History Forum / War History / World War II / June 2005

How many of them were used in combat and where? What was the reason of
keeping these regiments independent instead of putting them in some
division or creating a new division around them?
Drax

This is a naval question from a first-timer who doesn't know too much
(as you will see from the question!):
I want to get a relative a birthday present pertaining to his Naval
service during World War II and I need to know where to find the hull

Out of curiosity, and also to add up discussion, what is the most popular
theme in WW II popular literary fiction in countries which participated
in conflict? In quantity, not in quality?
In Finland most popular theme was (and still is) legendary exploits of

Can anyone give me some information about corned beef consumption
during the world war 2 years and shortly after that please? If possible
with reference to your country.
Was it rationed? Or was it readily avilable? I heard that cuts of meat

My great-grandfather, Jerry Eldridge, took the last flight out of Wake
Island under fire aboard PanAm's Philippine Clipper in December 1941
(he was a PanAm employee working on Wake Island).  Can anyone tell me
the date that this  Martin M-130 Clipper flew away from Wake?  Does

I did some 'Googlin' and did not find a clear answer on which units were in
Bastogne surrounded in 1944.
Watching my books and the internet I could find more or less :
501 PIR

I am interested in learning more about how the children of the Nazis
and WWII German military have coped in today's world growing up with
the knowledge that their fathers were regarded as war criminals. Would
that knowledge have affected them in a positive or a negative way? I

During the Battle of Midway Hollywood director John Ford filmed the battle.
He made two films. One was released for the American public. The other,
called "Torpedo Squadron" was about Hornet's Torpedo 8 which was given to
the families. Does anyone know if it has been released on ...

Tell me

I one of the threads above started discussion about efficiency of allied
plans using rockets against German armour. Opinions are divided. One may add
a remark that Russian Il-2 since the battle of Kursk, except rockets, used
against tanks  also special (HEAT) small bombs PTAB 1.5 ...

This may not mean what it seems.  Tallboy identifies

What models of assault rifles did the Germans use in WWII? I know a bit
about the MP-44 Sturmgewehr, any others? Also, what was the bolt
operation of the MP-44? I know it used a tipping bolt, how does it
compare with other tipping bolt designs, like the FN-49 SAFN, FAL, SKS,

She apparently delivered the definitive Pearl Harbour warning
message to US intell and her missives routinely flashed direct to
FDR. She knew Canada's wartime Prime Minister as Uncle Mac.
http://www.thestar ...

http://www.naval-history.net/WW2WarshiplossesBritish.htm
On anouther thread several posters have claimed that it is technically
impossible for the LW to sink warships.  The web site have have
provided documentarion that the LW can sink large numbers of Royal Navy

"By using the deck striping as a guide, you will avoid the embarrassing
experience of taxiing a plane right over the side into all of that water. It
is pretty generally agreed that a plane parked under several hundred feet of
water is improperly parked."