The Second World War Experience Centre rescues material from the Second World War for study and remembrance, in particular personal experiences in the form of diaries, letters, recorded interviews, etc. of those in the armed forces and at home.

Josip Broz - TITO (Kumrovec, 7.5.1892 - Ljubljana, 4.5.1980 - Internet, 22.7.1994) Yes, I joined the WWW community! This point offers a thorough insight into the building of a personality cult with the full help of the media. Speeches, Songs & Movies Listen to some of my 'brilliant' speeches. Enjoy wonderful songs. Josip Broz Moviestar - the complete filmography; I also have my own screensaver ...

Pappy Boyington, Gregory Boyington, Black Sheep Squadron ...

Edward O'Hare, USS Lexington, Butch O'Hare ...

Graves of World War II personalities This list will be updated regularly. Is someone famous from World War II buried in your area, or do you know of someone who should be on this list If so, please mail me. Name Occupation Location of grave Alexander, Harold, 1st Earl British Field-Marshal Ridge, Hertfordshire Anders, Wladyslaw Polish general (Polish army in Italy) Montecassino: Polish Cemetery ...

World War II photographs from Germany, Holland and after in Indonesia (Dutch East Indies). Learn about the Dutch Underground, Stoottroepen, see the real faces of war ...

Short biographies of those who were involved in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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Werner Hartenstein 1908-1943 This site is dedicated to honouring the memory of Werner Hartenstein, commander of German submarine U-156, who undertook one of the most remarkable sea rescue missions of World War II. I have nothing but reverence and fondness for the memory of Werner Hartenstein... He saved my life. Dr. Tony Large Hartenstein was a man of honour and humanity When he spoke it was ...

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The personal story of Thomas D. Curry and the men he served with in Company F, 331st Infantry Regiment, 83rd Division--over 1400 miles and 244 days in combat from Normandy to Central Germany.

Stars and Stripes Forever midi file One of the finest American combat leaders of World War II, flamboyant Gen. Terry Allen was relieved of the command of a veteran division in the midst of a campaign, producing a controversy that lingers to this day; he had come, some suggested, to love his men too much. By Thomas Dixon TERRY ALLEN The name still conjures overtones of magic. Those who knew him ...

Jimmy Glass - A Reminiscence of War 1939-1945 ...

A 1934 essay on Goebbels' newly-founded Propaganda Ministry.

Japanese Order of Battle at Midway Ship Classes in parenthesis. COMBINED FLEET Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto, in Yamato Chief of Staff, RADM Matome Ugaki Main Body, Admiral Yamamoto BatDiv 1, Admiral Yamamoto BB Yamato (flagship, Yamato), Captain BB Nagato (Nagato), Captain Hideo Yano BB Mutsu (Nagato), Captain Teijiro Yamazumi Carrier Group, Captain Kaoru Umetani CVL Hosho (Hosho), Captain Umetani Air ...

Introduction During the Second World War, America possessed the great military leaders needed to guide its armed forces successfully through that terrible ordeal. Those leaders, whose prewar origins have often been obscure, met the challenges of worldwide conflict and went on to provide direction for the United States in the turbulent decades that followed. One of those legendary figures was ...

Willis A. Lee Willis Augustus Lee, Jr.-born on 11 May 1888 in Natlee, Ky.-was appointed to the Naval Academy in 1904 and graduated in 1908. During the summer following his graduation Lee, a crack shot, served as a member of the Navy rifle team and was assigned t o Idaho (Battleship No. 24) from October 1908 to May 1909, when he returned to the Navy rifle team for the summer of 1909. Ordered to ...

Charles de Gaulle (b. Nov. 22, 1890, Lille, Fr.--d. Nov. 9, 1970, Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises), French soldier, writer, statesman, and architect of France's Fifth Republic. Education and early career. De Gaulle was the second son of a Roman Catholic, patriotic and nationalist, upper-middle-class family. The family had produced historians and writers, and his father taught philosophy and literature.

Albert Speer: A Website Contains a case study, pictures, articles, a messageboard, links and more ...

This site covers the life and assassination of Reich Security Chief Reinhard Heydrich.

Otto Skorzeny and Hitler ...

Generaloberst Heinz Wilhelm Guderian Career The Aftermath The Character The Verdict Guderian s famous Quotations The Bibliography Acknowledgement Career Heinz Guderian was born on June 17th of 1888 in Culm (at that time belonging to Germany, West-Prussia, now Poland, Chelmno) near the river Weichsel (Vistula / Wisla), south of Gdansk (Danzig). From 1901 to 1907, he was educated in military ...

Michael Wittmann SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer Michael Wittmann was the most successful and famous tank commander of World War II. Wittmann was born on April 22nd of 1914, in Vogelthal near Oberpfalz, in the Hight Palatinat. He was a son of a local farmer - Johann Wittmann. On February 1st of 1934, Wittmann joined Reichsarbeitdienst - RAD (The German Labour Corps) and served for six months, until July. On ...

SS-Obersturmbannfuhrer Max Wunsche Date of Birth: 20. April 1914 Awards: Iron Cross II: 26. May 1940 Iron Cross I: 31. May 1940 Inf. Assault Badge Bronze: 30. October 1940 Eastern Front Medal: 6. July 1942 German Cross in Gold: 25. Febuary 1943 Knight's Cross: 28. Febuary 1943 Wound Badge in Silver: 11. June 1944 Oak Leaves: 11. August 1944 (548) Commissioned Ranks: Commissioned: 20. April 1936 ...

SS-Standartenfuhrer Wilhelm Mohnke Date of Birth: 15. March 1911 Awards: Iron Cross II: 21. September 1939 Iron Cross I: 8. November 1939 Wound Badge in Black: 10. February 1940 Inf. Assault Badge: 3. October 1940 War Merits Cross II w/S: 3. October 1940 Wound Badge in Silver: 15. September 1941 German Cross in Gold: 26. December 1941 Knight's Cross: 11. July 1944 Commissioned Ranks: ...

Vice-Admiral Frederick Carl Sherman Born: Died: Nickname: Ted United States Naval Academy Graduation 1910. Ted Sherman was definitely one of the most important American carrier commanders of the war. His career in World War 2 started when he was captain of Lexington (CV-2) at war's start. Participating, of course, in Lexington's operations, Sherman directed the air operations during the ...