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Petsamo and Kirkenes 1944
This title examines the bitter conflict between two highly tactical armies as they battled across challenging terrain to gain control of strategically significant Northern Finland. …
British Destroyer vs German Destroyer
The opening months of World War II saw Britain’s Royal Navy facing a resurgent German navy, the Kriegsmarine. Following the German invasion of Denmark and Norway in early April …
New Zealand Infantryman vs German Motorcycle Soldier
In April 1941, as Churchill strove to counter the German threat to the Balkans, New Zealand troops were hastily committed to combat in the wake of the German invasion of Greece …
Gebirgsjäger vs Soviet Sailor
In 1941–44, Nazi Germany’s Gebirgsjäger - elite mountain troops - clashed repeatedly with land-based units of the Soviet Navy during the mighty struggle on World War II’s Eastern …
Hitlerjugend Soldier vs Canadian Soldier
Canadian and Waffen-SS troops of 12. SS-Panzer-Division Hitlerjugend faced one another in a series of bloody battles following the D-Day landings of June 1944. The Canadian units …
German 88mm Gun vs Allied Armour
Few weapons developed a more deadly reputation than the German '88' in the role of anti-tank gun, its long reach and lethal hitting power making it a significant problem for every …
Q Ship vs U-Boat
Q ships came in all shapes and sizes coastal steamer, trawler, barque, yacht or schooner but all had to look harmless in order to lure their opponents to the surface and …
British Airborne Soldier vs Waffen-SS Soldier
Operation Market Garden was an Allied plan to try and end the war before the end of 1944, and relied on landing airborne troops to secure bridges over the Rhine bridges in the …
Napoleon s Swiss Troops
Ever since the 15th century Switzerland had been exporting professional soldiers to serve as mercenaries for foreign monarchies. Napoleon, therefore, was not the first to make full …
British Submarine vs Italian Torpedo Boat
As the war in North Africa escalated, Axis war efforts became increasingly dependent on supply lines across the Mediterranean. To try to cut off these lines of supply the British …
Petsamo and Kirkenes 1944
This title examines the bitter conflict between two highly tactical armies as they battled across challenging terrain to gain control of strategically significant Northern Finland. …
German Infantryman vs British Infantryman
When Hitler’s forces poured into France and the Low Countries in 1940, the uneasy peace of the ‘Phoney War’ was shattered, and Europe was ripped apart by another Blitzkrieg. …