This is a blog about world history in general, world war ii, i, vietnam war, middle ages, boer war, weapons, and biographies of famous people, etc.
The KSK Kommando Spezialkräfte is a German special forces unit of the Wundeswehr (Geman Army), created in 1996 by the Federal Government. The KSK is made up of four commando companies consisting of one hundred men each. A commando company of this German elite unit is in turn composed of five specialized platoons plus a [...]
The 75th Ranger Regiment is a highly-trained, elite US Army unit which consists of 3 rapidly-deployable light infantry special operations battalions and 1 Special Troops Battalion. Although Ranger battalions had been created during World War II, fighting fiercely in North Africa, Normandy, Korea, and Vietnam, the 75th Ranger Regiment was officially formed in 1986 with [...]
The Royal Marines are the amphibious infantry of the British Royal Navy. The complete name of this branch of the Royal Navy is the Corps of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines. Created in 1664, it is the second oldest marines corps in naval history, the Spanish Navy Marines being the first. It is an 8,000-men armed [...]
The Australian SAS (Special Air Service) is an elite regiment of the Royal Australian Army. Based on the British SAS, it was created first as company in 1957: the 1st Special Air Service Company. On August 20, 1964, it became the Australian Special Air Service Regiment (SASR). It is composed of three squadrons: 1, 2, [...]
The 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division Götz von Berlichingen was a Waffen-SS unit which fought during World War II. It was formed in October 1943, in France, from replacement elements and French and Romanian volunteers conscripts. The 17th SS Panzergrenadier was named after a 16th Century German Knight: Götz von Berlichingen. Fighting on the Western Front, [...]
The Panzer-Lehr-Division was an elite armored division of the German Army which fought during World War II. Using various training units composed of experienced, battle-hardened officers, it was organized into a coherent, functional fighting division between December, 1943, and January 1944. It was created to give additional armored support to other German units to fight [...]
