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I thought i would add something a bit more specialist for thouse amoungst us who have an interest in military history. There may not be an update every day but you will be surprised how much there will be!! On 2nd February
On this day in 1943, the last of the German forces fighting at Stalingrad surrender, despite Hitler's earlier declaration that "Surrender is out of the question. The troops will defend themselves to the last!"
At daybreak on this day in 1916 a downed airship was spotted by a fishing trawler partially submerged in the North Sea. The skipper and his crew waited at a safe distance until daylight when they confirmed the wreckage was that of a German zeppelin with the identification mark L-19. With three of its four engines failing, the L-19 had reportedly come under Dutch fire, which punctured its gas cells and brought it down, killing some of the crew. The Zeppelin was 1 of 9 returning from a raid the previous day. The raid of January 31, 1916, by nine zeppelins was one of the largest Britain saw during the war. The Germans bombed the West Midlands towns of Bradley, Tipton, Wednesbury and Walsall. Across the region, more than 70 people were killed and more than 100 injured in the attacks.“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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On this day in Russia, the February Revolution (known as such because of Russia's use of the Julian calendar) begins when riots and strikes over the scarcity of food erupt in Petrograd. A short civil war lasting a week leads to the end of centuries of czarist rule in Russia with the abdication of Nicholas II. with this act Russia took a dramatic step closer toward communist revolution.
Also on this day in 1917, President Woodrow Wilson speaks for two hours before a historic session of Congress to announce that the United States is breaking diplomatic relations with Germany. Due to the reintroduction of the German navy's policy of unlimited submarine warfare, announced two days earlier by Chancellor Theobald von Bethmann Hollwegg, Wilson announced that his government had no choice but to cut all diplomatic ties with Germany in order to uphold the honor and dignity of the United States. Though he maintained that We do not desire any hostile conflict with the German government, Wilson nevertheless cautioned that war would follow if Germany followed through on its threat to sink American ships without warning.“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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On this day, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Premier Joseph Stalin meet at Yalta, in the Crimea, to discuss and plan the postwar world—namely, to address the redistribution of power and influence. It had already been determined that a defeated Germany would be sliced up into zones occupied by the United States, Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union, the principal Allied powers. Once in Germany, the Allies would see to the deconstruction of the German military and the prosecution of war criminals. A special commission would also determine war reparations. It is at Yalta that many place the birth of the Cold War.
“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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On this day in 1945 American and French troops destroy German forces in the Colmar Pocket France.
Also on this day in 1968 U.S. troops divided the Viet Cong at Hue. The Saigon government claims they will arm loyal citizens!“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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On this very busy day in Military history...
1983 Iran opens an invasion in the southeast of Iraq.
1978 Ethiopia mounts a counter attack against Somalia.
1968 The North Vietnamese use 11 Soviet-built light tanks to overrun the U.S. Special Forces camp at Lang Vei to end of an 18-hour long siege
1965 U.S. jets hit Don Hoi guerrilla base in reprisal for the Viet Cong raids.
1944 The Germans launch a second attack against the Allied beachead at Anzio in Italy. They planed to push the Allies back into the sea!
1917 A British steamer, the California, is sunk off the coast of Ireland by a German U-boat.
1915 Fieldmarshal Paul von Hindenburg moves on Russian troops at Masurian Lakes.
1913 The Turks lose 5,000 men in a battle with the Bulgarian army at Gallipoli.
1783 The Siege of Gibraltar, by both Span and the France, since July 24, 1779, is finally lifted.“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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On this day in Military history...
1971 South Vietnamese ground forces, supported by American air power, begin Operation Lam Son 719, a 17,000 man incursion into Laos that ends three weeks later in a disaster!
1965 South Vietnamese bomb the North Vietnamese communications center at Vinh Linh.
1962 The U.S. Defense Department reports the creation of the Military Assistance Command in South Vietnam.
1943 British General Orde Wingate leads a guerrilla force of "Chindits" against the Japanese in Burma.
1943 Japanese troops evacuate Guadalcanal, leaving the island in Allied possession after a prolonged campaign. The American victory paved the way for other Allied wins in the Solomon Islands.
1942 The Japanese land on Singapore.
1904 The Japanese disable seven Russian warships in a surprise attack at Port Arthur, Korea
1900 British General Buller is defeated at Ladysmith in South Africa, the British are forced to flee over the Tugela River.
1862 Union troops under the command of Gen. Ambrose Burnside, defeat a Confederate defense force at the Battle of Roanoke Island.“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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On this day in military History...
1943 The Red Army takes back Kursk 15 months after it fell to the Germans. For many this is the turning point of the second world war as the German army never again regains the initiative on the Eastern front.
1916 Conscription begins in Great Britain as the Military intake of volunteers can not keep up with demand on the front.
1799 The USS Constellation captures the French frigate Insurgente off the West Indies.“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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Kursk was brutal. A waste of so many lives, half of who didnt even agree or want to be there.
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Indeed. Still one of the fiercest tank battles ever fought “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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On this day in military history...
1941 Iceland is attacked by German planes. The German diplomatic presence in Iceland, along with the island's strategic importance had been a serous cause for concern. After the Icelandic government had refused to join the Allies, the British had chosen to invade Iceland on 10 May 1940. In July 1941 the defence of Iceland was moved to the then neutral USA.
1939 The Japanese Army occupy the island of Hainan in French Indochina.
1904 Russia and Japan declare war on each other.
1814 Napoleon personally directs swift mobile strikes against enemy columns closing on Paris, beginning with a victory over the Russians at Champaubert.
1763 The Treaty of Paris is signed bringing to an end the French-Indian War. France is forced to give up all her territories in the New World except New Orleans and a few scattered islands.
“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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Just last week there was sabre rattling over Russian Mig's entering Japanese airspace and F2's scrambled..
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Tomick wrote:Just last week there was sabre rattling over Russian Mig's entering Japanese airspace and F2's scrambled.. Yes they are still officially at war as they never signed a peice agreement at the end of WW2  “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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On this day in Military History...
1965 President Lyndon Johnson orders air strikes against targets in North Vietnam. The strikes were ordered in retaliation for guerrilla attacks on the American military in South Vietnam.
1951 U.N. forces push north back across the 38th parallel for the second time in the Korean war.
1942 The German battleships Gneisenau, Scharnhorst and Prinz Eugen begin their famed and daring dash through the channel from the French port of Brest back to the fatherland.
1904 President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims strict neutrality for the United States with regards to the war between Japan and Russia.
“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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On this day in military history...
1966 The South Vietnamese win two big battles in the Mekong Delta.
1941 German General Erwin Rommel arrives in Tripoli, Libya. with him are the newly formed Afrika Korps, to reinforce the beleaguered Italians' position.
1940 The Soviet Union signs a trade treaty with Germany to aid against the British blockade.
1938 Japan refuses to reveal naval data requested by the U.S. and Britain.
1915 One of the biggest air raids of World War I takes place when 34 planes from the British Naval Wing attack the German-occupied coastal towns of Blankenberghe, Ostend and Zeebrugge in Belgium.
1836 Mexican General Santa Anna crosses the Rio Grande en route to the Alamo.
“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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Nice ones there Jase! I especially like the one about the Soviet Union in 1940. Towards the end of last year I watched a TV program about modern Russia under Putin and it mentioned the new official history books being issued to teach Russian children, according to those books in 1940 the Glorious Soviet Union was fighting against Nazi Fascism whilst Britain and the western allies continued their policy of appeasement! Apparently the Battle of Britain was just a figment of our imagination!  Keep them coming! Robin First wooden ship: The Grimsby 12 Gun 'Frigate' by Constructo Second: Bounty DelPrado Part Works Third: HMS Victory DelPrado Part Works 1/100 scale Diorama of the Battle of the Brandywine from the American Revolutionary War Diorama of the Battle of New Falkland (unfinished sci-fi), Great War Centenary Diorama of the Messines Ridge Assault Index for the Victory diary is on page 1
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On this day in military history...
1968 The United States sends 10,500 more troops to Vietnam.
1951 At the Battle of Chipyong-ni, in Korea, U.N. troops manage to contain an offensive of Chinese forces in a two-day battle.
1965 President Lyndon B. Johnson decides to undertake the sustained bombing of North Vietnam that he and his advisers have been contemplating for a year. Operation rolling thunder aims to destroy communication and supply links in southern parts of north Vietnam.
1945 The Royal Air Force Bomber Command devastates the German city of Dresden with night raids by 873 heavy bombers. The attacks are joined by 521 American heavy bombers flying daylight raids. The devastation of the City remains controversial today due to the extent of the devastation at a point where many perceive the war is all but won.
1920 The League of Nations, the international organization formed at the peace conference at Versailles in the wake of the great war, recognizes the perpetual neutrality of Switzerland.
1865 During the American civil war, the Confederacy approves the recruitment of slaves as soldiers, as long as the approval of their owners is gained.
“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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On this day in military history...
1945 The siege of Budapest ends when Soviet troops take the city. Only 785 German and Hungarian soldiers managed to escape.
1942 Japanese paratroopers attack Sumatra.
1940 Britain announces that it will arm all merchant ships.
1939 The German Battleship Bismarck is launched. She is more than 15,000 heavier than her official declared weight and when commissioned will be the largest most modern and most powerful battleship afloat. he uses radar for targeting that will give her extremely accurate gun fire, however Britain use radar for tracking. both these applications will become very important to Bismarck.
1915 Kaiser Wilhelm II invites the U.S. Ambassador to Berlin in order to confer on the war.
1797 The Spanish fleet is destroyed by the British under Admiral Jervis (with Nelson in support) at the battle of Cape St. Vincent, off Portugal.“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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Hi Jase, some really good stuff very informative thank you.Kind regards Mike MWG BUILD DIARIES: HMS VICTORY, SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS, SAN FRANCISCO II, HMS HOOD, HMS ENDEAVOUR LONGBOAT, HMS VICTORY X-SECTION, 007 DB5, NISSAN GTR, CUTTY SARK, RB7, AKAGI, BARK HMS ENDEAVOUR, HUMMER H1, MITSUBISHI ZERO.
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MWG wrote:Hi Jase, some really good stuff very informative thank you.Kind regards Mike Thanks mike appreciate your support “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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On this day in military history...
1967 Thirteen U.S. helicopters are shot down in one day in Vietnam.
1950 Joseph Stalin and Mao Tse-tung sign a mutual defense treaty in Moscow.
1944 American bombers attack the Abbey of Monte Cassino in an effort to neutralize it as a German observation post and strategic defensive position in central Italy.
1943 The German army breaks the American Army's lines at the Fanid-Sened Sector in Tunisia, North Africa.
1942 British forces in Singapore surrender to General Tomoyuki Yamabada of the Japanese army.
1940 following the British announcement that it would arm its merchant navy, Hitler orders that all British merchant ships will be considered warships; and are now legitimate targets for the U-boat wolf packs.
1900 The British army threaten to use natives in the Boer War conflict.
1898 The U.S. battleship Maine blows up in Havana Harbor, killing 268 sailors
1862 the Union General Ulysses S. Grant launches a major assault on Fort Donelson.“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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