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Just came across some daily Second Army Tank States, see attached image. Are these of interest to any one? Lee
Hi all, Was there ever a "ministry approved "official" tally for allied tank crews? or even individual tanks? in place or ever attempted?...
Not really war related apart from the army truck nicked in Blackpool. A list of stolen cars, vans, lorries and motorbikes for Lancashire...
I have read that the RA peaked at around 700,000 men during WW2. I have also read that Larkhill trained around 1,000,000 men during WW2. Can...
From the Appendices in 6th Guards Tank Brigade, The Story of Guardsman in Churchill Tanks by Patrick Forbes
I've been reading Hastings's 'All Hell Let Loose', and as is his wont it's filled with the usual slew of little nuggets and anecdotes. In a...
Stumbled on a strange little nugget while looking for something else: The German Tank Problem - Statistical Analysis Techniques, War - Statistical...
TNA Catalogue Reference: CAB 120/356 Cabinet Office: Minister of Defence Secretariat: Records, Weapons and Munitions Scope and content: Tanks:...
The 4th Battalion The Lincolnshire Regiment recorded a running total of casualties sustained at the end of each month in the pages of the war...
I've been toying with the idea about posting some stats from the fighting that took place between May and June 1940 for some time and as I was...
:huh: Suprised to find 'Op Plunder' (realy the 2nd part of Veritable), gun state wise was bigger than 'Veritable' itself. Rob [IMG]
Much is written about the use of DD Tanks on 6th June 1944, and I thought members here would be interested in this document from the 'G' Branch HQ...
Recently in a war publication I NOTICED THAT over 1200 people had been killed on the roads in the "blackout" in December 1939. Did this...
From The Times, May 25, 1945: RESCUE OF WAR PRISONERS 120,000 SENT HOME BY AIR BOMBER COMMAND'S FINE ACHIEVEMENT FROM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT...
After reading several books relating to the Italian Campaign, there are numerous cases of shellshock casualties. Also reported were numerous...
YouTube - 1940s VD Training Film - US War Department (WWII) During Basic training in America during WW2. On a regular basis we were shown VD...
The Normandy landings were the largest amphibious operation ever undertaken. The naval force consisted of...... 138 Bombarding ships. 221...
An excerpt from the publication ‘What Britain Has Done 1939-1945‘, issued by The Ministry of Information in 1945 THE ACHIEVEMENT OF MANPOWER...
Few days ago I got good and big (at least 700 pages!) :D book of some russian author about first 5 days of Battle of Kursk, in the end of book is...
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