The Bombing of Helsinki in World War II
Helsinki was bombed several times during World War II by the Soviet Long-Distance Bomb Group Regiment (Russian: Avia Polk Dahl’nevo Deystviya—APDD), the largest of which took place during 1944, when…
The German Offensive at Verdun
In 1916, the historic fortress town of Verdun, standing on the Meuse River was an exposed lightly held outpost of France’s eastern defences. In the late 19th century, concentric rings…
German airships in the Great War 1914-18
In August 1914, seven airships were available to the German Army; four were deployed in the West and three in the East. Three of those assigned in the West attempted…
Operation Weserübung (Unternehmen Weserübung) – The German invasion of Denmark and Norway; 9th April 1940.
Unternehmen Weserübung was the code-name given to the German assault on the countries of Denmark and Norway. Sweden would ultimately play a pivotal role in the conflict as would Finland…
The British Indian Army during the First World War
The British Indian Army, officially named just the Indian Army, was the principal army of India before independence from the United Kingdom in 1947. It was responsible for the defence…
Axis Powers Leaders
There are three of them because they were mainly the enemy of the Allied Forces back during World War 2. Even though they had other countries backing them up, we…
World War I and The Era of Industrial Warfare
Industrial warfare is a period in the history of warfare ranging roughly from the early 19th century and the start of the Industrial Revolution to the beginning of the Atomic Age, which saw the rise…
The 1915 Stalemate
The failure of either side to achieve a victory in 1914 left the combatants facing a long war. On the Western Front, in France and Belgium, armies were immobilized in…
The Vicious Reality of Trench Warfare
By 1914, trenches were a common aspect of warfare, reflecting the straightforward need for soldiers on the frontline to protect themselves against enemy fire. Standard military manuals provided instructions for…
Bolt Action Rifles of WWI
The first bolt-action rifle was produced in 1824 by Johann Nikolaus von Dreyse, following work on breechloading rifles that dated to the 18th century. Von Dreyse would perfect his Nadelgewehr (Needle Rifle) by 1836, and…