World Ablaze (WWII)

Partisans (2) French Resistance Women - WAAWA008

VIVE LA FRANCE! 1940. France is occupied by the Germans and the Vichy government does Hitler’s bidding. In the cities and throughout the countryside, brave bands of French men and women work together to slow the Nazi war machine. Air drops of...

British Expeditionary Force - WAAWA007

FROM PHONEY WAR TO DUNKIRK! As Hitler's war machine overran Europe, British soldiers were sent en masse to help defend France and also made a failed attempt to relieve Norway. German Blitzkrieg warfare was too much for the smattering of veterans and...

German Sentries - WAAWA004

HALT! STEHEN BLEIBEN!  German soldiers were assigned to thousands of non-combat roles in both conquered territories and within their own borders. Soldiers could be tasked with watching over prisoner of war camps and secret military facilities, as...

British SAS/Commandos - WAAWA001

WHO DARES WINS! Inspired by the mobile commandos of the Boer War, the Special Air Service was formed by Britain after the fall of France in 1940. Volunteers underwent rigorous training covering weaponry, stealth, orienteering, air and amphibious assault,...

Italian Infantry - WAAWA003

CREDERE, OBBEDIRE, COMBATTERE! “Believe, Obey, Fight!” was the slogan of the Fascist government of Italy under Mussolini as it entered World War 2 as an Axis member. Italian troops fought in France, North Africa, Eastern Europe, Russia and on...

Panzer Lehr Division - WAAWA002

AUGEN ZU, UND HINEN! “Shut your eyes and go in!” General Fritz Bayerlein’s exhortation to his Panzer Lehr troops. This elite unit was formed from veterans who participated in the fighting on the Eastern Front, North Africa, and Sicily...

Partisans French Resistance - WAAWA001

VIVE LA FRANCE! 1940. France is occupied by the Germans and the Vichy government does Hitler’s bidding. In the cities and throughout the countryside, brave bands of French men and women work together to slow the Nazi war machine. Air drops of...