The 10 best World War 2 movies ever made | All About History
2016年4月6日 · The 10 best World War 2 movies ever made. 10. The Dam Busters. Director Michael Anderson, 1955. When the British were seeking a way to halt the German war machine, they looked to the industrialised area of the Ruhr Valley, the site of hydro-electric power stations, factories and mines. Operation Chastise was designed to breach the Möhne ...
8 Greatest British Commando Missions of World War 2
2017年12月4日 · HMS Campbeltown being converted for the raid. 1. St Nazaire Raid (28 March 1942) One of the finest acts of courage in the whole of World War II, the raid on St Nazaire was a true gamble. The best way to hurt the Kriegsmarine was to strike its dockyards, so the port became a key target for the British in what would be known as Operation Chariot.
The Secret Origin of the SAS: How Jock Lewes created Britain’s …
2017年10月31日 · As early as March 1941 he had pioneering and developing a raft of training that he alone created, and by May 1941 he had permission to put it into action. He was to train his own ‘band of cut-throats’ for sabotage operations in May and June. By September This evolved over six months into Lewes’ basic elite training course that was ready ...
Poland’s Pursuit Brigade: The Unsung Heroes of 1939
2015年4月13日 · A Luftwaffe Heinkel He 111 in the skies above Poland, 1939. (Bundesarchiv, Bild 101I-317-0043-17A / CC-BY-SA) The Pursuit Brigade responded with a fearsome show of force, and six bombers were downed as the air above Warsaw filled with the roar of engines and the rattle of machine guns. ZG1’s commander and Spanish Civil War air ace Major ...
How the V-2 rocket worked | All About History
2014年4月3日 · The V-2, short for Vergeltungswaffe-2 and also known as the A-4, was the world’s first ballistic missile and was created by the Nazi military during World War II and has inspired many generations of replicas still in production today. The rocket was designed for sub-orbital space flight, therefore launched from earth and upon reaching an.
Polish Cavalry did charge German tanks in World War II… and they …
2015年12月2日 · Polish Cavalry did charge German tanks in World War II… and they won. Horses against tanks! The cavalryman’s long lance against the tank’s long canon! Brave and valiant and foolhardy though they were, the Poles were simply overwhelmed by the German onslaught. Few images are as evocative of Poland’s martial pride than charging ranks of ...
Where did the Nazi salute come from? | All About History
2015年2月27日 · Adopted in the 1930s it is commonly believed that the salute was based on an ancient salute used by the Romans. Although there are no contemporary Roman texts that make reference to this salute, the Nazis can be forgiven for believing it was Roman as many 19th and 20th century plays, artwork and movies depicted the salute as ‘Roman.’.
Porsche & the Nazis: How the Supercar King Became Fascism’s …
2017年9月13日 · Ferry and Ferdinand turned their attentions to building sports cars in the late 1940s, with Ferry going on to craft the 356 and then, in 1963, the legendary 911 for which the company is best known. Ferdinand died in Stuttgart in 1951, aged 74. For more on World War II machines, subscribe to History of War for as little as £26.
The near destruction of Paris by the Nazis | All About History
2014年11月10日 · On 14 June 1940, the German Blitzkrieg rolled into the French capital and would begin a near-four year occupation until the city’s liberation by the Allies on 25 August 1944, near the end of World War 2. Unknown to many, Paris, ‘the city of love’, was nearly burned to the ground by the Nazis. By August 1944, the Nazi war machine was in ...
The WI in World War II: How British women kept the countryside …
2015年5月5日 · Now adapted into a major ITV drama, Home Fires, Jambusters: The Story of the Women’s Institute in the Second World War recounts the immensely important and often underrated role the Women’s Institute played in pulling Britain through the war.We spoke to its author, Julie Summers, about the women who kept Britain ticking and the incredible ...