On May 2nd, 1944, the quiet tension around Targu Fumos erupted into one of the most brutal armored engagements of the Eastern Front. Hundreds of Soviet T34 and IS-2 heavy tanks rolled forward behind a ...

Eighty years ago today, German artillery opened fire on an inexperienced American division that had been at the front for ...

The Allied invasion of Europe in June of 1944 saw troops embark on a campaign aimed at the very heart of Germany. The dense hedgerows of Normandy took longer to fight through than expected. Still, by ...

One of the perennial debates among military historians and armchair generals revolves around Adolf Hitler's decision to directly control the disposition of the Panzer units in northern France in the ...

Key point: Tank-destroyers also taught the Army not to over-specialize. There was no need for multiple classes of tanks that were strong in one respect and weak in another. During the 1940s, the U.S.

Seventy-three years ago this weekend, Dec. 16 at 5:30 a.m. to be more precise, 2,000 pieces of German artillery opened fire along a 80-mile front running from Belgium down into Luxembourg, aimed at ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. The Panzer tank family was at the heart of German ...

In September 1944, French General Philippe Leclerc’s 2nd Armored Division launched a devastating counterattack at Dompaire, ...

In honor of Christmas, we proudly publish the text of Brig. Gen. Anthony McAuliffe's 1944 Christmas letter to the U.S. 101st ...

THE directory of the West German government lists no Defense Ministry. But for four years, the equivalent of a small Defense Ministry has been working in Bonn, hidden discreetly behind the dirty red ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: With France gone, Britain, and its Commonwealth partners such as Australia and Canada, stood alone. Had Britain capitulated to Hitler, or signed a compromise peace ...