How Trenches Changed the Face of Warfare During WWI
WEBJan 9, 2023 · 15th New York Regiment training for trench warfare, 1910s. (Photo Credit: Underwood Archives / Getty Images) There were three main methods of trench-building employed during WWI. The first was known as sapping, wherein soldiers dug shallow trenches that extended into No Man’s Land from larger ones. This was the safest way to extend the systems, as shallow areas could be built by one or two ...
How Many 5 Star Generals Are There? Nine: A List of 5 Star …
WEBJul 26, 2022 · Insignia used by US generals and admirals of the OF-10 rank. (Photo Credit: Ipankonin / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain) Born out of necessity during World War II, the five-star rank was temporarily established to eliminate the incompatibility of US commanders charged with commanding Allied officers of a technically higher ranking.When Public Law 482 permitted the creation of the rank, the ...
The Empire Of Japan & The Invasion Of The Philippines In WW2
WEBNov 17, 2017 · The Philippines and Japan. During the 1930s, Japan began a campaign of imperial expansion in the western Pacific. They wanted to gain power over their neighbors and also to oust American and European influences from the region.
The Cry of Pugad Lawin and the Birth of the Revolution
WEBJul 17, 2018 · The Philippine Revolution against over three centuries of Spanish domination began with Andrés Bonifacio, leader of the Katipunan, a liberalist movement that sought independence for the Philippines from Spanish colonial rule.
Roman Military Ranks: 12 Key Officers and Soldiers in the Roman …
WEBFeb 9, 2016 · Though much of their work involved carrying out the orders of senatorial officers, there were also opportunities for independent command. Detachments of soldiers were often separated off from a legion into a group known as a vexillation, sent to join an army on campaign elsewhere in the empire or to carry out a specific project.
US Troops Hated the M16 So Much They Picked Up the Enemy's …
WEBApr 20, 2022 · Spent shell casings from M16 rifles at the Fort Dix firing range, New Jersey, 1967. (Photo Credit: Leif Skoogfors / Getty Images) Despite its issues, the M16 was still considered more effective than the M14, with the US Army going so far as to say it was the best rifle for fighting in Vietnam. To try and combat the issues, the service enacted improved training procedures, changed the ...
Whatever Happened to Hitler’s Body? | War History Online
WEBDec 30, 2015 · April 30, 1945 – the Soviet Army moves quickly through the city of Berlin, the capital of Germany and the home base of the Third Reich. Beyond the city’s limits are the Allied forces, sweeping through the rest of the country, waging and winning battles as the Nazi army is brought to its knees.
Greatest Tank Battle in History – The Battle of Kursk
WEBAug 15, 2018 · Soviet PTRD anti-tank rifle team during the fighting. By Novosti archive – CC-BY-SA 3.0. A Soviet spy ring learned that the attack would be launched sometime between the 3 rd and 6 th of July. Further information gathering on the battlefield narrowed this down to the 5 th of July. To hamper the start of the German attack, the Soviets fired an artillery barrage that broke up the enemy ...
The Weapons They Carried: WWII Infantry Weapons That Were …
WEBFeb 5, 2018 · Cheaper and faster to make than the Soviet Union’s previous sub-machine gun, the PPD-40, the PPSh-41 was also more accurate. And with whole companies being equipped with this beast that could fire up to 1000 rounds per minute from drum magazines that held 71 standard Russian pistol rounds, Russian infantry firepower was on the rise.
MG-42: The German Machine Gun That Mowed Down Enemies On …
WEBOct 3, 2022 · Yugoslavia’s M53 is largely based on the design of the MG-42. (Photo Credit: Aleksej fon Grozni / Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 rs) The MG-42 has remained a popular weapon to this day.