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With the exception of the one gun per battery still firing on the Russian gun positions, the German counterbattery guns continued to fire on deeper infantry targets during the first two phases of the creeping barrage. The German success at Riga depended on the split-second synchronization of creeping artillery barrages and infantry infiltration tactics. Riga was also the first clash in which the new infantry assault tactics and Bruchmüller's artillery tactics were combined and synchronized. Features On the strategic level the Battle of Riga, fought in Latvia on Sept. 1-5, 1917, effectively knocked Russia out of World War I. On the tactical level, however, Riga was even more significant. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the tragic night in Salina, a town in Utah, during the world war II, in 1945. Topics include Utah witnessed the largest mass murder of German prisoners of war on U.S. soil during World War II; most of the Salina camp buildings were dismantled and moved 80 miles northwest to Delta; and in 1943, the United States began to host prisoners of war captured in Europe and North Africa and launched construction of a vast network of camps.

The article discusses the history of the German Army. Topics covered include the decision by the postwar Allied Control Council to dissolve the Nazi Germany's armed forces, the Wehrmacht, on August 20, 1946 after it surrendered unconditionally to the Western Allies, the establishment of the Bundeswehr, the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1955, and the role played by the Bundeswehr's first two lieutenant generals, Hans Speidel and Adolf Heusinger in the new armed forces.

The article offers information on fighter pilot Lincoln Delmar Bundy of the U.S. Army. It mentions that Bundy family believed that Lincoln had died in the June 10, 1944, aerial battle, where he was shot dead in machine gun fire and two rounds of cannon fire by German soldiers at Saint-Sauvant forest hailing for British troops.

The article discusses how Americans marched to the Western Front in 1917 for checkmate in the Baltics during World War 1. Topics include German strength that require a massive boost to win the war in the West, where the German Eighth Army managed to capture the Russian Baltic port of Riga in early September; and significant and time-consuming mobilization effort instituted by British after outbreak of war.

The article offers information on the attack by Canada's 1st Battalion, Black Watch of the Royal Highland Regiment, against German troops with the aim of opening Antwerp, Belgium on October 13, 1944. Topics include the Operation Market Garden which aimed to capture a series of bridges, British Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, and the attempt of the Canadian Algonquin Regiment to cross the canals on the boundary of the Breskens Pocket.

The article focuses on the history of German military. Topics discussed include role of several motionless German soldiers, the movie A Bridge Too Far, s financial recovery of Germany under National Socialism, importance of German expansionism and mentions that amnesty was offered by Dutch government to Waffen-SS members.

The article discusses about a B-24 bombardier Robert W. Wicks of the 763rd Bomb Squadron of the 460th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force, based in Spinazzola, Italy. Topics include he was shot down on his 24th combat mission in December 1944 and was saved by a Slovak family who hid him on their farm for almost five months; he was honored with German medal the Kriegsverdienstkreuz, or War Merit Cross; the medal was awarded to German servicemen who fought in the invasion of the Soviet Union.

The article offers information on the German World War II strategy used in the fight for the Ardennes region in Belgium. Topics include SS commando Otto Skorzeny and his pivotal role in Operatin Greif ("griffin") where specialized German troops would operate captured American vehicles and war olive-drab uniforms and cause mayhem and confusion behind Allied lines. Other topics include the failed counter measures by U.S. forces, training methods under Operation Griffin, and the "Skorenzy effect."

The article presents a history of the defeat of the Soviet Union's 2nd Shock Army or the Vtoraya Udarnaya Armiya by the German forces during World War II. Designed to instigate key offensives, it was composed of one rifle division and eight brigades, about 100,000 men in total. It met its end a year after German führer Adolf Hitler's blitzkrieg attack on the Soviet Union, in an encirclement that saw several men die of starvation, aside from fighting and bombardment.

The article presents images of the German military in 1914-1918, offering a fresh look at how the Empire's industrialized armed forces fought in World War I, cited as the first large-scale armed conflict photographed in detail.

The article reports that Soviet horsemen, taking a page from J. E. B. Stuart, proved that the cavalry was still a potent fighting force, even against the German blitzkrieg in World War II. To Russian military thinkers, the cavalry raids of the U.S. Civil War had affirmed the importance of the deep strike, and their example informed Russian doctrine for decades afterward. Journalist Walter Kerr was astonished to hear from Soviet troopers that their idea of a perfect cavalryman was Stuart.

The article presents a history of the Battle of the Hedgerows in France during World War II. The city of Saint Lô was the U.S. Army's key to breaking out of Normandy into the French hinterland. On the morning of July 11, 1944, the 116th Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, advanced toward Martinville Ridge, a couple of miles east of Saint Lô The German defenders were deployed in ideal positions along a sunken road fortified with barbwire and mines.

Narrates the surrender of the German Armed Forces to the Allied Expeditionary Force and the Soviet High Command on May 8, 1945. Terms and conditions of the surrender; Celebration in New York upon hearing the news; Reaction of the U.S. Armed Forces fighting the Japanese on the news.

Recounts the battle of the U.S. armies against the German armies in Ardennes in December 1944. Information on German leader Adolf Hitler's intention to attack through the Ardennes; Highlights of the explosion of artillery shells in U.S. units on December 16; Series of events which led to the German's failure in the Ardennes.

Interviews Hans Jennewein, a mountain troop member in Germany, regarding his experiences during the battle in Hungary in 1944. Personal information of Jennewein; Experience of Jennewein during a Russian attack; Highlights of Jennewein's celebration of Christmas during the war; Result of the battle.

Discusses the battle between U.S. and German soldiers in the Hürtgen Forest in Aachen, Germany from September 14, 1944 to February 10, 1945. Encounter between the soldiers on a hillside trail in the northeast area of the forest; Description of the environment when the U.S. 9th Infantry Division arrived in November 2; Number of casualties suffered by U.S. First Army members.

Details the battles fought between the U.S. Army's 70th Infantry Division and the German troops in Wingen-sur-Moder, France during World War II. Counterattack launched by the U.S. forces to retake the town from the 361st Volksgrenadier Division of the German Army; Challenges faced by the German troops about their radio communications and artillery during the battles; Casualties sustained by both forces.

Focuses on the war campaign in Italy during World War II and the surrender of the country to the Allied forces. Reason for the allegiance shift of Italy; Views of German Lieutenant General Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin on the allegiance shift of Italy; Details of the surrender; Battles that transpired after the surrender; Role of Italian Commander Carlo Fecia di Cossato on the war. INSET: DOOMED DEFENSE OF PIOMBINO.

Focuses on the use of airborne operations during World War II. History of the use of airborne operations in warfare; Benefit provided by the operation to the World War II campaign of Germany; Development made by the German armed forces concerning the operation; Role of Hermann Goring of the German armed forces in the development; Air bombers used by Germany in their airborne and paratrooper operations during the war.

Interviews Lothar Seifert, a former German child soldier and schoolboy who was conscripted to man a German anti-aircraft battery in World War II. Age of conscription into the German military; His opinion on wearing the armband of the Hitler Youth; Duties assigned to him; His life as a prisoner of war.

Presents information on the involvement of the 12th SS Hitlerjugend Division of the German army, composed mainly of German teenagers, in World War II. Description of the teenagers; Experiences of the troop during their encounters with the Allies; Strategies employed; Reason for the defeat of the Germans; Details on the operations waged against the Germans by the Allies; Comparison of the Hitlerjugend to other formations of the German army.

Discusses the invasion of Poland by Germany that started the Second World War. History of the country; Information on the Polish Army; Description of the Wermacht of Germany; Details on the war. INSET: Poland in World War II--A Personal Perspective.

Presents an account on Germany's capture of the city of Belgrade, Yugoslavia in April 1941 during the World War II. Background information on the war situation at that time; Information on the role of Waffen SS Captain Fritz Klingenberg in the attack; What Klingenberg received in return for his achievement. INSET: The swift capture of Belgrade set the pace....

Presents information on the battles of the Red Army corps and German forces in Hungary during World War II. Military background of Rodion Malinovsky and Maximilian Fretter-Pico; Impact of defectors to German offensive; Malinovsky's attack on Cluj; Decisions made by Malinovsky; Political events in Hungary; Plans by Germans to counter the Soviets advancement; Statistics from Germans on the Group Pliyev; Importance of battles around Debrecen and Nyiregyhaza.

Focuses on Hansgeorg Batcher, a Germany military pilot during World War II, who flew 658 combat sorties. Description of the policies surrounding flight crews for the German and allied sides; Information on losses recorded by the various countries; Background on Batcher; Description of Batcher's exploits.

The article presents an account of a tour of Northumberland, England's coasts. It says that the war planners of Northumberland's 1940 defenses assumed that German forces would cross from Scandinavia, land, and swing south beyond the coast toward the industrial heartland and population centers of England. It explains that the defensive plan was built around a multilayered defensive crust that, while unlikely to prevent a landing, could buy critical time for the deployment of mobile reserves.

Reports on the experience of two French towns in 1944 four days after D-Day, with a movement of the 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich. Role of the French Resistance after D-Day; German response to the French Resistance activity; Capture of the Das Reich battalion commander.

The article explores how the U.S. forces used the Kall Trail in Hürtgen Forest in Germany in November 1944. The Americans had tried to move more tanks across the gorge, but about noon on November 4. The Germans had stopped the attack and pushed the Americans back across the Kall and completely out of the gorge by November 8. The 28th Infantry Division had sustained 6,184 casualties in just six days of fighting.

Presents information on the Maginot Line fortifications on the Franco-German border during World War II. Military tactic used by the unit comprising the fortifications against the German army; Remarks of Imperial General Staff Chief, Lord Francis Alan Brooke on the Maginot Line fortification; Strategy used by the German army to breach the defense of the border; Role of French General Ren&eacute-Henri Olry of the French forces on the Franco-Italian in the fortifications; Details of the battle that transpired on the border.

Discusses the use of hedgerows by the Germans to delay the Allies' advance during World War II. Details on the war strategy of the Germans when faced with growing numbers of enemy troops; Difficulty encountered by the American and British infantrymen due to these hedgerows; Profile of Curtiss Grubb Culin III, a United States army sergeant, who discovered the solution to the hedgerows.

An excerpt from the article "Escape Artists," by Andrew Roberts in the September/October 2013 issue of "World War II" is presented, which deals with the retreat operations of German forces during World War II.

The article discusses the development of the German military helmet in 1915, the basic design of which is manifested in the Kevlar helmet used by U.S. service personnel in 2011. It details a study of the nature of returning soldiers' head wounds by Prussian engineering professor Friedrich Schwerd of the Technical Institute of Hanover in Germany. It describes the fabrication of the Model 1916 steel helmet first used in the February 1916 Verdun offensive, becoming the standard after refinements.

The article reports that former German dictator Adolf Hitler's signature moustache has inspired endless parodies and almost as many theories as to why he first adopted the undeniably sinister, short-clipped look. But according to recently published recollections of Alexander Moritz Frey, a medical assistant who served with Hitler in World War II, the future Nazi chief cut his moustache simply because German army regulations stipulated that all facial hair fit under a gas mask.

The article presents the history of the First Belgian Independent Brigade during World War II. Belgians were among the representatives of myriad exiled nations operating from England in 1944, following the German invasion of May 10, 1940. The Belgian forces in Great Britain were reorganized on December 12, 1942 into the First Group, which consisted of three independent motorized units, an artillery battery, armored car squadron, and transport and medical services. The succeeding events until May 10, 1945 are stated.

Recalls the success of U.S. Army's Operation Diadem which aims to destroy the German armed forces in Italy on May 11, 1944. Expectations of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill on the operation; Measures taken by Lieutenant General Mark Clark, commander of the U.S. Fifth Army, to secure such a triumph; Problems encountered by Clark during the operation.

Focuses on the U.S. Army 526th Armored Infantry Battalion that was activated in March 1943 at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Reason the canal defense lights used in the infantry's training were designed; Information on the T Force intelligence organization that was attached to the infantry in Belgium; Highlights of the infantry's battle with the German forces during the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944.

Profiles German Military General Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin. Role in the defeat of the Allied forces during World War II; Educational background; Positions held in the German armed forces; Experiences in war.