How Trenches Changed the Face of Warfare During WWI
WEBJan 9, 2023 — 15th New York Regiment training for trench warfare, 1910s. (Photo Credit: Underwood Archives / Getty Images) There were three main methods of trench-building employed during WWI. The first was known as sapping, wherein soldiers dug shallow trenches that extended into No Man’s Land from larger ones. This was the safest way to …
Movies That Best Show the Realities of Tank Warfare
WEBNov 23, 2022 — Russian film T-34 (2018) follows an SS-Panzerdivision T-34, manned by a Red Army tank commander and his crew who’ve become prisoners of war (POWs). As the movie progresses, they plan an epic escape from the German prison in which they’ve been held for three years. T-34 showcases several real tanks, including an authentic T-34 …
The MiG-31: A Soviet-Era Interceptor That's Faster Than Any …
WEBJan 25, 2022 — MIG 31 During Demonstration Flight At Paris Le Bourget Air Show, June 22, 1991. (Photo Credit: Alexis DUCLOS/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images) By now the Soviet Union not only had to worry about high flying bombers but low-flying cruise missiles too.
Greatest Tank Battle in History – The Battle of Kursk
WEBAug 15, 2018 — Soviet PTRD anti-tank rifle team during the fighting. By Novosti archive – CC-BY-SA 3.0. A Soviet spy ring learned that the attack would be launched sometime between the 3 rd and 6 th of July. Further information gathering on the battlefield narrowed this down to the 5 th of July. To hamper the start of the German attack, the Soviets fired …
Where Is Hacksaw Ridge, the Location Where Desmond Doss …
WEBMar 3, 2023 — Conscientious objector Desmond Doss staged one of the most daring rescues of the Second World War, risking life and limb to get 75 of his injured comrades to safety. As famous as his actions were, many have wondered where, exactly, Hacksaw Ridge is. Learn about the location, the Battle of Okinawa and Doss’ immense bravery in the face …
Attack of the Dead Men - WAR HISTORY ONLINE
WEBJan 13, 2021 — The best-known gas deployed during the war was mustard gas, which debuted on the battlefield in July 1917. While not as fatal as chlorine, it was heavier than the air around it, meaning it could inflict injuries far beyond its original use, remaining active in the soil for weeks.
Roman Military Ranks: 12 Key Officers and Soldiers in the Roman …
WEBFeb 9, 2016 — Roman Military Ranks: 12 Key Officers and Soldiers in the Roman Army Ranks. The Roman Empire saw one of the first truly professional armies in history, and became the inspiration for European armies that followed it. Though its officers didn’t have the same titles as their modern counterparts, many of the same duties still needed to be …
The Epic History of the USS Iowa (BB-61): Leader of All Iowa-Class ...
WEBDec 7, 2022 — The bathtub on the USS Iowa (BB-61) is the only one on a US Navy warship. It was added for President Franklin D. Roosevelt. (Photo Credit: PH1 Jeff Hilton / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain) The USS Iowa was ordered in July 1939 and laid down at the New York Naval Shipyard the following year. She was commissioned on February 22, …
15 Facts About the Mitsubishi Zero - WAR HISTORY ONLINE
WEBSep 7, 2018 — The Zero was designed to meet a tough set of specifications set down by the Japanese Navy in 1937. They wanted a plane to replace the A5M carrier fighter, also produced by Mitsubishi. The new plane had to have a top speed in excess of 310mph (about 499kmph) and reach an altitude of 9840 feet (almost 3,000 meters) in three and a …
Whatever Happened to Hitler’s Body? | War History Online
WEBDec 30, 2015 — At approximately 2:30 p.m. Hitler and Braun entered their private chambers within the bunker; about an hour later, at 3:30 p.m., the sound of a gunshot echoed through the bunker. Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun were dead – Braun due to a self-ingested cyanide pill, Hitler via a cyanide pill and self-inflicted gunshot to the head.