The wreaths were laid on the Sunday closest to 20th November the date of the battle of Cambrai (1917) This is the day the RTR parade at the memorial...
In London there is a memorial to the Royal Tank Regiment (RTR) in WWII. It shows a Comet tank crew. The RTR parade there every year. [ATTACH]
Had Tobruk fallen then Rommel's supply problems would have been much reduced, and "if" Rommel had captured Alexandria and the Suez Canal then it is...
We have something similar in the UK. The army has more helicopters than the RAF, but the RAF insisted on ownership of the larger transport...
Japan was attacked with atomic weapons because it was clear that an invasion of Japan would involve massive Allied casualties, German resistance to...
I too mourn the loss of the A10. A superb aircraft. Getting rid of the Warthog is a mistake. As the link says, cost cutting is the main reason, but...
A lot has to do with the theatre of operations. Most German tank "aces" scored the majority of their kills in Russia. This, especially in 1941/42 was...
Yes we can avoid a return, in the UK the public would simply not tolerate it and as we are only 1 year from a General Election to decide the next UK...
It's about OIL, it's always been about oil. The west needs a secure supply of the black gold which is why it needs and supports regimes that are...
So a very young newly arrived RAF mechanic is suddenly sent with an unknown person to French Indo China and spends his time loitering in a...
Three friends of mine, all former colleagues in the 1st Royal Tank Regiment (1RTR), are currently in Normandy with a "jeep". They are following the...
It's because North Africa was already a war zone and it enabled the "green" US army to gain experience whilst working with it's battle hardened ally...
The only example in modern times is the Falklands war. In that war the British only survived because of the small numbers of sea harriers available...
It looks like "15th/19th The Kings Royal Hussars" now part of the Light Dragoons. Both the cap badge and collar badge look right. [ATTACH][ATTACH]
I sent a very strongly worded message to Ramon Ormi, it appears (fingers and toes crossed) to have worked.
Ramon Ormi a persistent spammer on this site has been deleted by me (again). Normally I have the option to ban a spammer but for reasons unknown, the...
Mac, the chap on the right sadly died on 14th March 2014. RIP my old friend.
The spammers seem to be reducing in number, those who still try to post are though avoiding the introductions thread and placing their posts...
I am aware how divided the US was over getting involved in the European war, which is another reason the PH conspiracy is pure bunkum. PH meant going...
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