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When German armies invaded the USSR in 1941, Hitler thought victory would be quick and easy. It was neither.

There are actually several armored showdowns that rightfully rank as being among the greatest tank battles Here's What You Need to Remember: Instead of breaking the Soviets, the Germans were the ones who broke and by the end of July were in full retreat – and casualties on both sides were massive. Upwards of 1,200 German tanks and assault guns were destroyed, while the Soviets lost more than 6,000 armored vehicles. Certainly, anyone who has ever played the video game World of Tanks likely has debated what is the "best tank," and the fact remains that there will likely never be a consensus...

Could Nazi Chemical Weapons Have Smashed the Allies on D-Day? Both sides feared that, as in World War I, once one side used chemical weapons, so would their opponents. Here's What You Need to Remember: Finally, it is important to remember that even if D-Day had failed, the war would have continued. Despite Hitler's hopes that defeating D-Day would persuade the Allies to seek peace, the Soviet armies would have continued to march on Germany, and the Allies would have eventually mounted another invasion. General Dwight D. Eisenhower's face was grim but composed as he read a short message to th...

Old School: Yes the Nazis Had Cavalry Who Fought In World War II Berlin was not fully mechanized when it unleashed a world war and so it used horses for combat and patrol in addition to tanks and trucks. Key point: Germany had excellent cavalry. However, they were used for terrible ends and eventually did not make sense on a modern battlefield. By 1939 the German Reich possessed 3,800,000 horses while 885,000 were initially called to the Wehrmacht as saddle, draft, and pack animals. Of these, 435,000 horses were captured from the USSR, France, and Poland. Additional horses were purchased fro...

Mother Nature could have thrown her support behind Hitler’s hordes. Here's What You Need to Remember: Despite Hitler's hopes that defeating D-Day would persuade the Allies to seek peace, the Soviet armies would have continued to march on Germany, and the Allies would have eventually mounted another invasion. The war would go on until the Third Reich was gone. General Dwight D. Eisenhower's face was grim but composed as he read a short message to the assembled group of reporters on the morning of June 7, 1944. "Our landings in the Cherbourg-Havre area have failed to gain a satisfactory foot...