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This Marine 7in-blade fighting knife was a virtual symbol of the Corps. The Union Cutlery Company offered its heavy-duty Model 1217 fighting knife...
Miles Dempsey (1896-1969) Nationality: British. [img] Senior position: Commander Second Army. Final rank: Lieutenant-General....
There is a black and white picture in the aircrew transit lounge of Gander International Airport of this aircraft on ferry or transiting through...
Hand-in-hand with the tricky art of large scale camouflage goes wholesale deception of the enemy with dummy tanks and guns, fake towns and wharves...
Roger Landes Recruited: March 1942 Roles: Circuit Organiser, Wireless Operator (F Section) Circuits: SCIENTIST, ACTOR Codenames: Stanislas,...
"The rise and fall of the empire depends upon this battle," signalled Yamamoto to his attack fleet before the strike at Pearl Harbor. But even at...
Friedrich von Paulus was born in Breitenau, Melsungen District, on 23 September 1890. His family was not aristocratic and the title 'von' was only...
Instituted: 1932 The Purple Heart is retroactive to April 5, 1917; however, awards for qualifying prior have been made.Criteria: Awarded to any...
Instituted: 1926 (Retroactive to 6 April 1917) Criteria: Heroism or extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight. Authorized...
"Except possibly for a few last shots, the Battle of London is over," declared Mr. Duncan Sandys, M.P. Chairman of the War Cabinet Committee on...
When Britain’s fortunes were at its lowest ebb in 1940, when the Army had returned almost weapon less from Dunkirk and the full fury of Hitler’s...
The Grumman TBF Avenger was a torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and eventually used by several air...
Valentine Scorpion III, 22nd Dragoons, 79th Armoured Division, Suffolk, January 1944 Events moved so fast once the mine-clearing flail tank was...
Bedford’s involvement in four-wheel drive vehicles began in 1938, during the development stages of the square nosed 15-cwt Bedford. It was...
[ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH] Heinkel He 111 Role Medium bomber Manufacturer Heinkel Flugzeugwerke Designed by Siegfried and...
At the billet the birds of the Army Pigeon Service have their individual well appointed quarters. Here they are rested after a “lesson” and their...
In battles spanning the months from late 1943 to May 1944, Italian locals and British, Polish, American and German servicemen witnessed the...
Private Ernest Faulkner was 23 when he was drafted out to the Far East. Although in the same regiment as Jim Howard (next story below), his...