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  List of World War II weapons of Germany - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
List of World War II weapons of Germany
Few German weapons of World War II were given popular names, and those that were recognized officially as such numbered even fewer.
First was the calibre of the weapon, usually in cm, then the weapon type, often seen in abbreviated form, and then a series number relating to the year of the design.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_World_War_II_weapons_of_Germany   (918 words)

  
 Best of History Web Sites: World War II History (WWII)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The Second World War is a Spartacus Educational website and enables one to research individual people and events of the war in detail.
In Total War, eyewitnesses from Britain, Germany, Russia, Korea, Japan, and the United States tell the story of how millions of civilians participated and came to be legitimate targets in the Second World War.
Maps of World War II Maps of World War II provides an overview of WWII through a collection of maps that present the battles and campaigns fought in the various theatres of war.
www.besthistorysites.net /WWII.shtml   (3882 words)

  
 List of common World War II infantry weapons
List of common World War II infantry weapons
This page lists the common infantry weapons used by the various armies engaged in World War II.
List of secondary and special issue WWII infantry weapons
www.askfactmaster.com /List_of_common_WWII_weapons   (56 words)

  
 ww2.klup.info, History of the Second World War
World War II photo album with 1,100 color photographs divided over 10 different subjects.
In May 1940 he supported the prime ministry of Winston Churchill, and, during the war, served in the war cabinet as lord privy seal (1940-42), deputy prime minister (1942-45), secretary of state for the dominions (1942-43), and lord president of the council (1943-45).
Albert ascended the throne on the death of his uncle, Leopold II, in 1909, due to the death of the intended heirs.
ww2.klup.info   (2687 words)

  
 World War links
American Ex - Prisoners of War - a congresionally chartered non-profit organization The American Ex-Prisoners of War organization is a national organization for American citizens who were captured by the enemy.
Oryoku Maru Story - World War II - The Oryoku Maru Story and a searchable list of POWs who were aboard the ship that left the Phillipines filled with US POW traveling to Japan.
World War II in the Pacific - events 1937-1945.
killeenroos.com /link/war.htm   (2705 words)

  
 War and War-Era Movies: Media Resources Center UCB   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
It is a study of a prisoner of war camp and the disillusionment of captors and prisoners alike.
During World War I on the French front, a regiment of soldiers are set up for suicide missions and are generally manipulated in ways that show no regard for their lives.
Story of the controversial American general George Patton in World War II whose military brilliance was balanced by his inability to deal with the social and political aspects of war, causing him difficulties in his dealings with the War Department.
www.lib.berkeley.edu /MRC/Warfilm.html   (13625 words)

  
 World War II Links on the Internet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
War Letters is a database of correspondence from World War I & II Wes Clark in Germany Wesley Harry Clark, served in France and Germany during World War II as a light mortar crewman with Troop C of the 33rd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron of the 20th Armored Division
World War II Tributesstories of relatives in World War II, from Jeff Crosby
War Letters is a database of correspondence from World War I & II B-Side-Museum is a virtual museum of 3D models, including aircraft from World War II.
history.acusd.edu /gen/ww2_links.html   (5070 words)

  
 Wars & world history - Homework Center - Multnomah County Library
Choose a Civil War battle and find out who was in command, other names for the battle, and a brief outline of exactly what happened.
View propaganda created by the Nazis before and during World War II and by the East Germans during the Cold War.
From Spartacus Educational, this site explores war in the air, political leaders, weapons and war machines, military tactics, statistics, famous battles, the trench system, the Western front, chlorine and mustard gas, soldiers, shell-shock, trench foot, food in the trenches, body lice and dysentery, soldiers' letters, and more.
www.multcolib.org /homework/warwldhc.html   (3847 words)

  
 Wiley::Secret Weapons of World War II
War Beneath the Sea: Submarine Conflict During World War II (Paperback)
In the fast-paced, suspenseful Secret Weapons of World War II, noted military historian William Breuer chronicles the clandestine battle that occurred between the brilliant scientists and codebreakers of the Allies and the Axis powers.
Re-creating the covert missions, hoaxes, spying, conspiracies, and electronic sleuthing, Breuer deftly uncovers the spectacular feats of the fascinating men and women who determined the outcome of the war–providing an unprecedented look at the least-known operations and plots conducted by both sides.
eu.wiley.com /WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471202126.html   (260 words)

  
 World War II
World War II : Population Losses by Country
World War II in Ukraine: June 22, 1941
World War II - Britannica.com: Invasion of the Low Countries and the Fall of France
members.aol.com /TeacherNet/WWII.html   (2533 words)

  
 Codebreaking and Secret Weapons in World War II
The code lists were printed with water-soluble inks and kept under lock and key at all times.
Although the Enigma machine was physically modified numerous times as the war continued, as were the methods of using it, it is instructive to examine a genuine early message to see how it was used.
This was put to a stop when the war started, and operators were supplied with sheets of randomly chosen three letter groups to be used as message keys, but it was too late - the Poles already had their foot in the door.
home.earthlink.net /~nbrass1/1enigma.htm   (5998 words)

  
 Chronology of World War II   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
He tells them that Germany has the world's largest single group of any race: 80 million, that Germany was the greatest of Empires, became a small power, but now is in a period of regeneration.
The British War Cabinet approves the view of the Chiefs of Staff that Britain and the Commonwealth nations alone could produce a crisis in Germany by the middle of 1941.
In Canada, at a meeting of the Cabinet War Committee, the prime minister and ministers approve a project to study the spread of diseases from planes and shells.
www.islandnet.com /~kpolsson/ww2hist   (17816 words)

  
 World War II Links   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
This server is a collection of information pertaining to the events that transpired in the years of 1933 to 1945, encompasing all of World War II.
WW2 War at Sea historical interest Has new pages, some of historical intrest to those intrested in the war at sea during WW2.
World War II Convoys: The Runs to Russia By CE1 Robert A. Germinsky
www-personal.umich.edu /~amnornes/WarLinks.html   (1039 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Infantry Weapons of World War II: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Jan Suermondt presents over 150 weapons used between 1940 and 1945 by both Allied and Axis forces, with detailed specifications, service history and actual accounts of their effectiveness by those who used them.
These weapons defined the land war, from the US Army's BAR and the British Ben to the German Schmeisser and the Russian Degtaryev DP/DPM.
Accompanied by actual war images of the weapons in use, this is a valuable and fascinating insight into the most important military struggle of the 20th Century.
www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0715319256   (286 words)

  
 IGN: Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of World War II Preview
Objective based missions were always highest on my list of must haves for this game and now we're finally getting them.
So today, we're going to be taking a look at each of the maps in Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of World War II.
There are eight total, six of which hold objective based missions for players to sink their teeth into come this fall.
pc.ign.com /articles/433/433432p1.html   (1290 words)

  
 CNN.com - Special Reports
The list below is the names of the soldiers, Marines, airmen, sailors and Coast Guardsmen whose deaths have been reported by their country's governments.
View casualties in the war in Afghanistan and examine U.S. war casualties dating back to the Revolutionary War.
He was listed as missing until his body was recovered on December 23, 2003.
www.cnn.com /SPECIALS/2003/iraq/forces/casualties   (7402 words)

  
 HyperWar: US Navy Ships, 1940-1945
The U.S. Naval Institute has over 450,000 prints in the archive, half are ships, and at least half of those ships were from World War II.
The links from alphabetical list are horribly out of date, as I create individual pages for each ship.
The list will be re-created as soon as the individual pages are complete.
www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USN/USN-ships.html   (900 words)

  
 GameStats: Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of World War II
Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of World War II From classified, cutting edge weapons to secret forces and clandestine places, Secret Weapons of WWII, will add a new level of drama and excitement to the Battlefield 1942 experience.
The expansion pack features many new vehicles and weapons that were extremely powerful, yet experimental.
While these armaments and vehicles are rooted in World War II history, many never saw actual combat -- until now.
www.gamestats.com /objects/546/546092   (314 words)

  
 World War II weapons destroyed - Military Images Photos Pictures Forums
Army bomb experts have carried out a controlled explosion on weapons believed to date from World War II.
The 2.5 inch rocket and two inch mortar shell were found in a field in County Down on Tuesday.
Weapons or not, Iraq threat made war just, Ashcroft says
www.militaryimages.net /forums/showthread.php?t=577   (118 words)

  
 Books about World War II
Books about World War II Books about World War II Here is an alphabetical list of books about the Second World War, compiled by a librarian, that are currently available (in print).
Agent for the Resistance: A Belgian Saboteur in World War II by Herman Bodson
Bombers of World Wars I and II: An illustrated A-Z Catalogue of Bombers, From the Early Attacks of 1914 Through to the Blitz, the Dambusters and the Atomic Bomb Raids by Francis Crobsy
home.att.net /~newbooks/WWIIbooks.html   (7218 words)

  
 HyperWar: World War II on the World Wide Web--"To Do" List
To Do Following are the projects, histories, and documents waiting to be transcribed and formatted for the HyperWar history of World War II, as of 11Nov03.
See the U.S. Army page for a complete list of contemplated volumes, including those already completed.
See the British histories page for a complete list of contemplated volumes, including those already completed.
www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/todo.html   (1397 words)

  
 Panzerworld - Germany's weapons and Panzer of World War II
Panzerworld - Germany's weapons and Panzer of World War II Germany's Panzer forces of World War II, and German World War II equipment in general
Germany's weapons and Panzer of World War II What's new
All contents written by Christian Ankerstjerne unless stated otherwise
www.panzerworld.net   (283 words)

  
 Jeff Rense Program
Isn't It Time We Just Said NO To War?
We choose not to censor skewed logic and uncomfortable rhetoric.
These things reflect the world as it now is - for better and worse.
www.rense.com   (968 words)

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