Operation Protea was launched on 23 August 1981. Its objectives were to destroy the South-West Africa People’s Organisations (SWAPO) command and training center at Xangongo as well as to destroy its logistic bases at Xangongo and Ongiva. The South African forces reached Ongiva on 26 August 1981 and attacked the combined SWAPO/FAPLA forces dug in […]…
Know Your WW2 History: The Iron Fist – 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division Götz von Berlichingen
Marder I, 17 SS Panzergrenadier Division Gotz von Berlichingen 17. SS commander Werner von Ostendorf (left) plans the attack on Carentan with Fallschirmjager commander Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte (centre). Thrown into combat on 10 June 1944 near Carentan, the reconnaissance battalion of the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division fought the American paratroops of the […]…
Know Your WW2 History: The Blitzkrieg – Word and Concept
I never used the word Blitzkrieg because it is a very stupid word. Adolf Hitler, 8 November 1941 The Word “Blitzkrieg” In sober military language, there is hardly any other word that is so strikingly full of significance and at the same time so misleading and subject to misinterpretation as the term blitzkrieg. Its early […]…
Dumb (and Disabled) Criminals #234
And just when you thought things could not get any more mentally deficient, the wheelchair bandit post his un-masked face and stolen loot on social media.
Dose of Truth
Modernizing the Kalashnikov: Palmetto State Armory’s AK-P
We’ve probably all read or seen online the meme saying “Nyet! Rifle is fine!” or Mikhail Kalashnikov himself proclaiming his disdain for any aftermarket gear- its funny, and there’s people out there who really think like this. I mean I love a healthy gun collection and respect historical significance probably more than the next guy,… Modernizing…
At least 13 are killed and 32 more are injured in multiple shootings during Memorial Day weekend of bloodshed across St Louis and Chicago
There is no Better Advertisement for what Liberal Leadership and Strict Gun Control get you than headlines like this. Stay Alert, Armed and Dangerous!
Memorial Day 2020
To all my Brothers who Died so that Others May Live… I will Always Remember You and Ensure My Children Do As Well. “No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation.”- General Douglas MacArthur “It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men…
In Memoriam: Air Force pilot who died in Vietnam honored by Texas high school student with stunning video tribute
Air Force pilot who died in Vietnam honored by Texas high school student with stunning video tribute
Ferdinands/Elefants on the Eastern Front
Superb piece of WW2 History. I have mentioned this before, but as a Military Historical Fiction Writer if you have not read The Last Citadel by David L. Robbins about the Battle of Kursk, I HIGHLY Recommend it.