Friday, February 27, 2009
The Battle of the River Plate
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The German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee had left port with her supply ship Altmark before war broke out. She sank nine merchant shi...
Thursday, February 26, 2009
British Expeditionary Force
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Leading elements of the BEF arrive in France, September 1939 (above). Following the German invasion of Poland in 1939, the British Expeditio...
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
France Prepares For War
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France planned to fight a long war, with the Maginot Line safeguarding her from German attack while her war machine gradually built up speed...
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
German-Russian Happy Times
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The best of friends? Russian and German officers chat at Brest-Litovsk on September 18, 1939. The Russians show their rank on collar badges:...
Monday, February 23, 2009
The Führer at the Front
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Adolf Hitler made several trips to the Polish front in September 1939. Here he receives the salute of General der Panzertruppen Heinz Guderi...
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Polish Resistance Fails
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The remnants of the garrison of Warsaw, marching out of the city (above) after its surrender, September 27, 1939. Most of the buildings show...
Friday, February 20, 2009
German Advance Unit in Poland — 1939
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A German reconnaissance unit in Poland searches a burning village before the rest of their unit, September 1939.
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