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Fighter Command and Control 1940
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Fighter Command and Control 1940
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Fighter Command was tasked with defending Britain against German bomber attacks, with four different groups, numbered 10–13, each responsible for a different region of the country. A hierarchical detection and command network received and relayed information about the location of incoming German bomber formations, greatly increasing the speed and accuracy... More
French Government and High Command: 1914–18
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French Government and High Command: 1914–18
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Unlike the German chain of command, civilian officials were responsible for all aspects of military and administrative action in France. The President was ceremonially responsible for general authorization of government decisions, and the Premier beneath him served as the head of the elected portion of government. During war the Army... More
French Plan XVII 1914
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French Plan XVII 1914
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Since the German annexation of French Alsace and Lorraine in 1871, France was determined to reclaim its lost territory. In 1913, responding to rising tension in Europe, they amended Plan XVII, originally drawn up in 1903. In the event of French-German conflict, the French planned to advance on Berlin after... More
French Resistance 1942-44
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French Resistance 1942-44
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The French Resistance gained a new level of coordination in 1942 as Jean Moulin, under the direction of Charles de Gaulle in London, was tasked with organizing the operations of various separate factions. The Americans supported an alternative leadership of French resistance under the Army Resistance Organization, leading to rivalry... More
German Counterattack 6 June 1944
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German Counterattack 6 June 1944
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After an initial delay in launching a counterattack, the German 21st Panzer Division made a move north in an attempt to drive the Allies back to the beach. A first counterattack targeted the 6th Airborne Division who had managed to push east over the vital bridgehead captured right at the... More
German Defences 1944
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German Defences 1944
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As it became increasingly obvious that the Allies were planning a large scale offensive against mainland Europe, the Germans had to try to bolster their defences on the western front. The eastern front was still using resources at an unprecedented rate as the Red Army gathered momentum, so extra fighting... More
German Government and High Command: 1914–18
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German Government and High Command: 1914–18
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At the head of the German chain of command was Kaiser Wilhelm II who had power over both arms of the military and government. The Kaiser appointed the Chancellor as the conductor of state affairs, the main position of power over the civilian officials in the chain of command as... More
Gold Beach Initial landing to Midday 6 June 1944
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Gold Beach Initial landing to Midday 6 June 1944
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Gold was the central of the five D-Day landing beaches. British forces conducted the offensive against sectors Jig, King and part of Item so that the town of Arromanches sustained as little damage as possible, ready for the installation of Mulberry harbour B. Covert sampling of all D-Day beaches was... More
Guadalcanal August 1942–February 1943
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Guadalcanal August 1942–February 1943
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The operations of the Guadalcanal campaign were carried out with the main objective of establishing an Allied air and troop presence in the southern Solomon Islands in order to secure the important shipping route between Australia and the USA. In 1942 the Japanese began construction of an airbase on Guadalcanal... More
Imperial Russian Command Structure December 1915
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Imperial Russian Command Structure December 1915
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The three great empires which dominated eastern Europe and its hinterlands in 1914 were brutally exposed by the realities of modern industrial warfare; each had been overthrown or dismembered by the war’s end. At the outset, Imperial Russia seemed better placed than its rivals; on paper its armed forces were... More
Infantry Versus Tanks 1940
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Infantry Versus Tanks 1940
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Anti-tank weapons and tactics progressed rapidly throughout the war in response to increasingly powerful and well-armoured tanks. The anti-tank rifle was a popular weapon in most armies towards the start of the war but gradually became less effective as an infantry tool as tank armour thickened. Hand-held anti-tank weapons progressed... More
Interdiction Bombing of Northern France 1944
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Interdiction Bombing of Northern France 1944
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As part of the Transport Plan, interdiction bombing aimed specifically to limit the movements of German forces to the front line following the D-Day landings by cutting key bridges and rail routes, whilst minimizing civilian casualties. Due to the importance of the element of surprise for Operation Overlord’s success, interdiction... More