Why would we buy P-51 Mustangs when De Havilland were building these sexy beasts? The DH.100 Vampire. It didn’t have the range of a Mustang, but it could climb higher and faster, and had a top speed of 548mph - 108mph faster than the P-51D. We also …
The P51 Mustang and the P47 Thunderbolt were two of the most famous and successful fighter planes of World War II. They were both designed and manufactured by American companies, North American Aviation and Republic Aviation respectively, and they b…
German troops chose not to use the M1 Garand since its semi-automatic operation was inappropriate for combat needs. German forces obtained enemy M1 Garands on battlefields which turned out to perform the same as their standard Kar98k rifles. German …
World War 2 was a difficult time not knowing which of the leaders of the Nazi party Germans disliked most. The government was highly strict. Leaders could end up in serious trouble should people say bad stuff about them. Worse they could be sent t…
The Nazi leaders had a major problem after they lost in Stalingrad. Their ideal army was annihilated. They did not want to make Germans lose hope. Therefore, someone in the position to dispense propaganda like Joseph Goebbels needed a method to pr…
Yes he underestimated the ability of the US to produce quality war material quickly and their ability to ship enough material across the Atlantic while being attacked by Uboats. Hitler was well aware of the difficulties to fight a war thousands of…
Finding one that had crashed, the Germans first obtained a close-up view of a B-17 bomber in October 1942. They studied it at their Rechlin test center. This was significant as until December 1942 they did not capture a completely undamaged B-17. …
Not much will happen. Army drivers crash their vehicles all the time. Most people join the army at a very young age and don't have much driving experience. In addition to this, a tank or a truck is much more difficult to operate than a private…
The secret unit was the Unit 731 in Japan in 1945 when World War II did not exist any more. This group committed extremely bad deeds. They experimented with people by using dangerous germs and chemicals in order to know what would occur. However, …
The Japanese announced their surrender on the 15th of August 1945 and it was signed on the 2nd of September 1945. The surrender of the various Japanese commands took some time, Hong Kong, for instance didn’t formally surrender until the 16th of Se…
The Battle of the Coral Sea was the first of the five great naval aircraft carrier battles of the Pacific War. It was the first naval battle where neither opposing fleet came within sight of the other. It was the first time USN wildcat fighters met …
As a German who has served in the Bundeswehr, I met my share of former Wehrmacht soldiers. Most of them (including some of my relatives) were drafted into the Army and cannot really be considered Nazis or ex-Nazis. One of my uncles was killed in…
As many know, during World War II, when Nazi soldiers killed millions of Jews at the Holocaust, many soldiers did not know what was happening. Nazi leaders despised Jewish people and, as a result, almost all soldiers knew it. This hate was taug…