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 Teniente) November 13, 2016

Tali-Ihantala 1944 is a Finnish war film based on the Battle of Tali-Ihantala. The film was turned to be as real as possible, and only include facts. Åke Lindman, his Director, wanted Finns to remember the sacrifices the soldiers made in those battles.

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The ISU-152 was armed with the same gun as the SU-152, but it used the hull of the IS-1 tank instead of the KV-1S. Later in the war the ISU-152 was further improved. It used the hull of the IS-2 or IS-2 model 1944 tank, the armour of the mantlet was increased, the gun was replaced by newer...read more

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 Teniente) October 18, 2016

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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 Teniente) September 16, 2016

Finland: VS of Finnish troops and artillery in action against the Russian 44th Division in thickly snow covered woods. Good shots of Finns using captured Russian anti-aircraft guns. POV shot through sights. MS Wounded being treated in Finland at advance hospital. Shots of nurses treating men. VS...read more

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The 20ft Mercedes-Benz that conveyed the Nazi leader on a 1942 trip to Finland had a curious afterlife in the US before being restored by an ex-air force general, ...read more

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This is a brief history of the Finnish Stug III G that is at the Tank Museum of Parola in Finland. It was the very first Finnish StuG that fired at and destroyed Soviet Armour during the hard battles in the summer of 1944. Repainted in a made up wartime-like colour-scheme and featuring some late...read more

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World War II featured fighter combat on a larger scale than any other conflict to date. German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel noted the effect of airpower:

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A siege is a military blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by attrition or assault. Sieges are devastating, both to the population of the besieged fortress and the attacking forces. Disease, hunger...read more

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