World War II

An in-depth view into World War II from 1939 to 1945.

USS ''PC-815''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/uss-pc815 31st Jul 2021 - Traditionally, various Classes of US Naval Warships and related Support Vessels are not named. Rather they are identified by numerical designators. Du …

USS ''Pickerel''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/uss-pickerel 31st Jul 2021 - Deployed late in World War II (1944), The ''Trench'' – Class Submarine USS ''Pickerel'' was deployed to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. She saw no War Ser …

Japanese ''Hell'' Ships

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/japanese-hell-ships 31st Jul 2021 - ''Hell Ships'' (as a term coined by Allied Prisoners of War in Imperial Japanese custody during World War II), were in essence – floating Prison …

Ukrainian Insurgent Army Flag

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/ukrainian-insurgent-army-flag 31st Jul 2021 - The Ukrainian Insurgent Army was a Military Formation raised in 1942 during World War II. The Army was anti-Communist and National Socialist (Nazi Ger …

US North American NA-64 ''Yale'' Trainer Plane

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-north-american-na64-yale-trainer-plane 31st Jul 2021 - North American's NA-64 ''Yale'' Aircraft, was a Training Plane used by The French Military prior to the start of World War II. It was first introduced …

Canadian ''Grizzly 1'' Cruiser Tank

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/canadian-grizzly-1-cruiser-tank 31st Jul 2021 - Copied from The US ''Sherman'' Battle Tank used during World War II, The Canadian ''Grizzly'' Type 1 was mass produced for Service with The Canadian A …

US T-17 ''Staghound'' Armored Car

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-t17-staghound-armored-car 31st Jul 2021 - Produced by The US Army Ordnance Corps. - The T-17 ''Staghound'' was a World War II Era Armored Military Vehicle. The Vehicle saw no service with The …

British A-39 ''Tortoise'' Heavy Tank

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/british-a39-tortoise-heavy-tank 31st Jul 2021 - Originally developed for exploiting border devised by Germany and called The ''Siegfried Line'', The British A-39 ''Tortoise'' Heavy Tank was seen as …

Soviet MIG-3 Fighter

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/soviet-mig3-fighter 31st Jul 2021 - The Soviet MIG-3 Fighter Plane was a principle aircraft of The Soviet Air Force during World War II. Over 3,000 were produced for the War Effort. They …

German Bucker Bu-133 ''Jungmeister'' Trainer Plane

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/german-bucker-bu133-jungmeister-trainer-plane 31st Jul 2021 - An ''advanced'' German Luftwaffe Training Plane from 1936 – The Bu-133 was used to circumnavigate the imposed World War I Treaty of Versailles. …

Japanese ''Lunge'' Mine

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/japanese-lunge-mine 31st Jul 2021 - The Lunge Mine was developed late in World War II, for use by The Imperial Japanese Army. These were High Explosive, Anti-Tank devices which were coni …

British 25-Pounder ''Sexton'' SP Gun

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/british-25pounder-sexton-sp-gun 31st Jul 2021 - The ''Sexton'' was a 25-Pounder, Self-Propelled Artillery Piece that was used during World War II (1943) and later in the early phases of The Cold War …