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Aviation History
The German Reaction The German response to the British force threatening Cuxhaven was woeful. Fourteen British ships were allowed to sit less than 30 miles outside a major anchorage of the German fleet, and no German ships sallied forth to...
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World War II
Heart of the Sixth Army In the frozen, besieged city of Stalingrad, a German soldier turned to his commander and said, “Cheer up sir, after every December there’s always a May.” Then he went outside to man his post and...
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World War II
KG 200 took part in many covert missions against the Allies and became the subject of much postwar speculation. The history of the German Luftwaffe in World War II has been examined by scores of authors and eyewitnesses. The case of...
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World War II
Capitulation of German Army Group South A lone U.S. cavalry platoon secured the surrender of the largest organized German military force still in the field on May 7, 1945. By Major Dominic J. Caraccilo As Adolf Hitler’s Thousand-Year...
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World War II
Winter Tempest in Stalingrad The attempt to relieve Stalingrad fell short due to stubborn Soviet resistance and the Germans’ indecision within the besieged city. By Pat McTaggart Stalingrad–Stalin’s City–the...
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World War II
The Last Raider Following the exploits of her illustrious predecessors, the career of the German commerce raider Stier came to an embarrassing end. By Jon Guttman It was a gloomy morning that greeted the crew of the 7,181-ton Liberty ship...
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World War II
The Krummer Lauf allowed German infantry and motorized artillery units to actually fire around corners. By Kenneth P. Czech German soldiers crouched behind the shattered houses and walls of a Stalingrad suburb. Advancing Soviet soldiers...
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World War II
The Brandenburg commandos were the warrior spies of the Abwehr, Germany’s intelligence agency. By Christopher Lew During World War I, the legacy of German General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck’s superb guerrilla war in East Africa...
