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801 The Siegfried Line

The Siegfried Line had a number of guises, its origins go back to the first world war as part of the Hindenburg Line along Germany's Western boarder, it was developed during the late 1930s but saw little action at the start of the second world war, with the rapid collapse of France it was pretty much mothballed, only to be reactivated in 1944 to defend the third Reich from the Western Allies where it saw some fierce action.

802 Nimitz

Fleet Admiral Chester William Nimitz was appointed an Admiral in the wake of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour, in 1941. It was Nimitz brilliance that steered the US Navy to its victory against the odds at Midway. At the height of the Pacific war he commanded over two million men and women, 5,000 ships and 20,000 planes... It was a long way from the arid plains of central Texas where he grew up.

803 The Battle of Quatre Bras

Quatre Bras would be the prelude to the battle of Waterloo, here Napoleon sent Marshal Ney to seize a vital cross-roads which would prevent the Prussians meeting up with Wellington's Anglo-allied army, and allow Napoleon to dispose of the allied forces one at a time so giving him the numerical advantage. The speed and surprise which Napoleon achieved, would almost lead to disaster for the allies.

804 Drones



805 Strategic Bombing



806 The Battle of Actium



807 Italian Campaign of WWI



808 Russo-Japanese War of 1905



809 Spanish American War



810 The 88 (8.8cm FlaK)

803 Quatre Bras
Quatre Bras would be the prelude to the battle of Waterloo, here Napoleon sent Marshal Ney to seize a vital cross-roads which would prevent the Prussians meeting up with Wellington's Anglo-allied army, and allow Napoleon to dispose of the allied forces one at a time so giving him the numerical advantage. The speed and surprise which Napoleon achieved, would almost lead to disaster for the allies.

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