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⇒ 12 Events That Changed History: How the World as We Know it Came to Be

First flying on 28 December 1933, the Loire 70 was a long-range maritime reconnaissance flying boat designed for the French Navy. Seven production aircraft were ordered and along with the prototype served with Escadrille E7 at Karouba in Tunisia. At the start of the Second World War, they carried out patrols in the Mediterranean. On 12 June 1940, an Italian air raid destroyed three of the four surviving aircraft. The sole surviving Loire 70 was requested to be scrapped on 4 October 1941.

Lapualta kotoisin oleva Isomäki (s. 24.2.1924) selvisi sodista, kuoli 75-vuotiaana ja on haudattu Simpsiön hautausmaalle Lapualle. •••••••• [ sa-kuva | K.Ketola | 153210 ]

Two recent events set me on the path towards my next choice of miniatures to paint. One of these was my finally finding a high-quality copy of 'April 9' online to watch, and the other was ending up sat next to (and chatting in Danish with) an old Danish fellow while out clothes shopping a couple of weekends ago. Needless to say, Danes seemed like the natural choice for my next Second World War Project. This plucky nation (who, it must be said, managed to behave themselves quite well throughout the period, despite spending almost the whole war under German occupation), fought back admirably during the invasion in April 1940, but were sadly taken off-guard, and the country capitulated within a matter of hours. From what I understand, the Danish defenders from this period are actually quite competitive on the tabletop, with ambush options and plenty of anti-tank machinery to keep any would-be invader on the ropes. I imagine any keen followers of my content will know by now I have a bit of an affinity for odd uniform choices, and the unique helmets adopted by the Danish army in the 1930s (and worn here by my first four infantrymen from the wonderful Great Escape Games) are right up my alley. These were really enjoyable to paint, with a very simple khaki and green scheme, and some unique details thrown in along the way.

Pen and marker sketch study of a German WW2 Jagdpanther tank destroyer.

(Sivulla oleviin krediitteihin pyysin levittäjä VL Mediaa tekemään ainakin sellaisen korjauksen, että alkuperäisen Marokon Kauhu -lavamonologin kyllä ohjasi Kimmo Lavaste, mutta itse olen varsinaisen dokkarin ohjaaja ja käsikirjoittaja. Pari muutakin korjausta tai täsmennystä voisi myös tehdä, mutta mennäänpä nyt toistaiseksi näillä…)

An Ethiopian resistance fighter photographed in 1941. Patriotic resistance persisted throughout the occupation despite Ethiopia's military collapse in 1935–1936 after the Second Italo-Ethiopian war. From the beginning, many patriotic Ethiopians were committed to carrying on the fight, despite the military might of the occupying Italians. The struggle continued for another three years until most of Ethiopia was "pacified" just before the outbreak of the Second World War. However, the Arbegnoch (Ethiopian guerrillas) were still in control of nearly a quarter of the Ethiopian highlands through late 1939. By the eve of World War II, they were still in control of Harar and the Galla-Sidamo Governorate and remained active in Italian East Africa from 1936 until 1941. In 1941, during World War II, Ethiopia was occupied by Allied forces, mainly from the British Empire, in the East African Campaign, but an Italian guerrilla war continued until 1943. The country was placed under British military administration; Emperor Haile Selassie was allowed to return and claim his throne, but the British authorities ruled the country until December 1944, when full sovereignty was restored with the signing of an Anglo-Ethiopian Agreement, although some regions remained under British control for more years. #secondworldwar #ww2 #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #war #history #militaryhistory #military #colourised #colorized #colourisedhistory #colorizedhistory #color #colour #colorizedhistoricalphotos #colorization #colourisation #retro #goodolddays #classic #goldenoldies #colorizedphoto #colourisedphoto #ethiopia #resistance #africa https://www.instagram.com/p/CmFLNzXKNxf/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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