One of Germany’s most feared and effective weapons during World War I was its fleet of submarines, known as U-boats, that roamed the Atlantic, sneaking up underwater on British merchant ships and destroying them with torpedoes. During the course of the war, they sank more than 5,700 vessels, killing more than 12,700 non-combatants in the process. The British […]
In the spring of 1945, Allied armies began their final advance into the heart of Nazi Germany. After weeks of intense fighting, they secured victory, ending the most destructive war in Europe’s history. This hard-won result was greeted with celebration in Britain and across the Commonwealth. Throughout the winter and spring of 1944-45, the western
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This was a British low-level air attack on Amiens prison in German-occupied France undertaken by 19 de Havilland Mosquito FB.Mk VI aircraft led by Group Captain P. C. Pickard (18 February 1944). Taking part in the mission were 18 aircraft of the RNZAF’s No. 487 Squadron, RAAF’s No. 464 Squadron and RAF’s No. 21 Squadron,
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