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Starting with a company sized group of under a hundred poachers in 1940 it grew to a full sized division of nearly 6000 by 1945. Its ORBAT and TOE is detailed below.

These armies reflected the status quo of the time. Soldiers would belong to certain classes of troops, dependant on age, experience and wealth.

Metro Two is a purported underground transportation system concealed by the construction of the Moscow Metro on the orders of Josef Stalin, beginning in the 1930s.

in the opening battles of world war two cavalry was deemed worthless. However it never faded from use and still has a place.

The Panzer Mk II was never intended for the front-line, yet in Poland and the first battles of the Western front this is exactly where this training tank found itself.

The Knights Templar were originally a small group of warriors sworn to defend pilgrims and the Holy places of Christendom in the Holy Land.

Since WWII more than 100 types of fighter aircraft have seen service. Most only flew for 10-20 years. However a handful have lasted longer

A list of the units assigned to the Tsar's own Russian Imperial Guard at its apogee on March 12, 1917- during the Russian Revolution

The 26th Yankee Division was the First national Guard Division to be fully mobilized and ready to fight in France.

With the Bulge secured, the 75th Infantry Division assists in the elimination of the Colmar Pocket in eastern France, before returning to Holland and entering Germany.

The 75th Infantry Division's motto "Always Get There Somehow" showed, as the division moved from the Ardennes Region, to the Colmar Pocket, and into the German Ruhr Area.

Known as Operation Overlord, the Normandy landings were the first phase of the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe.

A seemingly luxurious crew of five, an internal intercom, radio, and allowances for upgrades. The Panzer-III lacked only one state-of-the-art feature - a powered turret.

The PzKpfw IV was the only German tank to stay in continuous production throughout the whole of the Second World War, with only its armour and gun receiving modification.

The PzKpfw V medium battle tank, better known as the Panther, was not only Germany's best all round tank of the war, but possibly the best tank of any nation in WWII.

Founder and commander of the band of criminals who became the most notorious unit of world war two.

The angular Hampden offered great advances over an earlier generation of bombers but in the unforgiving arena of air combat it was judged as 'inadequate'.

The Bismarck was the most famous German battleship of the Second World War. Launched in 1939, Bismarck was the lead ship in her class.

Hero of the Battle of Britain, the Hurricane's exploits tend to be overshadowed by the Spitfire, but it was the Hurricane that claimed the lion's share of victories.

Engaged in the War less than a month, 11 brigades of the Polish cavalry made no less than 16 all out charges against the German invaders.

In late World War II, the young & inexperienced 75th Infantry Division rushed to help defend against the Ardennes Offensive; the Diaper Division became the Bulgebusters.

The PzKpfw VI heavy battle tank, better known as the Tiger, was Germany's best known and most feared tank of WWII. It came to epitomize German armoured warfare.