World War II
An in-depth view into World War II from 1939 to 1945.
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/japanese-type-96-machine-gun
31st Jul 2021 - The Japanese Type 96 Light Machine Gun wad a lightweight hand held weapon used for suppressive fire. The Type 96 was a carried by a single soldier, an …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/german-panzerkampwagen-tiger-i-tank
31st Jul 2021 - Better known as "The Tiger" I Battle Tank. It was a primary Armor weapon for Germany's Wehrmacht (Army). Original designs went back to 1937 by The Ade …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/usmc-mark-2-kabar-combat-knife
31st Jul 2021 - The now legendary USMC Mark 2 Combat Knife is best known as The "Ka-Bar". The Ka-Bar Company is a knife manufacturing business in Oleans, New York. Th …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/japanese-sen-bou-cap
31st Jul 2021 - Another iconic piece of Japanese militaria, The Sen Bou Cap was designed in 1932. Made of soft cloth material, it was a peaked cap. Designed to be wor …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/japanese-type-14-nambu-pistol
31st Jul 2021 - The Nambu was the standard issue sidearm of The Imperial Japanese Armed Forces from 1906 to 1945. During it's production run. It featured 5 variants w …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-martin-b26-marauder-bomber
31st Jul 2021 - Known as "The Marauder", The B-26 was designed in 1940 by The Martin Company and first flown in 1941. The Bomber was engineered with specially designe …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/german-messerschmitt-me264-lr-bomber
31st Jul 2021 - Germany's Adolf Hitler wanted nothing more than to attack Washington DC and New York. He posed many fantastic plans and ideas to try and realize just …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/german-horten-ho229-fighterbomber
31st Jul 2021 - Another of Germany's "Fantasy" weapons that were actually built, The Horton Ho 229 Fighter was the World's first operational "Flying Wing". The Horten …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/german-heinkel-he162-salamander-fighter
31st Jul 2021 - One of the last of Hitler's "Super Weapons", The Heinkel He 162, was a short lived rocket fighter, first prototyped in 1944. Nicknamed "The Sparrow" a …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/fletcher-class-destroyer
31st Jul 2021 - A US Navy "workhorse", The ''Fletcher''-Class of Destroyers were first designed in 1939, but due to design flaws, were not deployed until 1942. Lightl …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/soviet-ptrs41-145mm-at-rifle
31st Jul 2021 - With the onslaught of the National Invasion of Russia, a poorly equipped Russian Army needed an ample supply of weapons to resist. With Allied materia …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/german-nebelwerfer-rocket-projector
31st Jul 2021 - Designed to circumnavigate The Treaty of Verdun, The Nebelwerfer was "said" to be "Smoke Projector" for the concealment of Troop movements in the fiel …