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War in the Mediterranean – part 3 – Italian plane, bad plane?

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I collect diecast models – mainly from the WW2 period. An English supplier I buy a lot from put up for sale a 1/72 scale model of the the Italian M13/40 tank. Part of his description of the model was: “Comes with 2 forward and 15 backward drives”…Ponder that for a moment. The owner of [...]

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The Mediterranean War – Part 2 – Malta, Italy and the British Empire

Grand Harbour, Malta

When General Albert Kesselring took over command of the German forces in Southern Europe late 1941, his main target was to have the island base Malta put out of use to the British. During the following period, untill the start of the Battle of El Alamein in the Fall of 1942, this was always foremost [...]

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The Mediterranean War – Part 1 – Hitler’s Directive no. 18

Malta

Hitler’s Directive no. 18 was issued on November 12th 1940. It mainly concerned eventual future German participation in the support of the Italian operations in and around the Mediterranean. The Hitlerite directives were a mixture of general information, warning of eventual future actions and orders for planning and preparations. Several dozen directives were issued during [...]

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Italian Invasion of Greece 1940-41: Part Three

Italian soldiers engaged in fire fight with Greek troops holding village.

The Italian invasion of Greece had proven to be a slow, methodical, and bloody affair. The two militaries fought against each other bravely.

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Italian Invasion of Greece 1940-41: Part Two

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The fighting in the mountains during the Italian invasion of Greece did not resemble the clashes of armor between the Germans and Soviets on the Eastern Front.

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