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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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 HQ Batallón) February 07, 2017

Learning about Operation Weserübung - Germany's assault on Denmark and Norway - Did you know that?

Great, informative and unbiased video once again from Military History Visualized! Operation Weserübung was the German Invasion of Norway and Denmark in April 1940. It involved troops...read more

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Awesome Footage of a Ju-52 Sunk in Narvik "One of the Angels of Dietl's Mountain Forces"

The first major operation for the Ju-52 was in Operation Weserübung, the attack on Denmark and Norway on 9 April 1940. German General Dietl commanded the German 3rd Mountain Division that participated in the German invasion of Norway on 9 and 10 April 1940. Most of this division was landed at...read more

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Original Sound of Stug III, the most efficient tank ever built! - Highly Erotic German Tank

Stugs always seem to have such a smooth sounding engine compared to other tanks. Stugs the Germans were really harsh against many of the Russian and American tanks, so they did it successfully after the second world war, oh yes these are good tanks infantry support!

Stug III was...read more

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Fast Facts of Dunkirk! Upcoming 2017 British World War II Film

The story centers on the 1940 evacuation of more than 300,000 Allied troops who were surrounded by the German army in the French city of Dunkirk. Here I leave these fast facts:

  1. Dunkirk, a World War II film written, co-produced and directed by Christopher Nolan, is the first since
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Operation Sea Lion - The Invasion of Britain

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We're looking at the Operation Sea Lion, the German invasion plan for Britain in the latest podcast. Angus is joined by Robert Forczyk. 

Robert is a prolific author and military historian. His latest book “...read more

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15 Facts About the SB2A Buccaneer (Probably) one of the Worst Planes in World War II - 15 Nice Images

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The Brewster SB2A Buccaneer lacked ruggedness, incurring many stress problems that made it unreliable, even as a trainer. Overweight, underpowered, and lacking maneuverability, the Brewster SB2A Buccaneer was a classic failure. As a result, SB2As only...read more

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 Teniente) November 20, 2016

The first public display of rebuilt Polikarpov I -16

This is the first public display of rebuilt Polikarpov I -16. WWII fighters were displayed at the Wanaka Air Show New Zealand in 1998. Mark Hanna flew in Number. 4 which is shown in this video clip. Mark was killed after landing a Hispano Buchon ME Bf 109 in Spain in 1999 prior to displaying at...read more

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 HQ Batallón) November 12, 2016

Renault R 35 on Move: Poor Anti Tank Capacity and Poor Speed

The Renault R35 was a French light infantry tank. This tank should replace the older Renault 17 dating back to the First World War. The R35 never fully replaced the R17 but by 1940 about 1,600 had already been produced.

The R35 was a small tank for two crew. The shield used lot of foundry...read more

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 HQ Batallón) November 02, 2016

Join Planning for Global Warfare. The Development of the Rainbow Plans in the United States, 1938–1941 by Mark E. Grotelueschen (AH)

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Immediately after hearing the news of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, General George C. Marshall, the chief of staff of the United States Army, directed all commanders in the Pacific to implement war plan Rainbow 5.1 While the plan called for the military forces in the...read more

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