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World War II History. From weapons & tactics, to the operational level, strategy & command, and political commentary.
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“Battle of More” Screening in Riga (opens the original)
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My documentary Battle of More premiered in September 2023 as part of the memorial ceremony that took place on the actual battlefield. After that I presented it at a military school in Kandava, and schools in other parts of Latvia screened it since then as well. Today was the first time it was screened in Riga and more presentations will follow as I’m told.A few words about the technical aspects of it: I used almost every tool that is available nowadays, and I worked using the same methods I’ve u
Latvian Legion Reel 2 (opens the original)
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The second out of nine reels I found in the national archives of Riga in Latvia, as part of my research for my documentary “The Battle of More”, which covers the history of the Latvian Legion and the epic last stand of the 19th Waffen-SS Division during the Soviet Riga Offensive Operation in 1944.The staff in the archives produced HD clips of the reels I selected and then prepared all documents for me. All I had to do was sign and of course pay archival handling fees per reel.The content in thos
Battery 19 at Balaklava (opens the original)
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Here is something I mentioned before and I wanted to dedicate a short article to it.Battery 19 is an example of the confusion of numbering that prevailed in Crimea. There were two Battery 19s. One was built near Cape Fiolent in 1912. It was a concrete structure with an underground generator and retractable searchlight. Armoured observation posts were located on the flanks. The battery was surrounded by a ditch with a bridge running across, defended by machine guns and field guns. In 1935 the bat
Previz for Siege of Sevastopol Episode 5 (opens the original)
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I was doing Previsualisation for House of the Dragon, now I’m doing it for my own project just because it’s so confusing. At the end of this post I added a map of the order of battle for the second offensive in December 1941.Subscribe now<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qDk0!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6510
Germany’s New Blitzkrieg Tactics? 1940-2026 (opens the original)
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When Germany invaded France in May 1940, the concept of Blitzkrieg was based on a simple idea: Find a weak point in the enemy’s lines, break through using tanks and aircraft, and then move faster than the enemy can react.This is how Germany’s armoured divisions shattered the French Army in just six weeks. But there was one thing the German commanders of 1940 could take for granted that modern commanders cannot: They could disappear deep behind enemy lines before the defenders understood what had
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