After the defeat of German forces at Stalingrad in early 1943, the Soviet command began to actively build up its forces. In response, the German command developed Operation "Citadel," aimed at encircling and destroying Soviet troops in the Kursk area.
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The battle of Moscow marked the collapse of Hitler's “Operation Barbarossa”, which aimed to conquer the USSR in just 12 weeks. The Blitzkrieg strategy, which had been highly effective for the Germans in Europe, failed in Russia.
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After the defeat of German forces at Stalingrad in early 1943, the Soviet command began to actively build up its forces. In response, the German command developed Operation "Citadel," aimed at encircling and destroying Soviet troops in the Kursk area.
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StalingradFront.com is the largest online store in the world specializing in selling Heer (Wehrmacht) helmets. We consistently have over 2,000 different World War II-era helmets in stock.
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The Nazi Germany awards system mainly took shape during World War II. Before September 1, 1939, it hardly existed: there were many party and departmental awards, such as for service in the Wehrmacht, service in the Waffen SS, for party service, and…
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What is the most incredible find during excavations at WWII battle sites? Many will say - helmet Waffen SS, Knight's Cross of the Iron Cros or a whole tank! And how would you feel if you found, for example, a Focke-Wulf or…
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Interesting stories about the Second World War coming from the Soviet soldiers and officers, rear workers and civilians.
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From 1941-1944, up to 30 divisions of the Romanian army took part in the war against the USSR. In general, during the war, on the side of Hitler Germany, Romania lost 600 thousand people (of which 400 thousand were irretrievable losses). As…
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The Second World War came to the town of Demyansk in the fall of 1941, when it was abandoned by Soviet troops during a German counterattack near the city of Staraya Russa. And then for 14 months until the spring of 1943…
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We will tell you about how battle helmets were used in Axis powers- Italian, Romanian and Hungarian ones.
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The history of Nazy Germany is only 12 years, probably that’s why Deutsches Reich military relics are in so popular among collectors all over the world. In this article we will talk about German helmets of the WW2 period.
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Soviet helmet SSh40 was the main USSR helmet during the Second World War. We will tell you about this helmet and its previous versions (SSh36, SSh39) in this article.
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Steel helmets are an integral part of modern wars, it’s hard to imagine a Second World War soldier without this part of a battle suit. In this article we will talk about general WW2 helmets- German, French, Soviet, Romanian, English, American, Hingarian…
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Austrian St. Valentine is a small farming village whose population did not exceed 2,000 inhabitants by the beginning of the war. It was here that the Nibelungenwerke factory was located, which created almost 5,000 German tanks and self-propelled guns.
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In the first photo, dated 1942, the Norwegian volunteer SS Hans Christian Romerud holds in his hands the skull of a soldier of the red army, from which, according to eyewitnesses, was going to make a candle holder or ashtray. This place…
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