Adolf Galland: Winged Knight of the Luftwaffe
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Adolf Galland flew countless sorties, led the Luftwaffe fighter arm, and defied Reichsmarshal Hermann Göring. More »
Signed June 28, 1919, the Treaty of Versailles formally ended World War I between Germany and the Allied nations and placed the blame for the war and its tremendous cost in lives and treasure on Germany. The treaty included more than 400 clauses that restricted German military and economic activities after the war, including the cession of territory and the payment of huge war reparations the Allied nations.
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Adolf Galland flew countless sorties, led the Luftwaffe fighter arm, and defied Reichsmarshal Hermann Göring. More »
•November 15, 2018 • 1 Comment
Thousands of pack animals and cavalry horses in WWII labored in the German Army, and many were killed in combat or slaughtered by starving soldiers. More »
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The German Sturmgewehr could be considered the world’s first real weapons system. More »
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The Junkers Ju-52 was versatile enough to meet the Luftwaffe’s ever-shifting transport missions. More »
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The Third Reich’s treatment of black soldiers was harsh, in keeping with its doctrine of racial superiority. More »
•October 26, 2018 • 1 Comment
Although the Maginot Line did not prevent a German invasion, it forced Adolf Hitler’s generals to rethink their plans for conquest. More »
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Although hailed as the father of American military intelligence, spy master Ralph Van Deman left behind a tarnished legacy. More »
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Throughout history, civilians—willingly or not—have been called upon to take up arms for their countries. It’s always the young who are taken first. More »
•September 26, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
By Michael D. Hull
When German dictator Adolf Hitler loosed his troops into Poland on Friday, September 1, 1939, he hoped that a lightning conquest would result in a negotiated peace with Great Britain and France.
Hitler’s previous territorial moves during the appeasement years had failed to provoke the two nations into More »
•September 23, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
The world’s first Fascist dictator, Benito Mussolini’s (a.k.a. ‘Il Duce’) political philosophy evolved much during his lifetime. More »
