Aghart, I don't think anyone disagrees with what happened in the final minutes leading up to Sydney sinking, what happened prior to this is where the...
The Heroes of Tobruk Who comprise those gallant heroes, and where did they come from Renowned in song and story, Aussies some thousands strong? They...
Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels' Many a mother in Australia when the busy day is done Sends a prayer to the Almighty for the keeping of her son Asking that an...
Here you go http://www.almc.army.mil/alog/issues/JanFeb01/MS610.htm
Yep, Rommel was defeated at El Alamein. Every piece of equipment he had came by truck all the way from Tunisia, every litre of fuel for his...
It is one of the sad injustices of history that Leading Seaman "Buck" Taylor of HMAS Yarra did not receive a Victoria Cross for his actions. After...
Rommel not taking Tobruk. It would have given him a deep water port five hundred miles closer to the front, with the extra material he could have...
I've always like this one The Merchant Navy Man This was found in an old magazine, which said it was written by an unknown Englishman early in the...
A quick question, does anybody know, or have pictures showing, what machine-guns were issued to the early German commerce raiders esp. Pinguin,...
There's actually a page on this forum dealing with the battle. HMAS Sydney Basically, Kormoran ( a German commerce raider) encountered HMAS Sydney...
Not particularly, although I have a fairly avid interest in Australian history and our prison camps were part of that history. I found this stuff...
Could you use the Airfix figures? Australian Infantry 1:32 (A02709) Model Kit and Accessories by Airfix
We can base questions about the "best" infantry weapon on style, "cool" factor, looks, etc. I prefer to answer this question based on history of use....
The reason for so many conspiracy theories re. the Kormoran Sydney battle is there are simply too many bits of it that don't make sense. Also on...
Try here Bunkers, Tunnels, Fortifications in Australia during World War 2 And here http://www.ozatwar.com/ozcrashes.htm Regards
Found the site, thought I'd join, interesting reading. Oh yeah, I'm an Aussie, late forties, married, pipe smoker, ex soldier.
About half way through this document is a report by Dr Haben (HSK Kormoran) outlining conditions for German prisoners of war in Australia, very...
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