This was my spouse’s grandfather. This photo has been in a frame since the end of the war. Up until last month, we didn’t even know his name. With the help of DNA testing we were able to determine he was Hans Karl Heinrich Henjes. He was born in Hannover on December 7, 1917. Based on my mother...
WW2 was an industrial war. And the US has a vast industrial base, which the axis seemed to forgot about when they started hostilities
Lots of cool information here.
The US / American Automobile Industry in World War Two - WWII
Not including jets and rockets like the Messerschmitt 262 and 163, what German and Japanese (and any other Axis) interceptors did American bomber crews hate to see the most?
So which were the best bombardment aircraft of the axis, not including dive bombers and torpedo bombers, or other speciality type bombers, in 1941?
The number of types from which to choose is more restricted than for Allied types I suspect.
Why such difference between B-17, B-24, B-25, B-26, B-29 on one side and the Hampden, Wellington, Stirling, Halifax and Lancaster on the other, plus others on the axis and allied sides...
Pros and cons of both ways?
Hi guys
I posted this on the aviation sub-forum, but I think it is better to ask here.
would any of you have some info concerning German-Italian cooperation in armaments design/production ? We all know how the Italians licence produceded German DB's and how they purchased Mauser...