Archive for April, 2010
World War I medal discovered after nearly a century
A First World War medal has been unearthed in a field in Betchworth, Surrey, almost 90 years after it was first lost. The medal belonged to a soldier called Thomas Swan, who was so distressed by the war that he threw the medal from a train shortly after being awarded it.
The medal was then found […]
World War 2 bomb near George Clooney’s home
A small cache of World War 2 explosives has been discovered close to George Clooney’s summer villa in Italy. The explosives, which includes a mix of weaponry like grenades and mortars, were discovered only 14 metres away from the property, where they were found by local fishermen in a lake.
Explosive experts closed down the area […]
British war veterans ignored by Mayor Edmondo Cirielli
British war veterans have been left furious after the mayor of Italian city Salerno praised only the American forces who helped liberate the town in World War II. This is despite the death toll and number of wounded British servicemen greatly outnumbering those of the Americans.
Obviously this isn’t about Britain ‘doing more’ but instead the […]
20 July plot (aka Valkyrie)
The 20 July plot refers to a 1944 assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler, who was the leader of Nazi Germany at the time. Needless to say, despite actually managing to detonate an explosive device in the same room as a meeting with Hitler, he managed to survive the blast.
The concept behind the conspiracy was that […]
WWII Guns: Rifle - M1 Carbine
The M1 carbine was the standard weapon in the U.S. (and also became common with U.K. forces) during World War II. The guns itself is a semi-automatic carbine rifle of 0.30 calibre.
The weapon design was finalised and completed by 1941 following a request for a more lightweight rifle a few years earlier. The gun continued […]
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