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Spaniards in the British Army

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In previous episodes we’ve touched upon the Spanish civil war, when the war came to an end there was a large number of displaced Spanish living in France and to a less extent other Europe countries. With the second world war looming, the French began to recruit these displaced men into their...read more

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The People's Army in the Spanish Civil War

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The Spanish civil war has been highlighted as an important prelude to WWII with Germany, Italy and Russia providing men and materiel for the Republican and Nationalist forces. Augmenting this were other foreign fighters forming the international Brigades. In this episode we’ll explore this...read more

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 HQ Comando Supremo) April 22, 2017

Restored German Pak 40 in Images! Impressive Work Made by a Spanish Reenactment Group!

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These are some photos of the presentation of the restoration made by the reenactment group #recon25 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain! The gun was in a ver very bad shape, full of holes and rust... and now is just like if it has just came yesterday from factories in...read more

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Top 10 Rarest Submachine Guns of World War II - You never heard of any of these!

A submachine gun (SMG) is an air-cooled, magazine-fed, automatic carbine designed to fire pistol cartridges. The term "submachine gun" was coined by John T. Thompson, the inventor of the Thompson submachine gun. Here are the top 10 rarest submachine guns of World War II: 

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 Lieutenant) October 16, 2016

Yes! 50 Lost Focke-Wulf 190 Planes may be unearthed in Turkey!

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This "finding" is great. This can happen in town of Kayseri in the central Anatolian. Turkish officials apparently located the site of the burial recently and there's now a plan to dig out these vintage planes. The site is a defunct airport currently...read more

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For sale: Complete Restored 88mm Flak 36 - The most famous artillery piece of World War II

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The “88” was designed by Krupp engineers in Sweden in cooperation with Swedish Bofors. In the Spanish Civil War (1936-39), the German Condor Legion deployed a mobile flak detachment with 88s, which proved accurate and versatile in combat. The FlaK...read more

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Stunning Image! Spanish Soldier of the Blue Division erects a cross for a fallen comrade during the Siege of Leningrad

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A Spanish soldier of the Blue Division (Spanish: División Azul, or División Española de Voluntarios) erects a cross for a fallen comrade during the Siege of Leningrad.

Marcelino Gil Martin was a Corporal of the Blue Division and fell in battle while fighting in the front of the Volkhov...read more

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Military Internees and the Irish Free State

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In this episode we’re looking at the peculiar situation the Republic of Ireland, Eire, found itself during the second world war.

Along with countries such as Sweden, Switzerland and Spain, Eire trod the difficult path of remaining neutral. With all that entailed one question that needed...read more

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