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He was one of the few men who disobeyed an order from Herman Goering. He saved a vital shipment of aerial bombs for Rommel's Afrika Korps

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From 1941 German transporters were employed in the supply of North Africa and from the second half of 1941 German sea forces took part in the fighting itself. At this time, Paul Meixner, Kriegsmarine’s Korvettenkapitän, was the German harbor commander at Tripoli...read more

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 Teniente) October 15, 2016

Selling Hitler

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"Hitler was one of the few politicians who understood that persuasion was everything, deployed to anchor an entire regime in the confections of imagery, rhetoric and dramaturgy. The Nazis pursued propaganda not just as a tool, an instrument of government, but also as the totality, the raison...read more

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Walter "Gulle" Oesau was the toughest fighter pilot in the Luftwaffe. He had a total of 127 kills gained over 300 missions

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Walter "Gulle" Oesau was a German World War II fighter ace. Oesau was one of the outstanding leaders ever produced by Luftwaffe fighter wings with the likes of Werner Mölders and Adolf Galland. On 11 May 1944, Oesau, leading three aircraft of the Stabsschwarm...read more

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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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When four British Generals were captured by German Africa Corps in 1941

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Reminiscent of a gangster hold-up, the capture in Libya of Lieut.-Gen. Sir Richard O'Connor and Maj.-Gen. Philip Neame, V.C. on 6 April 1941, was carried out by German motor cycle troops who had pushed on towards the coast from Mechili in the moonlight, and who whisked the officers away from a...read more

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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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MacArthur

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In this episode Angus is looking at Douglas MacArthur with Walter Borneman.

MacArthur is one of those personalities that war throws up which are hard to pin down. They have a big personalities and seemingly a huge confidence within themselves that overrides everything else (another two...read more

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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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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.

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