20th Century
Legion of the Damned
“For every foreign-born soldier who dies, no German mother weeps” – Gottlob Berger The Waffen SS was the military wing of the Nazi party, although it is important to note that membership of the NSDAP [more…]
Nazi Germany
20th Century
The Bombing of the Major V-Weapon Sites – The Fortress of Mimoyecques
There were a multitude of Crossbow V-Weapon sites throughout northern France and most were attacked from the air and later overrun by the advancing Allied armies. The light bombers of the Second Tactical Air Force [more…]
20th Century
The Bombing of the Major V-Weapon Sites – The Siracourt V1 Bunker
The Allies could finally claim air superiority over France and Belgium by 1943. It had been a hard-fought battle that started after the Battle of Britain in the Circus and Rhubarb sweeps over France, the [more…]
20th Century
The Bombing of the Major V-Weapon Sites – Wizernes and La Coupole
As discussed in the previous article, the successful air attacks against the Watten bunker forced the German Army to find an alternative location for a V-2 missile launch site nearby. They had already taken possession [more…]
20th Century
The Bombing of the Major V Weapon Sites – The Watten Bunker
Following on from the bombing of Peenemunde in August 1943, the Allied bomber offensive continued to attack precision targets in France with heavy bombers. The “Crossbow” offensive lasted from June until September of 1944, much [more…]
20th Century
The Peenemünde Raid 17-18 August 1943
Part Six – On the Ground at Peenemünde, the Effectiveness of the Bombing and the Legacy The German rocket engineers had arrived at Peenemünde in 1936. Their remit was to circumvent the severe limitations imposed [more…]
20th Century
1 – Stalin won the war
Instead of diving further into the UK’s entanglement with the commies in the thirties, it’s time to take a look at what was going on over the pond. Much of the thirties antics over here [more…]
20th Century
The Peenemünde Raid 17-18 August 1943
Part Five – The Air Battle and the Flight Home There had been virtually no German night fighter activity over Peenemünde for the first thirty minutes of the raid. The first and second waves had [more…]
20th Century
The Peenemünde Raid 17-18 August 1943
Part Four – Over the Target The vanguard of the British bomber stream made its final turn over the headland of Arkona, on the island of Rügen. To the crews unused to flying at such [more…]