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- #OTD in 1944 an order was given to developed fixed ammunition for the 122 mm D-25 gun. The goal was to improve the rate of fire, but the long and heavy round created more problems than it solved. #tanks #History #WW2 #WWII
- The Waffentrager concept was born #OTD in 1944. A cheap and lightly protected chassis could be equipped with guns already in production, an ideal weapon for a country rapidly running out of resources needed to fight a protracted war. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII
- A contract for 100 hulls and turrets for Porsche's VK 45.02 tank was signed #OTD in 1942. Since Henschel's entry was deemed superior once again, these tanks were never built. The turrets were reused on early Tiger Ausf.B tanks. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII
- The Vistula-Oder Offensive Operation concluded #OTD in 1945. The 1st Belorussian and 1st Ukrainian Fronts launched a massive assault across the Vistula river that reached the Oder river and set the Red Army up to attack Berlin. #history #WW2 #WWII
- Well, the wealthy Jews from back in the dayz did collaborate with the OG Nazis, so I'd be a bit hesitant to call all of this a 'right wing' #conspiracy per se... 🤓 #WWII
- A draft of the tank that would become the Panther was presented by MAN to the 6th Department of the Weapons Office #OTD in 1942. This tank weighed 35 tons but a year later the final product weighed 45 tons, which radically impacted reliability. #tanks #History #WW2 #WWII
- #humansofbluesky #centenarian #freedomfighter #democracy #father #veteran #photographersofbluesky #RN #royalnavy #royalcanadiannavy #eastcoastkin #blueskyart #WWII #Korea #HMCoastguard Today my father would have been 100 years old. He fought against fascism and for democracy.
- A contract for 40 Zrínyi II SPGs was signed #OTD in 1943. The Zrínyi combined a 105 mm howitzer and the chassis of the Turan medium tank, making an approximate analogue of the German StuH 42. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII
- “Ambitious in scope, rigorously researched & forensics in its assessments”, Misfire is “a must read” for anyone interested in the Malaya Campaign in #WWII & the #history of SOF: says me! Congratulations to @hisbpf.bsky.social on his latest 📖 📚 #WeHaveWays #Historybookposts
- Initially, only half of all T-34 tanks were equipped with radios. #OTD in 1943 an order was given to begin equipping all T-34s with Soviet 9-R radio sets. As an exception, the Kirov factory was permitted to install British Wireless Sets No.19. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII
- Marco Polo (Lugou) Köprüsü'nde başlayan çatışma, Çin-Japon gerginliğini savaşa taşıdı. Bu olay, on yıllarca süren kanlı bir çatışmanın başlangıcıydı – İkinci Çin-Japon Savaşı. Bu, İkinci Dünya Savaşı'nın Asya ayağının başlangıcıdır. #TarihteBugün #MarcoPoloBridge #WWII (Devam)👇
