Panther on the Eastern Front 1944
One source has cited the cost of a Panther tank as 117,100 Reichmarks (RM). This compared with 82,500 RM for the StuG III, 96,163 RM for the Panzer III, 103,462 RM for the Panzer IV, and 250,800 RM for the…
One source has cited the cost of a Panther tank as 117,100 Reichmarks (RM). This compared with 82,500 RM for the StuG III, 96,163 RM for the Panzer III, 103,462 RM for the Panzer IV, and 250,800 RM for the…
The View From The Cockpit Of A Glider CG-4 Trailer’s Transport Aircraft C-47 “Skytrain”, 1944 Submitted December 19, 2016 at 05:15AM by McCreedy3 via reddit
From entering active service in 1932 with the Red Army; the T-26 participated in many conflicts through the 1930’s up until it’s final engagement against the Japanese Kwantung Army in Manchuria in August 1945
Knocked out Soviet Lend-Lease Churchill Significant numbers of British Churchill, Matilda and Valentine tanks were shipped to the USSR along with the US M3 Lee after it became obsolete on the African Front, ceasing production in December 1942 and withdrawn…
The heaviest tank on the battlefield, the Tiger II or Königstiger was a formidable foe, but it had its fair share of shortcomings. From over-complicated engineering, not enough power for the weight of the beast and the lack of quality…
Sailors on the foredeck of HMS Berwick as she escorted convoy JW53 to Murmansk, 1943 [2197 × 1464] Submitted December 16, 2016 at 09:18AM by 124876720 via reddit
The Me 163A V4 was shipped to Peenemünde to receive the HWK RII-203 engine in May 1941. By 2 October 1941, the Me 163A V4, bearing the radio call sign letters, or Stammkennzeichen, “KE+SW”, set a new world speed record…
Soviet Infantry And T-34’s Attack The Germans During The Battle Of Kursk Submitted December 19, 2016 at 01:55PM by McCreedy3 via reddit