The French fighters: the Dewoitine D.520
The Dewoitine D.520 was - probably - the best fighter that the French Air Force managed to deploy in the Second World War. Designed around 1936 by engineer...
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New Zealand's armored vehicles: the Schofield tank
The Schofield was a New Zealand light tank - never used - during the Second World War. Conceived and designed by Ernest James Schofield around 1940, the vehicle...
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The infantry tanks: the “Valentine”
The Valentine was one of the most important armored infantry tanks of the British Army in World War II. The vehicle was designed in 1938,...
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The bombers of the Imperial Japanese Navy: the Mitsubishi G3M
The Mitsubishi G3M – Type 96 Navy Assault Bomber – was one of the most important medium bombers of the Imperial Japanese Navy in the years leading up to...
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British fighters in World War I: the Sopwith Camel
The Sopwith Camel was one of the most important British biplane fighters active in the First World War. Famous for its "marked maneuverability"; the aircraft came...
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The German tank destroyers: the Elephant
The Elefant armored fighting vehicle – Panzerjager Tiger (P) – was a tank destroyer used by the German army in World War II. The vehicle was built...
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The tanks for the infantry: the "Churchill"
The Churchill was one of the most important armored infantry tanks of the British Army. Designed at the beginning of the Second World War (around 1940...
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The fighters of the Luftwaffe: the Messerschmitt Bf 109
The Messerschmitt Bf 109 was by far one of the most important fighters in the Second World War, and the most famous of the Luftwaffe. The aircraft was conceived and designed by Willy...
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The bombers of the Japanese Empire: the Mitsubishi Ki-21 (Sally)
The Mitsubishi Ki-21 - Type 97 heavy bomber - was one of the most important bombers of the Japanese Empire. In the...
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Premuda, 10 June 1918, the story of Navy Day
The feat of Luigi Rizzo and his crews, on June 10, 1918, represents perhaps the most brilliant and daring action ...
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Luftwaffe aircraft: the Junkers Ju 88
The Junkers Ju 88 was, in its own right, one of the most versatile aircraft of the Luftwaffe in the Second World War,...
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Vittorio Emilio Cuniberti and the HMS Dreadnought
Vittorio Emilio Cuniberti (1854-1913), naval engineer officer, developed the concept of the modern armored ship...
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The fighters of the Royal Air Force: the Supermarine Spitfire
The Supermarine Spitfire ("Sputafuoco") was one of the most important fighters of the Second World War and was, in full...
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The aircraft carriers of the US Navy: the USS Enterprise (CV-6)
The USS Enterprise (CV-6) was a Yorktown-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy active in World War II...
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Fallschirmsjäger storm Crete: Operation "Merkur", 20 May - 1 June 1941
Eighty-two years ago, on May 20, 1941, the Battle of Crete began, codenamed Operation "Merkur". For the...
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The submarines of the Kriegsmarine: the U-48
The German submarine U-48 in the Second World War achieved important successes and records: the boat, during the...
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May 9, 1888: Francesco Baracca was born
Francesco Baracca was born in Lugo on May 9, 1888. He was the main ace of Italian aviation in the Great War...
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Allied medium tanks: the Lee/Grant M3
The M3 was the first US medium tank to be mass-produced. It was conceived and designed...
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The German tank destroyers: the Nashorn
The German tank Nashorn (rhinoceros) was one of the most important tank destroyers used in the second conflict...
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Soviet tanks: the T-34
The T-34 medium tank was, in its own right, the backbone of the Soviet armored units in the Second World War...
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