Within a short 20 years of its foundation in 1918, the Airforce of the young Czechoslovakian nation had grown into one of the best equipped and modern air forces in Europe. Supported by a number of aircraft and engine building companies, using licensed versions of some of the best and most advanced machinery available at that time, personnel were extremely well motivated to protect their country. ...
When Churchill heard of Italy’s use of human torpedoes against Royal Navy Ships in the Mediterranean he ordered that the British produce a similar device. The capital ships of the German fleet were a constant threat to North Atlantic convoys and strenuous attempts were made to sink ships such as the Tirpitz including Operation ‘Title’ Two British copies of the Human Torpedo, called 'chariots', ...
Sweden remained neutral throughout the second world war, allowing Germany to use its railways to travel between Norway and Finland, while at the same time informing Allied forces of German troop movements and as the war came to a close Allied aircraft would use Swedish Air Force bases. Because of fears of an invasion of Sweden by Russia, some 8000 Swedish volunteers also fought alongside Finish Soldiers ...
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