WW2 History

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  WW2-Artillery

  Nebelwerfer German WW2 Multitube Rocket Launcher

  Nebelwerfer – a German multiple launch rocket system Second World War Rocket Launcher (from German – “fog thrower”). Together with the Soviet...

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  WW2 Movies

  Volyn (Wołyń) Movie (2016)

  Volyn  is a 2016 Polish military drama directed by Wojciech Smarzowski and dedicated to the Volyn massacre. The  feature film in history...

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  WW2-Tanks

  M3 Lee – American Medium Tank

  M3 “Lee” American medium tank during World War II. It was named after the military leader of the American Civil War,  General...

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  Operations & Battles

  Atomic Bombing – Aftermath, Surrender and Analysis

  Plans for subsequent atomic bombings of Japan The US government expected that another atomic bomb would be ready for use in mid-August,...

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  Operations & Battles

  Atomic Bombing- Bombing of Nagasaki

  Nagasaki during World War II Nagasaki in 1945 was located in two valleys, through which two rivers flowed. The mountain range divided...

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  Operations & Battles

  Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima

  Bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 Hiroshima during World War II Hiroshima was located on a flat area, slightly above sea...

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  Operations & Battles

  Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

  Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki   The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (August 6 and 9, 1945) are two exceptional...

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  Small Arms

  Panzerfaust – Armored Fist -Anti Tank Rocket

  “Panzerfaust” (German: Panzerfaust, “Armored Fist”) is a German disposable grenade launcher of the Second World War. The change in the original name...

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  Operations & Battles

  Volyn massacre – WW2 Massacre of Poles by Ukrainian Nationals

  Background of Volyn massacre Volyn massacre ( Polish Rzeź wołyńska, in Ukrainian historiography Volyn tragedy, Ukrainian Volyn tragedy, Polish Tragedia Wołynia )...

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  Soldiers & People

  Mikhail Petrovich Zorin RIP – Defender of Leningrad and Nevsky Petechok

  Mikhail Petrovich Zorin (September 16, 1923, Moscow, USSR  – February 20, 2022) – Soviet soldier, participant in the Great Patriotic War, corporal,...