For the Good of the Service: Husband E. Kimmel and the Aftermath
... States considered Germany a greater threat. Thus with the nation’s attention was focused on Europe the Pacific Fleet was denied the necessary men and materiel to carry out its mission. Recognizing that the Germany first strategy caused the shortages with which Kimmel had to contend in no way brings ...
... States considered Germany a greater threat. Thus with the nation’s attention was focused on Europe the Pacific Fleet was denied the necessary men and materiel to carry out its mission. Recognizing that the Germany first strategy caused the shortages with which Kimmel had to contend in no way brings ...
Wolves Without Teeth: The German Torpedo Crisis in World War Two
... Unlikely as it seems, it would appear as if the driver of the car had in fact not spotted them, or else had neglected to report the matter, for no alarm sounded as U-47 cruised into Scapa Flow. Indeed, the most pressing problem was not detection, but rather the lack of targets present. Though Prien ...
... Unlikely as it seems, it would appear as if the driver of the car had in fact not spotted them, or else had neglected to report the matter, for no alarm sounded as U-47 cruised into Scapa Flow. Indeed, the most pressing problem was not detection, but rather the lack of targets present. Though Prien ...
Erwin Rommel
... German officers were recruited at a local level by regiments and, following their training, they we commissioned by the commanding officer following a vote by the other officers. This system ensure that the officer ranks were filled with those of the required social background. The most prestigiou u ...
... German officers were recruited at a local level by regiments and, following their training, they we commissioned by the commanding officer following a vote by the other officers. This system ensure that the officer ranks were filled with those of the required social background. The most prestigiou u ...
The US Navy`s Flush
... • 10 others received a total of 15 awards for hunter-killer operations in the Atlantic. • 8 transports, 7 minesweepers, and 1 minelayer received a total of 18 Navy Unit Commendations. ...
... • 10 others received a total of 15 awards for hunter-killer operations in the Atlantic. • 8 transports, 7 minesweepers, and 1 minelayer received a total of 18 Navy Unit Commendations. ...
the constant endeavor: raf coastal command and the battle of the
... near Cape Finisterre Spain. It was cruising among a group of fishing boats when a B-24 Liberator of 224 Squadron Royal Air Force Coastal Command descended upon it and released a salvo of armor-piercing rockets from 800 yards away.9 When the Liberator was 500 yards away it released four more rockets ...
... near Cape Finisterre Spain. It was cruising among a group of fishing boats when a B-24 Liberator of 224 Squadron Royal Air Force Coastal Command descended upon it and released a salvo of armor-piercing rockets from 800 yards away.9 When the Liberator was 500 yards away it released four more rockets ...
Arctic Focus: The Royal Canadian Navy in Arctic Waters, 1946
... It is the purpose of this paper to look at the RCN in these post-World War II/pre-NATO years, in order to illuminate the multiple theatres in which the RCN hoped to operate, explain the role it proposed to play, assess the feasibility of maintaining a presence in these theatres, and highlight the 19 ...
... It is the purpose of this paper to look at the RCN in these post-World War II/pre-NATO years, in order to illuminate the multiple theatres in which the RCN hoped to operate, explain the role it proposed to play, assess the feasibility of maintaining a presence in these theatres, and highlight the 19 ...
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... role of moving Allied tanks behind the Rhine, if that had become the ‘holding line’ in Germany against an advance from the Warsaw Pact countries. The Marines at times had many types of boat for demolition work, had this been necessary in a withdrawal. In the early 1950s, the chiefs of staff decided ...
... role of moving Allied tanks behind the Rhine, if that had become the ‘holding line’ in Germany against an advance from the Warsaw Pact countries. The Marines at times had many types of boat for demolition work, had this been necessary in a withdrawal. In the early 1950s, the chiefs of staff decided ...
Chester William Nimitz - College, Career and Technology Academy
... Pacific Ocean Area Nimitz had command of the Pacific Fleet as well as all Allied ground and air forces based in the region. If the situation required, he could order units of the Pacific Fleet to operate in the Southwest Pacific, which was under the direction of General Douglas MacArthur. The Joint ...
... Pacific Ocean Area Nimitz had command of the Pacific Fleet as well as all Allied ground and air forces based in the region. If the situation required, he could order units of the Pacific Fleet to operate in the Southwest Pacific, which was under the direction of General Douglas MacArthur. The Joint ...
A History of the Submarine U-153, 1939-1942
... when Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz commanded the final days of the Reich.iv In order to gain entry to the prestigious naval academy at the age of 16, Wilfried must have been exceptionally bright, well connected in the navy, or both. Little is known about his early naval career, except that since there a ...
... when Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz commanded the final days of the Reich.iv In order to gain entry to the prestigious naval academy at the age of 16, Wilfried must have been exceptionally bright, well connected in the navy, or both. Little is known about his early naval career, except that since there a ...
The U-Boat War 1939
... after the United States entered the war and only then after it had established itself as an active participant in the battle. Indeed, the early days of America’s entry into the war (called the “Happy Time” by the UBoats), saw the highest losses of Allied shipping to U-Boat attacks. The ability of th ...
... after the United States entered the war and only then after it had established itself as an active participant in the battle. Indeed, the early days of America’s entry into the war (called the “Happy Time” by the UBoats), saw the highest losses of Allied shipping to U-Boat attacks. The ability of th ...
Slaughter of the Milk Cows
... 300-400 miles off the North American mainland - distant enough from Allied anti-submarine patrols to be free of danger and close enough to the U-boats to provide the logistics they needed. Though the U-tanker program appeared to have considerable merit it was soon found to be far from flawless. Sea ...
... 300-400 miles off the North American mainland - distant enough from Allied anti-submarine patrols to be free of danger and close enough to the U-boats to provide the logistics they needed. Though the U-tanker program appeared to have considerable merit it was soon found to be far from flawless. Sea ...
Chester W
... With the coming of the First World War, he was given the rank of commander, and served as chief of staff to Admiral Samuel S. Robison, commander of the Atlantic Submarine Force. Soon thereafter, Nimitz was executive officer of the battleship South Carolina. He was then sent to Pearl Harbor where he ...
... With the coming of the First World War, he was given the rank of commander, and served as chief of staff to Admiral Samuel S. Robison, commander of the Atlantic Submarine Force. Soon thereafter, Nimitz was executive officer of the battleship South Carolina. He was then sent to Pearl Harbor where he ...
the submarine, 1776–1918
... regardless of flag or nature, that came within was barely controlled by those on their sight. board, for they were lifted by hot air and driven by the wind. Submarines also underwent a long history of development before John Holland could demonstrate to the U.S. Navy that he had a reliable warship, ...
... regardless of flag or nature, that came within was barely controlled by those on their sight. board, for they were lifted by hot air and driven by the wind. Submarines also underwent a long history of development before John Holland could demonstrate to the U.S. Navy that he had a reliable warship, ...
How did Pearl Harbor impact the outcome of WWII?
... Pearl Harbor: After Effects on America Had set up “Battleship Row” in which they had some of their strongest ships. ...
... Pearl Harbor: After Effects on America Had set up “Battleship Row” in which they had some of their strongest ships. ...
WWII Faces
... Shirts), an elite military force of the party, and in 1934 he won control of the Gestapo (secret police). As head of all German police forces from 1936 to 1945 he carried out a ruthless program for the extermination of Jews and the suppression of all opposition to Adolf Hitler's Nazi regime. Hitler ...
... Shirts), an elite military force of the party, and in 1934 he won control of the Gestapo (secret police). As head of all German police forces from 1936 to 1945 he carried out a ruthless program for the extermination of Jews and the suppression of all opposition to Adolf Hitler's Nazi regime. Hitler ...
World War II in the Mediterranean theater
... From: An Encyclopedia of Naval History. Italy's entry into World War II, 1939–45, on June 10, 1940 marked the beginning of the naval war in the Mediterranean, which was to continue for some three years until the Axis powers had been defeated. With the fall of France ten days later, initially the bat ...
... From: An Encyclopedia of Naval History. Italy's entry into World War II, 1939–45, on June 10, 1940 marked the beginning of the naval war in the Mediterranean, which was to continue for some three years until the Axis powers had been defeated. With the fall of France ten days later, initially the bat ...