Tag: German Army
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Eyes of the Fleet: The Arado Ar 196 and the Kriegsmarine’s Aerial Reach
History Daily Dec 30, 2025 Image: An Arado Ar 196 in flight during the Second World War. #AradoAr196 https://amzn.to/44Lzrpz Section I — Opening Throughout the world’s vast ocean expanses and contested spaces that existed during World War II, where the world’s various fleets maneuvered back and forth across the world’s oceans, and empires gambled their…
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The D-Day Landings. June 6, 1944
This 71-second video offers a visceral look into one of the most monumental days of the 20th century: the Allied landings on the beaches of Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944. Known as D-Day, this operation marked the beginning of the end of Nazi occupation in Western Europe. Over 150,000 troops from Britain, Canada, the…
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The Liberation of Broglie, France: A Triumph of the 4th Canadian Armoured Division
Guest Post by M. Raoul Boyer Video Description: The machine-gunner/assistant driver of a Sherman tank belonging to the 22nd Armoured Regiment (The Canadian Grenadier Guards) is given a glass of wine to drink by a Frenchwoman during a pause in the advance. FFI volunteers and townspeople gather in small groups in the rain to greet…
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Photographs from the Battle of the Falaise Pocket – August 1944
Image: American forces in Chambois, France, during the Battle of the Falaise Pocket. August 1944. Photographs from the Battle of the Falaise Pocket – August 1944 The Falaise Pocket or Battle of the Falaise Pocket occurred from August 12-21, 1944. It was the decisive engagement during the Battle of Normandy, during which a “pocket” was…
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FREE ARTICLE – The Battle of the Hills of Champagne, April 1917.
Image: French Zouave Captain holding a wounded German soldier at gunpoint at Mt. Cornillet during the Battle of the Hills, May 1917..On April 17, 1917, the Battle of the Hills of Champagne began, also called the Third Battle of Champagne, a supporting offensive to the main French effort on the Chemin des Dames of the…
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Wilhelm Voigt, a 57-Year-old German Shoemaker, Masquerades as an Army Captain and Directs a Whole Platoon of Soldiers to Aid Him in Stealing 4,000 Marks. October 17, 1906
Image: Wilhelm Voigt in 1910. (Public Domain) On this day in history, October 17, 1906, Wilhelm Voigt, a 57-year-old German shoemaker, masquerades as an army captain and directs a whole platoon of soldiers to aid him in stealing 4,000 marks. Voigt, who had an extensive criminal record, embarrassed the German army by manipulating their blind…
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Operation Market Garden ended in Allied failure as the last British and Polish paratroopers were evacuated from Oosterbeek, near Arnhem. September 25, 1944.
Image: US Army paratroopers are dropped near Grave, Netherlands while livestock graze near gliders that landed earlier. This was the beginning of Operation Market Garden during World War II, which resulted in heavy Allied losses. (Public Domain) On this day in history, September 25, 1944, Operation Market Garden ended in Allied failure as the last…
History Daily With Francis Chappell Black 