European Theater Archives - Page 9 of 24

First Raid For the Mighty Eighth

The destructive power of the Eighth Air Force steadily grew during the bombing campaign against Nazi Germany.

10 January 2019

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The Focke-Wulf FW-190: Best Fighter Aircraft of WWII

The single-seat Focke-Wulf FW-190 fighter aircraft helped to even the odds against enemy fighters.

9 January 2019

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The German 11th Panzer Division: Giving Up the Ghost

In the closing days of World War II, the German 11th Panzer Division took an unconventional road to surrender.

9 January 2019

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“Love” Company in the Vognes Mountains

The author, a rifleman in “Love” Company, 399th Infantry Regiment, 100th Infantry Division, recalls brutal winter combat on the French-German border.

8 January 2019

Carl Gnam

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Darrell “Shifty” Powers: Easy Company’s Sharpshooter

Shifty Powers, one of the “Band of Brothers,” recalls how he survived the war without a scratch, only to be nearly killed at war’s end.

8 January 2019

Carl Gnam

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The Real Story of “Mad Jack” Churchill—a Rare Breed of Warrior

'Mad' Jack Churchill was one of that rare breed for whom war is their element. Few others have led such a successful—or fantastic—military career.

7 January 2019

Carl Gnam

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M26 Pershing: Why America’s Heavy Tank Arrived Too Late for WWII

The American M26 Pershing heavy tank arrived too late to dramatically impact the course of World War II.

6 January 2019

Carl Gnam

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Patton’s Fight for Fort Koenigsmacker

In the struggle for the French city of Metz, General Patton threw the U.S. 90th Infantry Division at the fortress walls to crack the German line.

6 January 2019

Carl Gnam

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Skiing Off To War: A Squad Leader in the 10th Mountain Division

A veteran of the famed 10th Mountain Division recounts combat in Italy with America’s specially trained mountain and winter warfare division.

6 January 2019

Carl Gnam

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The Last Flight of the Lonesome Polecat

In February 1944, an American B-24 on a mission to bomb a V-1 launching site crashed into a small French town. Its a crash that reverberates today.

6 January 2019

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What If Hitler Didn’t Invade Russia in 1941?

This might just be the ultimate historical “what-if.”

6 January 2019

Carl Gnam

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The Nevada and I Survived the War

A former sailor recalls his ship’s participation in some of the most momentous events of World War II, from Pearl Harbor, to Normandy, to Iwo Jima.

5 January 2019

Carl Gnam

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First Week of the Bulge: Joachim Peiper’s Blitz For the Meuse

SS fanatic Joachim Peiper led Hitler’s desperate spearhead during the Battle of the Bulge.

5 January 2019

Carl Gnam

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Book Reviews: Heroism of the Nisei Soldiers

Japanese American troops of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team risked everything to rescue a trapped unit of the 36th Division in the Vosges Mountains.

3 January 2019

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On a Wing and Several Prayers: The Story of a B-17 Tailgunner

Larry Stevens, a teenaged gunner on a venerable B-17G named Full House, survived 35 missions to make it back home.

3 January 2019

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