B-17 Ball Turret Gunner (Dangerous Jobs in History)
Flying a B-17 Flying a B-17 was a very risky job since they were huge, slow and therefore easy targets[…]
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Category: World War Two
A-7D Corsair II • WW2 Warbird • Air Park Tours USA
A-7D Corsair II The President George W. Bush Air Park is home to seven aircraft, each with a unique past[…]
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Field Rations, Foreign Legion, and French Anti-Semitism – WW2
Field Rations, Foreign Legion WW2 What did soldiers eat on the frontlines? What happened to the French Foreign Legion? And[…]
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Rare Color Footage of German Troops after Surrendering – Apr 1945 -WW2
German Troops [WWII – Color, 1945, Germany: Surrendering German Troops, Equipment Along Roads, 08-??Apr45] Slate: 08Apr45 Many German surrendering troops[…]
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Stalingrad Tractor Factory: The Complete Story
Stalingrad Tractor Factory The complete history behind the famous Tractor Factory, symbol of the fighting for Stalingrad, from its building[…]
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German Mega Tanks, P1000 Ratte
P1000 Ratte The Landkreuzer P. 1000 “Ratte” (English: Land Cruiser P. 1000 “Rat”) was a (possibly fanciful) design for a[…]
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Guadalcanal • America’s First World War II Amphibious Invasion
America’s First World War II Amphibious Invasion • 78 years Ago Aug. 7, 2020, marks 78 years since the beginning[…]
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Why was Italy so Ineffective in WWII?
Italy in WWII? Fascist Italy’s Military Struggles from Africa and Western Europe to the Mediterranean and Soviet Union 1935-45, Frank[…]
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General War Effort Scenes In Japan WWII
General War Effort Scenes In Japan WWII Naval Photographic Center film #4979. National Archives description “1) MS Many Japanese girls[…]
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Douglas Bader (1910-1982) -British RAF Fighter Ace WW2
RAF Fighter Ace Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader, CBE, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar, FRAeS, DL (21st[…]
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