German Intelligence Chief Wilhelm Franz Canaris
•October 16, 2018 • 1 Comment
Adolf Hitler’s spymaster, Admiral Wilhelm Canaris, was actually a dedicated anti-Nazi who did everything he could to frustrate the Führer’s plans. More »
Wehrmacht, literally translated as “defense force,” is the collective term used to describe the German military machine during the decade from 1935 to 1945 and throughout World War II. Although the term Wehrmacht is often used in describing the German Army alone, the Wehrmacht encompassed the German Navy, or Kriegsmarine, the German Air Force, or Luftwaffe, and the German Army, or Heer.
•October 16, 2018 • 1 Comment
Adolf Hitler’s spymaster, Admiral Wilhelm Canaris, was actually a dedicated anti-Nazi who did everything he could to frustrate the Führer’s plans. More »
•October 14, 2018 • 1 Comment
After Allied Airmen were shot down in Nazi occupied France, they were aided in escape via a network of underground operatives. More »
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The German salient in the Ardennes was eliminated when two American armies reestablished contact near Houffalize during the Battle of the Bulge. More »
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The fall of Tobruk to Rommel’s “Afrika Korps” siege resulted in disaster for the British Army in North Africa. More »
•October 10, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
The Top-Secret Radar Technology Arrived Just in Time for the RAF to Fend off the Luftwaffe in 1940. More »
•October 9, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
The T-34 tank rumbled out of the Russian plains to become the most formidable tank of WWII and Korea. More »
•October 8, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
When France surrendered in June 1940, a fearful Winston Churchill’s solution was Operation Catapult: an attack on French ships at Mers-el-Kébir. More »
•October 8, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
As the Allies were deceiving Adolf Hitler about the destination of Operation Overlord, German officer Alexis von Roenne was aiding their efforts. More »
•October 4, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
By Pat McTaggart
It was called Nordlicht, or Northern Lights. With Hitler’s drive toward Stalingrad in full swing, the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW—German Armed Forces High Command) was also planning to end the almost year-long siege of Leningrad in a two-pronged attack to capture the city.
Failing to take Leningrad in 1941, More »
•September 29, 2018 • 1 Comment
The Eastern Front exacted a terrible toll on the German Army and Hitler’s refusal to abandon the Crimea needlessly cost Germany countless troops. More »
