Germany during World War 2.read more

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Imperial Japanese Air Service footage

A compilation footage out of actuality films of the imperial Japanese navy and army air forces in the 1930's and 40's:

  • 0:00 24 G4M2 Betty
  • 0:08 G3M Nell
  • 0:14 G4M Betty
  • 1:12 KI-21 Sally
  • 1:27 G4M Betty
  • 1:45 B5N Kate
  • 1:59 Shokaku
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The British Resistance: Auxiliary Units

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By the end of June 1940 the Battle of France was over, the British Army had been plucked from the Beaches of Dunkirk, but much of its heavy equipment had been abandoned in France.

It looked like Britain would be the next target for the Nazi war machine… Having witnessed the debacle in...read more

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The little-known capture of Rommel’s signals intelligence unit by an Australian battalion in North Africa in July 1942

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At the beginning of the "First Battle of Alamein", Rommel's DAK suffered an unexpected coup when they lost the signals intercept unit Nachrichten Fern Aufklarung Kompanie 621 (NFAK 621) which was commanded by the Hauptmann (Captain) Alfred...read more

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