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B-17 Ball Turret Gunner While anyone who flew on a B-17 bomber during World War II had a pretty dangerous job, the ball turret gunner was…
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Was It Ever Possible For Germany To Win World War 2?
Yes. In fact, in the 1939-40 war against the original allies of France, Poland and Great Britain, Germany did win. Today, we see these victories as inevitabilities.…
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On June 6, 1944, 79 years ago to the day at 06:30 French time, soldiers landed on the beaches of Normandy. The unique amphibious landing craft,…
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List of Jewish populations by country used at the Wannsee Conference attended by Nazi Party and government officials in January 1942 In preparation for the conference,…
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What Life Was Like Under Nazi Occupation?
The most quickly felt impact of German occupation was general shortage. All products of value were seized by the Germans, and French citizens received ration cards…
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What Happened To The Prison Guards Of Dachau Concentration Camp When It Was Liberated?
Walenty Lenarczyk, a prisoner at Dachau, stated that following the camp’s liberation "prisoners swarmed over the wire and grabbed the Americans and lifted them to their…
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How Effective Were Kamikaze Attacks In WW2?
By 1944 suicide attacks had become de facto conventional air attacks for most Japanese pilots attacking American naval task forces. For example, the Battle of the…
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This is Irena Sendler, a Polish social worker and nurse who smuggled approximately 2,500 Jewish children out of Nazi-occupied Warsaw. She entered the ghetto using a…
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Did Japan Have a War Plan Against The US After Pearl Harbor?
Japan’s hopes was that after destroying the Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, that it would take at minimum 2 years for the US to rebuild…
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Could A Single M1 Abrams Survive An Entire SS Tank Battalion In 1940?
Assuming that all of their tanks were operational (unlikely) a German Heavy Tank Battalion in WWII had 45 tanks, with an additional 8–11 SPAAGs, 5 Recovery…