World War II Online

World War II Online

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Written by sbraccia on
A s we move further and further away from World War 2 —there are fewer and fewer people who remember some of the tremendous sacrifices that were made at the time in the name of freedom. A few weeks back, I wrote a post that included the mention of a relative who was lost in the waning days of that war when he and over 700 others died following an attack on the aircraft carrier USS Franklin. The piece struck a chord with Richard Don Simms—and he called me from Texas to talk about the Franklin. In 1945, Richard was a 7-year-old boy, proud ... Read Full Story
Written by Die-Cast-Collector on
Corgi Dodge WC51 Command Car - US Army, 'Liberation de Paris', August 1944. CC51707 REF:CC51707  Scale 1.43  Limited Edition  Length 108mm  Height 50mm From Corgi's World War II Collection of historically accurate die-cast military vehicles in this Limited Edition 1:43 scale Dodge WC51 Command Car - US Army, 'Liberation de Paris', August 1944. The WC (weapons carrier) 4 x 4 three-quarter tonne truck was developed in 1942 and was an improvement over its sister vehicle, the half-tonne truck. The Us Army needed a heavier and larger truck for general hauling purposes. Both the Army and Navy used this vehicle to carry large weapons in ... Read Full Story
Written by lr-jono on
I read today about a Second World War German mine that washed up on a beach in Somerset, which had to be detonated by bomb disposal experts. At 1,500lbs it was a particularly large example and a one mile exclusion zone had to be created prior to the explosion after it was spotted in mud by a fisherman on Thursday. A crowd lined the coast at nearby Burnham-on-Sea to watch the 10ft long mine explode on Stert Island in Bridgwater Bay. It certainly highlights the quality of German engineering but begs the question of how many more are still out there. Read Full Story
Written by Scorillo on
World War II Online (WWIIOL) is a combined arms strategic and tactical war simulation, or virtual battlefield, with the distinction of being... 1 Vote(s) Read Full Story
Written by fractalman93 on
I'm only 37, but I had relatives that were survivors. Thus, I'd like to share some pictures that I took at the D-Day Memorial near Lynchburg, VA. Overlord Arch Troops Land At The Beach D-Day Memorial Emblem Read Full Story
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