Control of Southern Europe, the Mediterranean Sea and North Africa was important because the British Empire depended on shipping through the Suez...
The Battle of the Atlantic, a nautical campaign which lasted the duration of the war, started after the German invasion of Poland with the...
On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland, using the false pretext of a faked "Polish attack" on a German border post. On September 3, the...
Germany and France had been struggling for dominance in Continental Europe for 80 years and had fought two previous wars, the Franco-Prussian War...
On 29 January 1936 the commander-in-chief of the German Air Force, Reichsmarchall Hermann Goring established Germany’s first paratroop training...
Brilliant and controversial book. I read it, it's quite long but very interesting. a short introduction: This book is a bit of a rant. It is...
The medals shown represent the Iron Cross series of awards as re-instituted in September 1939. The Oak-Leaves, Oak-Leaves with Swords etc. were...
Oberleutnant Rudolf Witzig Witzig was born in Rohlinghausen on 14 August 1916. His military career began as an officer cadet with the Army's...
SS-Obergruppenfuhrer Felix Steiner Felix Steiner was born in Ebenrode on 23 May 1896. He served as an Army officer during World War I, winning...
Oberst Werner Baumbach Werner Baumbach was born on 27 December 1916 in the town of Cloppenburg. Fascinated by flying from an early age, as a...
SS-Brigadefuhrer Fritz Witt Fritz Witt was born on 27 May 1908 in Hohenlimburg. An early member of the SS, he was one of the original 120...
Kapitanleutnant Gunther Prien The first of Germany's great U-boat aces was born in Osterfeld on 16 January 1908. His naval career began when...
General der Panzertruppe Heinz Guderian Guderian was born in Culm, West Prussia, on 17 June 1888. In 1908, at the age of 20, he completed...
Generalfeldmarschall Gerd von Rundstedt Gerd von Rundstedt was born on 12 December 1875 in Aschersleben, and was the son of a career Army...
Erich Raeder was born on 24 April 1876 in Wandsbek in the province of Schleswig-Holstein. In 1894, aged 18, he joined the navy and rose rapidly...
General der Flieger Albert Kesselring Albert Kesselring was born in Marktsheft on 20 November 1885. He joined the army as an officer cadet at...
The award recipients in this section are representative of the most prominent type of awardee in the opening years of the war. They comprise...
The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) was awarded for a very wide range of reasons. To illustrate by comparison,...
Case of Tomas Haller Cooper Thomas Haller Cooper was born in Chiswick, London, on 29 August 1919. His Father, Ashley Cooper, was a...
Case Blue was the German Offensive starting on 28th June 1942 to cut off and surround Soviet Armies in the Don Bend, capture vital oil supplies in...