An unlucky Schwere Kampfwagen IX (SKIX) destroyed in anambush near La Gleize by the Belgian resistance, 1944.
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An unlucky Schwere Kampfwagen IX (SKIX) destroyed in anambush near La Gleize by the Belgian resistance, 1944.
The Tanque Liviano Yacaré.
After the fall of Britain, Michael Dewar began a long journey that, eventually, ended in 1936 when he settled in Buenos Aires. La Plata was one of the big powers of South America and it was re-arming herself very fast. Thus, he accepted an offer from the Argentinian goverment to work at Fábrica Platense Militar de Municiones de Armas Portátiles (FAPMMAP) [Military Munitions Factory for Handheld Weapons of La Plata] under the name of Pedro Matthies. Dewar moved to Córdoba in late 1937 with some of his British and Canadian co-workers he had recruited after being offered the job at the FAMMAP. While there, Dewar worked together with Lieutenant Colonel Alfredo Aquiles Baisi to design the Tanque Liviano Yacaré (Light Tank Yacaré), which was to inspired the US designers to create the T6 Medium tank.
The Yacaré was armed with an enloganted version of the 75 mm Krupp Model 1909 Field Gun used by the Platensian Army in a rotating armored turret. Too lightly armoured, the Yacaré was only used to train future tank crews.
The Tanque Mediano Nahuel.
Dewar then proposed a heavier version armed with a 105 mm gun, the Nahuel. This new design was enthusiastically supported by Colonel Juan Domingo Perón, General Edelmiro Farrell, and Counter Admiral Alberto Tesaire and it was lavishly funded by the government of La Plata. The armament was changed to a 90 mm gun based on a local design, and the effort employed around 80 different factories and establishments, with all three elements of the Fuerzas Armadas de la República de La Plata [Eng. Armed Forces of the Republic of La Plata] being involved in the development. The Air Force supplied the engines, which were licensed and modified Lorraine-Dietrich 21BE’s manufactured by Fabrica Militar de Aviones [Plane Military Factory] between 1935 and 1936 and the Navy offered its ship armor laboratory and the communication system, which Oscar Baisi, Alfredo Baisi’s brother, worked on.
Nahuel tanks being assembled in Esteban de Luca.
In 1940 the Nahuel was placed into production and was first shown off to the public in an exhibition on June 4th 1941. The initial order of 360 Nahuels was reduced in 1942 to 250, 150 of them rearmed with the British 17 Pounder (76.2 mm/3 in) gun. In 1978 the Nahuel suffered its most notable modernization, when its firepower was greatly increased by mounting a 105 mm L44/57 FTR gun produced by Fábrica Militar de Río Tercero.
The last Nahuel remained in service with the Platense army until May 1998.
Katherine of Greece and Denmark, Queen Consort of the United Kingdom and Empress of India sitting on a chair in a courtyard, probably in Halifax, Canada in 1940
Catherine of Greece and Denmark, youngest daughter of King Constantine I of Greece and Sophia of Prussia, born in 1913, the young and beautiful Greek princess caught the attention of King Edward VIII in the late 1930s, which caused quite a stir in Canadian newspapers buzz about the king's romance with the Greek princess. The two were introduced by relatives and got along well, being photographed together at numerous parties throughout the Dominion of Canada, becoming officially engaged on January 08, 1938.
The British and Greek royal families gather at the wedding of King Edward VIII and Katherine of Greece and Denmark in Ottawa, Canada on May 21, 1938
King Edward and Katherine of Greece and Denmark were married in a lavish ceremony in Ottawa on May 21, 1938, although their marriage was made out of mutual feelings, it also served to consolidate the alliance between the Entente and the newly formed the Hellenic Empire, the wedding took place less than a month after the end of Canadian intervention in the Second American Civil War and the defeat of the Combined Unions of America, while a feeling of preparation for the recovery of the home islands spread throughout the empire, this would prove correct because a few weeks later the Savoy Crisis would lead to the beginning of the Second Weltkrieg after the French invasion of Switzerland on July 16, 1938.
Queen Katherine of the United Kingdom attends a charity event in Marlborough without the presence of King Edward VIII in August 1947, a scene increasingly common in the 1940s
After several years of marriage, King Edward and Queen Catherine were unable to have a child, despite years of repeated attempts in the late 1930s and early 1940s, Queen Catherine showed no signs of any possible pregnancy in almost six years of marriage, because of this their marriage became increasingly cold and distant, although the couple remained together through the period of the Liberation of Britain (1943-1944) and the period of the British Reconstruction Authority (1944-1946). After the end of the Second Weltkrieg, Queen Catherine spent much of her time attending functions separate from the king, also making some extended trips to her homeland in Greece, in 1948 most reluctantly returning to her husband's side, the separation would become final after the abdication of Edward VIII in 1952
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Princess Elizabeth of York, pictured in her ATS uniform, having served as a mechanic in the Second Weltkrieg, April 1943, Dominion of Canada
Elizabeth of York was born on April 21, 1926 as the daughter of Albert Frederick, Duke of York and his wife Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon at Government House, Halifax in Nova Scotia, Elizabeth was born less than five months after the arrival of the British royal family to the in exile in Canada in December 1925, being the first member of the royal family to be born in exile, her birth was seen with a certain melancholy by her family. Elizabeth grew up among exiles in Canada, living a quiet country life on the family estate in Halifax relatively far from the media spotlight, being third in the British line of succession behind her uncle Edward, Prince of Wales, and her father, although Although her birth generated public interest, she was not expected to become queen, as Edward was still young and would probably marry and have children of his own, who would precede Elizabeth in the line of succession. When her grandfather, King George V, died in 1936 and her uncle succeeded as Edward VIII, she became second in line to the throne, after her father.
When the Second Weltkrieg broke out on 16 July 1938, young Elizabeth was 12 years old, Elizabeth and her younger sister Margaret remained relatively out of the War effort, although the princesses performed Christmas pantomimes in aid of the Queen's Wool Fund in Government House and participated in parties to raise funds for war, in 1942 Elizabeth joined the ATS and trained as a driver and mechanic, although she was only 16 years old. On January 15, 1944, Elizabeth and her sister Margaret mingled incognito with the celebrating crowds in the streets of Ottawa during the celebrations for the surrender of the Union of Britain that day, it would be on June 16, 1944 that the young Princess Elizabeth would step into the first time in Great Britain, when he disembarked with his family in Portsmouth.
Princess Elizabeth of York and her husband Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark on their wedding day on November 20, 1947
Elizabeth of York would meet her future husband in 1938, during preparations for the wedding of King Edward VIII to Katherine of Greece and Denmark, Philip being the son of Prince Andreas of Greece and Denmark and, therefore, Catherine's first cousin, the two began exchanging letters during the years of the Second Weltkrieg. With the end of the war and the Liberation of Great Britain in 1944, Elizabeth's uncle, King Edward VIII began to educate her to succeed him, previously it was not expected that Elizabeth would inherit the throne, but after more than six years of marriage without any sign of children King Edward and Queen Katherine's relationship became increasingly cold and distant, the tired King Edward also believed that the new Britain needed to forget its traumatic past and Elizabeth's youthful figure was perfect for this role.
Philip and Elizabeth became officially engaged on 9 July 1947 after nine years of dating, marrying on 20 November 1947, the wedding was the first royal wedding held in Britain since the British Revolution of 1925 and was attended by the participation of several leaders from around the world, both from the Entente and the Reichspakt, Kaiser Wilhelm III would quote that "A royal wedding in Great Britain is the best sign that things are returning to normal on that island", although he had resigned to his rights to the Greek throne and converted to Anglicanism, Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark was allowed to retain his Greek and Danish royal titles and his children to adopt the surname of the royal House of Glücksburg, Elizabeth and Philip's marriage would be very happy and would produce five children: Edward Albert (1948), Alice (1950), Mary (1953), George (1957) and James (1962)
Prince Albert Frederick, Duke of York gives a speech to the Canadian population on the radio after being named Viceroy of Canada, November 02, 1944
With the Liberation of Great Britain in 1944 and the return of the British royal family to the home islands, there was great uncertainty about Canada's status in the new Status Quo, Canada had been the center of the British Empire in recent years and many Canadians did not like it. the idea of being abandoned in this way. On June 14, 1944, an Act of Parliament approved the elevation of Canada to the Status of Kingdom, which gave Canada a status that the other Kingdoms of the Commonwelth could not enjoy, created its own House of Lords to replace the Senate, this being composed of native Canadian nobles and British nobles who had chosen to stay in Canada after Liberation, and the creation of the Office of Viceroy, a member of the royal family who should serve as the King's greatest representative until the day of his death. The person chosen as the first representative of the position was obviously the younger brother of King Edward VIII, Prince Albert Frederick, Duke of York, the Duke would remain in office until his death in April 27, 1966.
I like the idea that Canada is rewarded in some way after helping the Exiles return. Makes the ending for Canada feel a little more satisfying, even if the change is primarily cosmetic.
Princess Elizabeth of York, pictured in her ATS uniform, having served as a mechanic in the Second Weltkrieg, April 1943, Dominion of Canada
Elizabeth of York was born on April 21, 1926 as the daughter of Albert Frederick, Duke of York and his wife Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon at Government House, Halifax in Nova Scotia, Elizabeth was born less than five months after the arrival of the British royal family to the in exile in Canada in December 1925, being the first member of the royal family to be born in exile, her birth was seen with a certain melancholy by her family. Elizabeth grew up among exiles in Canada, living a quiet country life on the family estate in Halifax relatively far from the media spotlight, being third in the British line of succession behind her uncle Edward, Prince of Wales, and her father, although Although her birth generated public interest, she was not expected to become queen, as Edward was still young and would probably marry and have children of his own, who would precede Elizabeth in the line of succession. When her grandfather, King George V, died in 1936 and her uncle succeeded as Edward VIII, she became second in line to the throne, after her father.
When the Second Weltkrieg broke out on 16 July 1938, young Elizabeth was 12 years old, Elizabeth and her younger sister Margaret remained relatively out of the War effort, although the princesses performed Christmas pantomimes in aid of the Queen's Wool Fund in Government House and participated in parties to raise funds for war, in 1942 Elizabeth joined the ATS and trained as a driver and mechanic, although she was only 16 years old. On January 15, 1944, Elizabeth and her sister Margaret mingled incognito with the celebrating crowds in the streets of Ottawa during the celebrations for the surrender of the Union of Britain that day, it would be on June 16, 1944 that the young Princess Elizabeth would step into the first time in Great Britain, when he disembarked with his family in Portsmouth.
Princess Elizabeth of York and her husband Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark on their wedding day on November 20, 1947
Elizabeth of York would meet her future husband in 1938, during preparations for the wedding of King Edward VIII to Katherine of Greece and Denmark, Philip being the son of Prince Andreas of Greece and Denmark and, therefore, Catherine's first cousin, the two began exchanging letters during the years of the Second Weltkrieg. With the end of the war and the Liberation of Great Britain in 1944, Elizabeth's uncle, King Edward VIII began to educate her to succeed him, previously it was not expected that Elizabeth would inherit the throne, but after more than six years of marriage without any sign of children King Edward and Queen Katherine's relationship became increasingly cold and distant, the tired King Edward also believed that the new Britain needed to forget its traumatic past and Elizabeth's youthful figure was perfect for this role.
Philip and Elizabeth became officially engaged on 9 July 1947 after nine years of dating, marrying on 20 November 1947, the wedding was the first royal wedding held in Britain since the British Revolution of 1925 and was attended by the participation of several leaders from around the world, both from the Entente and the Reichspakt, Kaiser Wilhelm III would quote that "A royal wedding in Great Britain is the best sign that things are returning to normal on that island", although he had resigned to his rights to the Greek throne and converted to Anglicanism, Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark was allowed to retain his Greek and Danish royal titles and his children to adopt the surname of the royal House of Glücksburg, Elizabeth and Philip's marriage would be very happy and would produce five children: Edward Albert (1948), Alice (1950), Mary (1953), George (1957) and James (1962)
Prince Albert Frederick, Duke of York gives a speech to the Canadian population on the radio after being named Viceroy of Canada, November 02, 1944
With the Liberation of Great Britain in 1944 and the return of the British royal family to the home islands, there was great uncertainty about Canada's status in the new Status Quo, Canada had been the center of the British Empire in recent years and many Canadians did not like it. the idea of being abandoned in this way. On June 14, 1944, an Act of Parliament approved the elevation of Canada to the Status of Kingdom, which gave Canada a status that the other Kingdoms of the Commonwelth could not enjoy, created its own House of Lords to replace the Senate, this being composed of native Canadian nobles and British nobles who had chosen to stay in Canada after Liberation, and the creation of the Office of Viceroy, a member of the royal family who should serve as the King's greatest representative until the day of his death. The person chosen as the first representative of the position was obviously the younger brother of King Edward VIII, Prince Albert Frederick, Duke of York, the Duke would remain in office until his death in April 27, 1966.
Queen Elizabeth II gives her first speech as Queen on January 20, 1952
During the years following the Liberation of Great Britain King Edward VIII began grooming his niece, Elizabeth of York to succeed him, the years since her accession had severely aged the once jovial and womanizing Edward and left him weary, The fact that the marriage of Edward VIII and Katherine of Greece and Denmark completely turned sour due to, among many other reasons, the lack of children did not help. King Edward came to believe that a new Britain needed to forget its traumatic past, and to believe that he himself represented this past, the times of exile and war, and that the new Britain needed a young and vigorous to lead it and saw his niece as the ideal for this, King Edward began to present intentions of abdicating in favor of his niece not long after the end of Reconstruction in Great Britain in 1946, something that was initially refused by the government, as Queen Katherine was a woman in her 30s who could still have children, however as the royal marriage went on for over a decade without a single sign of pregnancy from the Queen this became increasingly supported.
On November 1, 1951, during the 8th anniversary of the start of the Battle of London, King Edward VIII addressed the population of the British Empire to announce his desire to abdicate the throne, officially abdicating on the 16th anniversary of his accession in January 20, 1952, as the Duke of York had renounced his own right to the throne a few weeks earlier, King Edward was succeeded by his niece Elizabeth of York, who adopted the royal name Elizabeth II.
Former King Edward VIII, now Edward, Duke of Windsor and his wife, former Queen Katherine meet for the first time since Edward's abdication during a trip to the Most Serene Republic of Venice, July 1958
After his abdication Edward became known as "His Royal Highness, the Duke of Windsor" and received a pension of £30,000 per year. Edward would spend the rest of his life away from the spotlight living between residences in the United Kingdom and Canada, throwing luxurious parties and traveling around the world, also after the abdication Edward and his wife Katherine began to live completely separate lives, with Katherine spending most of the rest of her life in her homeland in Greece, the former King Edward would die in October 31, 1970 at 76 years old.
Funeral of former King Edward VIII on November 25, 1970
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Queen Elizabeth II and Philip, Prince-Consort visit South Africa during her first tour of Commonwelth as Queen, 15 March 1952
Queen Elizabeth II and Philip, Prince-Consort pose for the official photo of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on September 1, 1952
Several officers gather to pay tribute to Kaiser Wilhelm II on his deathbed on January 10, 1945, having reigned for 56 years and 209 days and led Germany through two Weltkriegs, the 85-year-old Kaiser died on January 10, 1945 due to a pulmonary embolism
The new Lucas' film, Thrawn's Final Countdown, has been announced. According to Lucasfilm, Admiral Thrawn and part of its fleet is caught by an strange event thar propels them to the Earth in 1999. In the image, two Star Destroyers fly over Barcelona.
Poster Advertising jobs as 'Four Minute Men' for the Committee of Public Information
If the papers published a piece that openly challenged the governments legitimacy or brought attention to the numerous abuses committed by President Foster's administration or even openly bemoaned Foster's plans for societal and economic restructuring, they would find CIA 'TUULbags' knocking on their door who were very quick to remind them of the consequences of violating the 1939 Sedition Act, which in Part 2, Section 3, Paragraph 1 states that 'challenging or insulting the legitimacy of the Second American Revolution, particularly if done in a light favorable to Secessionist and Reactionary organizations and movements past or present within or without the United Socialist States of America, is a crime punishable by 10-50 years in prison/corrective labor or death, depending on the severity of the crime and the presiding judges' judgement.' They would then be informed that they would hire a local CPI man and they would like it. Repeat offenders would be prosecuted. Generally speaking, most newspapers in areas that sided with the CSA during the war cooperated with the CPI willingly, while those that did not experienced the full force of the law.
A Sacramento Newspaper Owner is arrested by police (left) and plain clothes CIA agents (right)
Additionally, the CPI pitched the idea of a 'Broadcasting Bureau' to President Foster. Through a network of local and national radio stations, the CPI and President Foster would speak directly into Americans' homes. Granted, many Americans did not own radios, having to go to public areas such as bars and restaurants if they wanted to hear a specific program. The CPI had a solution to this. They would also launch a program that would create 'Peoples Radios' for every American family. Of course, the only available stations would be ones sympathetic or compliant with the TUUL. The Peoples Radio would become incredibly popular with Americans, especially in the post Civil War era. Americans looked for any distraction they could from the dredge of life in a nation ravaged by over a years of violence and economic disruption. The Peoples Radio gave them that escape. Key to the success of the Peoples Radio was the fact that its primary focus was on entertainment. Ideological indoctrination was the subject of broader themes and stories, but fundamentally the programs ran on it were meant to be fun.
One of the famous 'Peoples Radio' receivers given out en masse to Americans in the Post Civil War Era
The Four Minute Men were not taken kindly by everyone. In large swathes of the South, they were chased off by both local whites and roving bands of Longist Minutemen. In one South Carolina town, a Four Minute Man called a local wounded veteran of Patton's army a, 'reactionary class traitor'. Evidently he didn't follow the guidelines and was promptly jumped and murdered by the mans' very much alive and angry brothers for his transgressions. In California, a speaker was booed out of a theater for saying that, 'the only thing the United States of old stood for is oppression. The thing the United Socialist States stands for is freedom.' Broadly speaking though, the Four Minute Men was a wild success. Beyond these outliers, most Four Minute Men were able to successfully tailor themselves to local conditions, something that endeared them to locals so used to being forgotten beyond taxation and the draft.
Soldiers of the Indian national Army during the 1982 coup d'état that led to the administration of Arunkumar Shridhar Vaidya and Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq the coup was caused by 1981 national assembly elections, which led to the pro peace all India forward bloc winning the majority of the seats They called for the end of the Burma war, which was dragging on it third year with the end of high intensity combat and the transition to a more a border conflict along the India Burma border upon announcement of the coup Arunkumar Shridhar Vaidya was appointed supreme martial law administrator while Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq was announced as provisional Prime Minister as well as deputy martial law administrator “ we shall defend India from the sino-Japanese imperialists and illegitimate republic of Burma and against separatism defeats shall not come “ the military government immediately appointed Rajiv Gandhi as head of the planning commission and minister of finance as well as deputy Prime Minister For economic policies during the period
Chinese national volunteer army soldiers during the battle of two mountains along the Burma Indian border during the Burmese war
Japanese soldiers during the war
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The Schwere Panzerkampfwagen A71B, a German prototype of a heavy tank designed for the supposed trench war that was to come. It was developed into several versions, one of them armed with a flamethrower. Too cumberse to be agile, the project was cancelled. It is claimed that the prototype was used during the Commune offensive in 1940 and destroyed near Liège.