MINIATURES MILITAIRES WW2

Opération Barbarossa Before invading Poland, Germany signed the Nazi-Soviet Non aggression Pact, securing the eastern border of Germany. Limited trade, mostly on the part of the Russians, was part...

Petty Officer Hiroyoshi NishizawaUsually considered the top Japanese ace, Navy or Army. A definitive total will probably never be determined. Nishizawa kept himself usually aloof, enjoying a...

Deutsches Afrikakorps The German Afrikakorps (German: Deutsches Afrikakorps, DAK listen ) was the original German expeditionary force in Libya and Egypt during the North African Campaign of World...

George S. Welch Pearl Harbor Hero Written by Raymond J. Castagnaro and Lyle F. Padilla for their History, Legend and Myth: Hollywood and the Medal of Honor website Welch was assigned to the 47th...

From the late 1920's, Dr. Willy Messerchmitt antagonized Erhard Milch, eventually Hitler's Secretary of State for Aviation, and thus Messerchmitt's company, Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (BFW), could...

5.Gebirgsjäger-Division Lineage 5.Gebirgsjäger-Division Campaigns Greece, Crete 1941 Occupation of Crete 1941-1942 Eastern Front 1942-1943 Italian Front 1943-1944 Western Front 1944-1945 History...

Sherman M4A3 The M4 General Sherman was the main battle tank designed and built by the United States for the conduct of World War II. The M4 was the most widely used tank series in the war, being...

Clive Robertson Caldwell was born in Lewisham, Sydney on the 28th of July, 1911. Pre war he trained for his civil pilot's licence whilst a member of the Royal Aero Club. He joined the RAAF at the...

Panzerkampfwagen IV Sd. Kfz. 161 - Ausf. A-F (1937-1942) Sd. Kfz. 161/1 - Ausf. F2/G (1942-1943) Sd. Kfz. 161/2 - Ausf. G-J (1943-1945) The idea of the tank with all of the characteristics later...

1st Infantry Division (Mechanized) "Big Red One" "Duty First" The 1st Infantry Division is the oldest continuously serving division in the United States Army. The Big Red One (as the Division is...