The Final Push, the fight to liberate the Netherlands – March 29th 1945
The story continues on our series following the liberation of the Netherlands in the final months of WW2 and the thoughts and diary of a…
The Final Push, the fight to liberate the Netherlands – March 28th 1945
The story continues on our series following the liberation of the Netherlands in the final months of WW2 and the thoughts and diary of a…
The Final Push, the fight to liberate the Netherlands – March 27th 1945
Today we will start with a series of articles on the battle for the eastern part of the Netherlands in the last months of WWII.…
6th Airborne Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment and the Locust by Peter Brown
Following their use of Tetrarch tanks landed by glider in support of the D Day landings, 6th Airborne Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment RAC’s next action was…
ARTICLE: The Tiger Tank Story by Noel Feeney
(Tiger I) “And the lord was with Judah And he drove out the The inhabitants of the mountain But he could not drive out The…
Tiger! Panzer VI evaluation reports – Part 2, s.Pz.Abt 506, October 1943 by Rob Schafer
The second part of the series is a report written and compiled by the staff of 16. Panzer-Grenadier Division using the experiences gained in fighting…
Top Picks of WW1 British Tommy Militaria
COLLECTORS KNOW that Great War relics are considered special not only because they bear witness to the first total war, but because in many cases…
Germany remembers – 18th of November 2012 – Volkstrauertag by Rob Schäfer
Today is Volkstrauertag on which germany remembers those who were killed in war. Ich hatt’ einen Kameraden, Einen bessern findst du nit. Die Trommel schlug zum…
EXCLUSIVE: In their own words – German veterans of WWII – Part 2, A major bollocking by Rob Schäfer
For the second part of this series I have chosen a report written by a soldier serving in the Stabs-Abteilung (Regimental staff) of Pz.Reg 35.…
Tiger! Panzer VI combat and operational evaluation (1) – 252 hits taken in combat – WW2 by Rob Schäfer
At the moment “real-life” is stealing most of my spare time so in the coming weeks I will only post a few short articles to…
Decoy tanks: PANTHER – The german version – Carpenters and Grammophones by Rob Schäfer
In my last article I have introduced you to soviet made tank decoys. Only two months after OKH sent its request for blueprints of german…
EXCLUSIVE: In their own words – German veterans of WWII by Rob Schäfer
Part 1 – Unteroffizier Gustav Römer, III./Infanterie-Regiment 506, 1941-1945 (+ 6/2008) – Holder of the Infantry Assault Badge in Silver, Iron Cross 2nd Class, Wound…