Found a clip from The Guardian dated February 14, to show how Dresden was viewed without the benefit of hindsight and post-war analysis....
I suppose this is possible, my source for the industrial targets is the "Liste der Fertigungskennzeichen für Waffen, Munition und Gerät"...
Well, to the guy on the ground the matter of the occuping force being a democracy or totalitarian regime probably differs very little, except...
US figures up until end of December 1941 are as follows. Persian Gulf: 8 ships (13000 tons) Soviet far east: 37 ships (193000 tons) Arctic: 37...
For those of you who have missed it... Oleg Maddox & Co have announced their next title following Il-2 Sturmovik and Forgotten Battles, the...
There were also other occasions of course. Just to liven up the thread with a picture, here is a Lancaster force striking German troops near St....
Perhaps you would care to comment on my list of industrial targets present in Dresden, posted on page 5?
The entire German high command waffled during that time. There is simply no way to assign blame to either the generals or Hitler, they did an...
I've posted this before, but the reason is quite simple. Dresden contained a lot of relatively high-tech industry. This includes numerous small...
Well, anything in particular? First-person shooters, flight simulators, real-time strategy, turn-based strategy, etc?
Wasn't it something along the lines of "crash-boom", because the high velocity of the shell meant the impact came before the sound of the gun firing?
I'll go for something as unglamorous as an artillery piece - the trusty Soviet 76.2mm gun. Artillery inflicted the majority of casualties during...
It is absolutely a classic. It's also one of those movies where some people get all huffy about it not being "realistic" or "respectful". That...
Check it out, looks like old Hermanns Beetle is up for sale. "Volkswagen Stiftung Museum in Wolfsburg has authenticated that this 82eBeetle was...
So our foreign minister died today after being stabbed at a department store yesterday afternoon. While I'm certainly not a social democrat, Anna...
That's just a great site Juha! "The Hurricane had a very light tail. We were based on sandy, insufficiently packed airfields. It was mandatory...
And a fellow Swede no less? Welcome Daft! :D
That's great stuff Unix, except for one "famous" shot I hadn't seen those before!
Indeed, and not only that, but AGS were screwed in another way as well since Stalin thought the main thrust would be coming in the south and...
Soviet paper strength for rifle divions varied wildly during the war. Here is a breakdown on authorized strength during the various divional types...
