Before the recently described Battle of Trafalgar, where the British fleet defeated the French invasion fleet, an equally important naval battle took place between the same nations. This was the Battle of Aboukir Bay (also known as the Battle of the Nile), where Napoleon’s fleet, tasked with protecting his expedition to Egypt, was utterly crushed by the ships of the Royal Navy under the command of the brilliant Horatio Nelson.
Under the cryptonym “Wikinger” stands the unsuccessful action of the German navy against British fishermen, during which 2 destroyers were lost and 590 sailors were killed without any contact with the enemy. The following story has really happened, and this is probably the most discrediting defeat of Kriegsmarine during World War II.
The Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. B “Königstiger”, known as the Tiger II, was the largest, heaviest, and arguably the most powerful tank used in combat during World War II.
On October 1, 1943, one of the boldest and most glorious actions in the history of the Polish Underground State during World War II took place. Members of the Armia Krajowa (Home Army) sabotage unit carried out a daring operation on the streets of Warsaw, killing Ernst Weffels, a Gestapo officer working at Pawiak prison, who was infamous for his almost animalistic cruelty towards the imprisoned inmates.
Below, we present the profile of the man dubbed the ‘last kamikaze’ – one of the most dedicated and courageous figures in the history of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Vice Admiral Matome Ugaki lived by the spirit of the Bushidō code, and his death in the final days of the war reflected the ideals of samurai courage and honor. His warrior spirit, unwavering loyalty, and steadfast sense of duty were his defining traits, and one of the more unusual aspects of his samurai character was his legendary tolerance for alcohol.
The Chancellor of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler, was the target of at least 42 documented assassination attacks not only during the Second World War, but also earlier, in the 1930s, when he took over power in Germany.
He was attempted to be shot, blown up by detonation of explosives, simulated a fatal car accident, poisoned, and derailed in his armored train.
