Aquila
The Aquila, Italian for eagle was a converted aircraft carrier which was originally built as the passenger liner SS Roma. Like the Seydlitz, Axis forces aimed for military superiority with …
Category: Germany
Seydlitz
This ship seemed to have suffered from an identity crisis as its purpose and design evolved over the war. Nazi Germany had started construction of this ship before WWII as …
Flettner Fl 282
A helicopter, the FI 282 was a short lived German production helicopter. Named the FI 282 Kolibri, this helicopter was named after. a species of hummingbirds, found In Central and …
Dornier Do 31
The German Air Force (or Bundesluftwaffe during the Cold War) were worried that in the event of war their forces would be unable to utilize their airfields and as a …
Focke-Wulf Triebflügel
During the final phase of World War II, a plane was desperately needed which could defend Germany against constant Allied bombing raids. The plane that was developed for this task …
Blohm & Voss BV 141
Heralded by the Germans as the first asymmetrical plane built for production, the BV 141, designed in 1937, was meant to be Third Reich’s scout plane of choice. Despite its …
German Graf Zeppelin Aircraft Carrier
Hitler had many ambitious plans for the German Kriegsmarine and the Zeppelin, planned by Grand Admiral Erich Raeder, was one of the most ambitious Germany had no previous experience of …
Horten Ho 229 – World War II Stealth Bomber
The Horten Ho 229 was the first jet engine light bomber design that came close to fulfilling the 3×1000 requirement set by vice-chancellor of Nazi Germany, Hermann Göring. The breakthrough …
The Rocket U-Boat
The Nazi Rocket U-boat or Project Prufstand as it was referred to, was one of Hitler’s wonder weapons. A platform to launch long distance rockets from a submerged submarine, which …
Panzer VIII Maus
Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus was a Nazi super-heavy tank, the heaviest armored vehicle ever built. The ironically named Mouse weighed over 180 tons, and only two hulls and one turret were …