The German Armies domination in the first years of World War two was due to its use of Blitzkrieg tactics. These tactics required accurate timekeeping, and watches supplied by German and Swiss companies like Helvetia were used. Using highly coordinated and concentrated forces, in unison with Air support and Ground armour, they overwhelmed opposing armies in Poland, France, Belgium and The Netherlands. ...
Necessity is the driving force behind many advancements in technology, and War is often the cause of that necessity. Advancements in materials and manufacture, alongside the constant extreme field testing that combat creates, had lead to the development of new fuels, firearms and vehicles. A new standard for a Waterproof Wrist Watch, WWW, was required by the British Military, and 12 Swiss watch ...
During the height of the cold war the Russian Air Force was expanded and re-armed until at one time it numbered in excess of 10,000 aircraft. NATO forces gave the Russian MiG fighter jets what have become infamous codenames like ‘Flogger’,’Foxbat’ and ‘Fulcrum’. Russian Pilots using cutting edge aircraft technology, where highly trained and given the best equipment available to keep them ...
In 1920, French WWI hero Paul Teste, was the first pilot to demonstrate actually landing an aircraft on the deck of a ship, The Béarn, and in effect invented the concept of the modern Aircraft carrier. In the 1960s French Pilots were issued with watches manufactured to the "Type 20” pattern, including approximately 500 Breguet watches for those operating from Aircraft carriers in the Navy. ...
Attachment 24553 “When the empire is at war, so also is Australia” Prime minister Joseph Cook spoke for many fellow Australians and thousands joined the volunteer Australian Imperial Force and fought in Europe and the Middle East. They were joined by troops from New Zealand and were formed into the Australia and New Zealand Army Corp, the ANZAC. On 25th April 1915 16,000 ANZAC troops were landed on the shore of the Gallipoli peninsular in Turkey in support of an allied ...
Updated Jul 18, 2015 at 10:09 AM by Churchy
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