Category: Military
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Danish Training Cruiser HDMS Niels Juel
The Danish training cruiser Niels Juel was one of Denmark’s most significant naval vessels during the interwar period and the early years of the Second World War. Named after the seventeenth-century Danish admiral Niels Juel, the ship embodied both the maritime heritage and the modernization of Denmark’s small but professional navy. Her story, especially during Read more
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German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship SMS Schleswig-Holstein
German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship SMS Schleswig-Holstein SMS Schleswig-Holstein was the fifth and final ship of the Deutschland-class (along with her sisters Deutschland, Pommern, Schlesien, and Hannover), built at the Germaniawerft shipyard in Kiel. She was laid down in 1905, launched in December 1906, and commissioned in July 1908. Like her sisters, she was a pre-dreadnought completed Read more
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Morane-Saulnier M.S.406 In Italian Service
Morane-Saulnier M.S.406 In Italian Service The Morane-Saulnier M.S.406, France’s principal fighter at the outbreak of World War II, saw limited but intriguing postwar service in several countries, including Italy. Its use by the Regia Aeronautica (Royal Italian Air Force) was not the result of purchase or alliance, but rather of circumstance. After France’s armistice with Read more