The 12th Army Group Gets Going
•June 1, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
Activated at Saint-Sauveur-Lendelin, France, on August 1, 1944, the 12th Army Group mounted an offensive across Western Europe to defeat Germany. More »
•June 1, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
Activated at Saint-Sauveur-Lendelin, France, on August 1, 1944, the 12th Army Group mounted an offensive across Western Europe to defeat Germany. More »
•January 27, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
Audacious panzer ace Michael Wittmann and a force of heavy Tiger tanks destroyed a British armored column at this once peaceful Norman village. More »
•January 24, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
English King Edward III’s longbowmen shattered multiple charges by French King Philip VI’s mounted French knights at Crécy in 1346. More »
•January 20, 2019 • 1 Comment
The frequent bombing of the beautiful medieval city of Rouen, France, caused widespread death and destruction and resentment to the Allies. More »
•January 20, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
The naval combat that raged around the Philippines invasion was preceded by a game of reconnaisance, intelligence gathering, and planning. More »
•January 17, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
Nazi Germany spent many years (and a fortune) creating an invasion-proof barrier, only to have it breached in the span of a morning. More »
•January 16, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
The objective for the 101st airborne division after D Day was the capture of a German-held town. The gutsy paratroopers proved equipped for the task. More »
•January 12, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
The First Canadian Parachute Battalion jumps to victory on D-Day June 6, 1944. More »
•January 11, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
The Allies pounding of the German army trapped at Malaise in the summer of 1944 was unmerciful, but the victory could have been more complete. More »
