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When they entered in service in German Army, Italians Semovente da 75/18 were designated StuG M42 mit 7,5 KwK L 18(850)(i). Semovente da 75/18 was the first self propelled armored artillery of the Italian army. It received the influence in design of German...read more

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It's not a war movie yet, but is an amazing story so that Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks starting to work on it. it's possible that Brad Pitt is interested too. The Castle Itter is still standing, in fact is now of privately owned and used as a residence....read more

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 HQ Batallón) November 26, 2016

The final battle for Munich began 29 Apr 1945, when the US 20th Armored Division, US 3rd Infantry Division, US 42nd Infantry Division and US 45th Infantry Division assaulted through the outskirts of the city, also liberating Dachau concentration camp in the process. Some sectors were well...read more

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 HQ Batallón) November 17, 2016

Near the end of WWII, America was planning a full-scale invasion on mainland Japan. The Allies expected casualties on both sides to number in the millions as a result. In a last-ditch effort to hasten the end of the war, President Harry Truman authorized the use of a terrifying new weapon. The...read more

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 Teniente) November 15, 2016

We get a very rare opportunity to film a German StG 44 assault rifle at Big Sandy machine gun shoot.

Thank you Mike Riker and Sondra Stepper from Pioneer Machining & Weapons Systems!read more

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This is a real restored SU-76M from Russian Military History Museum. The SU-76M was main production model of the Soviet SU-70 self-propelled gun. It was based on the T-70 light tank chassis. It mounted the ZiS-3 76.2 mm anti-tank gun. The SU-76M combined three main battlefield roles: light...read more

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The Horten Ho 229 was a late-World War II prototype flying wing fighter/bomber. It is the first pure flying wing powered by a turbojet, and has been described by some as the first aircraft designed to incorporate stealth technology. Brothers Reimar and Walter Horten built the world's first jet-...read more

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 HQ Batallón) November 10, 2016

They used the only working tiger tank in the world, pulled it out of the museum just for this movie. They had the real tanks for 95% of the scenes, and built replicas specifically for when the tanks explode or get knocked out on screen. They made a replica Tiger and replica Shermans to destroy. ...read more

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09/12/2016 to 11/12/2016

We're sure you have already news about the next Band of Brothers Actors Bastogne Reunion which is going to celebrate on December 9-11, 2016. It's one of the most important events of 2016. WW2live colaborates World War II Foundation in the promoting this valuable meeting for first time.  

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Bastogne War Museum

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The first combat use of the Tiger II was by the 1st Company of the 503rd Heavy Panzer Battalion (s.H.Pz.Abt. 503) during the Battle of Normandy, opposing Operation Atlantic between Troarn and Demouville on 18 July 1944. Many German tank commanders showed exceptional abilities when confronting...read more

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