When the Soviet Union was invaded during Operation Barbarossa in June 1941, the Russian forces suffered heavy losses in men, material and tanks. Great Britain now no longer stood alone and found an Ally in Russia, so a move was made to supply the Soviet Union with Tanks not just as a symbol of their […]
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As the Allied Armies advanced across Nazi Germany, with the Soviets coming from the East and the British and Americans coming in from the West, it was only a matter of time before their soldiers met on the battlefield. The first instance of this was at Torgau on the River Elbe on 25th April 1945, […]
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The Eagle’s Nest, or Kehlsteinhaus, is an Alpine building high on the Kehlstein mountain. Despite popular myth it was never the home of Adolf Hitler but was built for Hitler’s 50th Birthday in 1937 although it was not officially presented to him until April 1939. Hitler used it on several occasions and was photographed here. […]
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During the Second World War the Soviet Army employed more women soldiers than any other nation, and far more of them were involved in direct combat with the enemy than on any other battlefield. More than 800,000 women soldiers served in the Soviet Army between 1941 and 1945, with one in four of them being […]
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