#OTD On 29 March 1942, British cruiser HMS Trinidad accidentally torpedoed itself in the icy Barents Sea when a faulty weapon circled back, killing 32. Though it limped to Murmansk, the damaged ship was later scuttled by HMS Matchless on 15 May after German bomb hits.
#WWII #history #navalhistory
That is the second batch of 15mm WWII Soviet Cossack M1891 riflemen done apart from an new coat on the rim of the base.
#MiniaturePainting #Miniatures #Wargaming #Tabletop #15mm #WWII #EasternFront #FlamesOfWar #BattlefrontMiniatures #Battlegroup #Stalingrad #Soviet #RedArmy #Cossack
Even though production began in April of 1945, Germany surrendered before any tanks reached the front lines. The IS-3 was shown to the world only during the Victory Parade in Berlin held on September 7th, 1945. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII
The IS-3 tank was accepted into service #OTD in 1945. This tank offered radically improved protection over its predecessor without increasing the weight. It was now nearly invulnerable to not only the German 88 mm Pak 43, but also its own 122 mm gun. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII
#OTD March 29, 1941: Off Cape Matapan, Britain’s RN & Australia’s RAN defeated Italy’s fleet using radar & Ultra intel. Sank 3 cruisers, 2 destroyers, 2,300 Italians died. Allied losses were three airmen. Victory secured Mediterranean supply lines.
#WWII #royalnavy #royalaustraliannavy #navalhistory
WWII: Soldier Bear Who Fought Nazis 🐻
Corporal Wojtek wasn't your average soldier. 🍺 From drinking beer to carrying artillery shells at Monte Cassino, this Syrian brown bear is a true legend of the Polish Army.
#History #WWII #Animals #Military #TrueStories #Wojtek #DidYouKnow
#OnThisDay 29 March 1942: Stunt perfomances by motorcyclists of the 17e Compagnie du Train during a ceremony at Tarbes, Hautes-Pyrénées deptartment. Large-scale displays of sport and athleticism were a common feature of Vichy propaganda.
#WWII #WW2 #MilitaryHistory #France #Vichy
#OnThisDay 29 March 1942: Cavalrymen of the 2e Régiment de Hussards engaged in public training demonstrations at Tarbes, Hautes-Pyrénées dept. Largge-scale displays of sport and athleticism were a common feature of Vichy propaganda.
#WWII #WW2 #MilitaryHistory #France #Vichy
August 1944
First #WASP Assigned to Ellington AAF, TX
Hazel Ricter
(13 Oct 1915 – 29 Aug 1985)
Florine Phillips Maloney
(14 Jan 1920 – 3 Apr 2013)
Barbara Fleming
(30 Nov 1920 – 3 Jul 2001)
Women Airforce Service Pilots
#WomenInAviation #WomenMilAv8rs #WomenAtWar2 #WomenOfAviation #WWII
audiobook player app displaying the book code name verity by elizabeth wein shadowy smokey outline of a girl sniffing a red rose, that and and explosion on top not in grayscale. title in white scrawl circled in red
missed #reread inf last year. Overdue.
#booksky #historicalfiction #newadult #wwii #womenshistory ( sort of, extensive notes on inspirations)
Mar 29, 1941 #WWII NYT Hanna Reitsch, one of Germany's most renowned woman fliers, was decorated with the Iron Cross today by Hitler for services in the development of apparatus for the air and military. Yesterday Goering presented a special pilot's insignia to her.
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Nog steeds fout.
Niet alleen in #WWII.
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В возрасте 102 года умер пленивший Паулюса Василий Зинченко
#вечнаяПамять #wwii #RIP #ВеликаяОтечественная
Ad: For Sale - LUFTWAFFE 1946 Lot of 9! HTF WWII NAZI Aviation Antarctic 1997 NICE COPIES! #Luftwaffe #WWII #NaziAviation
Life After Life: A Novel
"All that is necessary for the forces of evil to win in the world is for enough good women to do nothing"
Sale: $21.99 to $1.99
by Kate Atkinson
Rating: 4.0/5 (28,495 Reviews)
#Historical #Fiction #WWII #AlternateHistory #Books #BookSky
Standardization of the M26 didn't mean that it was perfect. #OTD in 1945 the Ordnance Committee approved the design of the T26E5 with thicker armor and increased the size of the pilot batch to 27 units. The "Heavy Pershing" ultimately proved unnecessary #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII
The Heavy Tank T26E3 was standardized #OTD in 1945 as the Heavy Tank M26 or General Pershing. The Pershing's weight class was bumped back down to a medium tank less than a year later. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII
Added 3 levels of terrain grid - 2000m, 1000m and 500m. Required almost complete rewriting the terrain rendering engine and the terrain generation tool. So worth it! Looks better, and more fun to fly nap-of-the-earth #indiedev #solodev #gamedev #flightsim #ww2 #wwii #retrogaming #screenshotsaturday
The Girl Behind the Gates: Based on a true story
"Wow! What a heartbreaking, breathtaking true story... oh my heart... Read it with tissues but an open heart"
Sale: $15.99 to $0.99
by Brenda Davies
Rating: 4.6/5 (55,893 Reviews)
#Historical #WWII #TrueStory #MentalHealth #Women #Drama #BookSky
After factory trials were completed, the IS-2 (#234) tank was presented to the government #OTD in 1943. Mobility trials began on the same day. By this point it was clear that the tank would not make it into production and a high velocity gun was needed. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII
The SU-85B SPG began trials #OTD in 1945. The SU-85B combined the SU-76M SPG chassis and a new 85 mm gun with the same ballistics as the one used on the T-34-85 tank. Since the war came to an end, this upgrade turned out to be unnecessary. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII
#OTD On 28 March 1941, the Battle of Cape Matapan opened off southern Greece, where British and Australian warships confronted the Italian fleet using radar-directed night attacks, severely weakening Italy’s naval presence in the Mediterranean.
#WWII #navalhistory #royalnavy
Men and tanks of the 12th Armored Division entering Krautoscheim, Germany, 1945.
#history #wwii #ww2 #tanks
The call is coming from inside the house...
#trump #immigrant #wwii #historytok #fyp
- Ashley
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8bsbkk9/
This video presents wartime documents detailing the tactics of the 2.SS Panzer Division in the Battle of Normandy 1944 by its tank regiment commander.
Check it out!
#History #WWII #Tanks #WW2 #dday #normandy #caen #ww2history #worldwar2 #tank #panzer
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Uvi 🌹 I pulled him down, bringing him on top of me, and there on the dirt we grappled, blow by savage blow
#WWII #Romance #audiobook
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