World War II
An in-depth view into World War II from 1939 to 1945.
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/soviet-bt-light-tank
31st Jul 2021 - The Soviet BT Tank was a Class type of Light Armor Vehicle, designed for use by The Soviet Army. The Class was in use between 1932 and 1941. The BT (w …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/thin-man-nuclear-device
31st Jul 2021 - An off-shoot of The ''Fat Man and Little Boy'' Atomic Weapons Project, developed as a means for The US to end World War II. A ''Gun-Trigger'' Device, …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/auf-der-traum
31st Jul 2021 - The German phrase ''Aus Der Traum'' ''It is Finished'' (or applied to ''The Dream is Over''), was a phrase which appeared throughout Nazi Germany in l …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-m22-locust-light-tank
31st Jul 2021 - The US M-22 ''Locust'' Light Tank was designed in 1942 for use by Airborne Forces (in particular Gliders). The small Light Tank was seen as an effecti …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/german-bucker-bu131-trainer
31st Jul 2021 - An inter-War Period Aircraft, The German Bucker Bu131 was a Bi-wing Trainer used by The Luftwaffe in 1935. Nicknamed The ''Jungmann'' (''Young Man'') …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/polish-orzelclass-submarine
31st Jul 2021 - The ''Orzel''-Class of Submarine was used by The Polish Navy in World War II. While (4) were planed for construction (1930), only (2) were ever comple …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/german-general-officer-flag
31st Jul 2021 - German General Officers, as with most Armies throughout The World, have Personal Colors or Flags, which are used to identify them in The Field. Such F …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/hakko-ichiu
31st Jul 2021 - A World War II Imperial Japanese ''propaganda phrase'' – ''Hakko Ichiu'' is translated to mean ''All Under One Roof''. It was first used within …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/die-gluckliche-zeit
31st Jul 2021 - Associated with World War II, The German phrase and ideology known as The ''First Happy Time'' is linked to The Kreigsmarine's very successful first m …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-m3a2-8inch-mark-vi-railway-gun
31st Jul 2021 - Devised as a replacement for the aging system of Coastal Defense Guns (many in place since the 1890s), The M3A2 was an 8-Inch ''Railway Gun''. These w …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/imperial-japanese-battleship-hiei
31st Jul 2021 - The ''Hiei'' was an Imperial Japanese Naval Battleship, built in 1911. It saw active combat in both that War and World War II. The ''Hiei'' was part o …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/british-a43-black-prince-tank
31st Jul 2021 - A related Class of British Tank to The ''Churchill'' – The A-43 ''Black Prince'' was first designed in 1943, for The British War Effort during W …