Tag: World War Two
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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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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
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Morane-Saulnier M.S.406 In Croatian Service
Morane-Saulnier M.S.406 In Croatian Service The Morane-Saulnier M.S.406 was one of France’s principal fighter aircraft at the outbreak of the Second World War. Though quickly rendered obsolete by rapid wartime advances, the aircraft found a second life in several air forces across occupied Europe. Among the lesser-known operators was the air arm of the Independent… Read more