Tag Archives: Blitzkrieg

This week in the War, 24–30 August 1942: Annexation of Luxembourg

Posted on August 30, 2014 by secondbysecond

This picture of Heinrich Himmler with Waffen-SS officers was taken in 1940, shortly after the German Blitzkrieg rolled over the tiny Duchy of Luxembourg (the entire country being roughly 50 miles × 35 miles in size). The capital city fell within … Continue reading →

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Milestones: The cadets of Saumur

Posted on June 20, 2012 by secondbysecond

In Saumur, there’s a marvellous tank museum—le Musee des Blindes, as it’s called in French—and I was there not so long ago. The tanks date from World War I up to modern times. There’s a WWII Panther and a King … Continue reading →

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In the news: Bohuslav Kimlicka–One of the Few

Posted on May 27, 2012 by secondbysecond

Bohuslav Kimlicka flew with the Czech air force, defending his country from the Nazi invasion of 1938. Afterwards, he fought with the French, attempting to stem the 1940 German Blitzkrieg , and then with the Royal Air Force. His descendants … Continue reading →

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