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World at War
#101 FEB-MAR 2025
Observation Post
Odin, Thor, Gustav, and the Fall of Sevastopol
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"The Germans employed the 80-centimeter railway gun, the Schwerer Gustav, three 600-millimeter Karl-Gerät self-propelled siege mortars (including the guns nicknamed Odin and Thor), two 280 millimeter railways guns, two 420-millimeter and 350-millimeter howitzers, and four 305-millimeter mortars. Another nine 283 millimeter mortars from WW1 were pressed into service, though six burst during firing. Skoda 305 millimeter Modelo 1911 howitzers from the Munich Agreement were available along with 268 105 millimeter and 80 150 millimeter weapons. The German 11th Army leveraged everything they could, from modern and outdated to foreign-built weapons. "
World at War
#99 JAN-FEB 2025
Observation Post
Simo Häyhä in the Winter War
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"Rather than holding the rifle with one arm extended and the other on the trigger, he would place gloves down on whatever platform he used to shoot (a log, for instance). The gloves helped to negate the rifle's jump, increasing the chances of Häyhä scoring a hit. The arm that would normally extend to hold up the rifle would either be placed behind the trigger guard or further steady the rifle by placing it under the rifle against the platform the rifle rested on. "
World at War
#96 FEB-MAR 2024
Observation Post
American Pathfinders
A Lifeline to Bastogne
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"The Battle of the Bulge has been one of the most memorialized engagements in American military history. During the battle, one of the main storylines was the encircled 101st at Bastogne. As noted in Band of Brothers at the end of episode six, the story of the encircled 101st at Bastogne was one of Patton coming to their rescue. However, this narrative completely overlooks one of the most daring combat jumps ever made by American paratroopers. It was a mission and its subsequent supply drop Eisenhower claimed ensured victory at Bastogne."
World at War
#79 AUG-SEP 2021
Observation Post
Burma 1943
Dawn of the Pararescuemen
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"When USAAF Flight 12420 crashed in the jungles of Burma in August 1943, it prompted one of the most successful rescue missions ever attempted into hostile territory during wartime. The tactics used to rescue the men of Flight 12420 would be refined by specialized teams formed thereafter for rescuing downed crews and passengers in the China-Burma-Inda (CBI) theater of war. These teams would save countless downed crews and would ultimately become the forerunners of today's elite Air Force Pararescuemen."
World at War
#78 JUN-JUL 2021
Observation Post
Holding Wau
Actions of the USAAF Troop Carrier Groups
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"In the early days of the Pacific Campaign, the use of
C-47s to resupply ground forces in isolated jungle areas would prove to be a decisive factor in holding the Japanese advance at bay. New Guinea became one of many islands in which this new mobile warfare would be put to the test. This would lead to a crucial victory for the Allies at the Battle of Wau due to their ability to reinforce and resupply grounds forces quickly by air."
