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Hyacinth Graf Strachwitz von Groß-Zauche und Camminetz[Note 1] (30 July 1893 – 25 April 1968) was a German Army officer of aristocratic descent. Strachwitz saw action in World War I, but rose to fame for his command of armoured forces in World War II. For these services he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub, Schwertern und Brillanten), an award created to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or outstanding military leadership. At the time of its presentation to Strachwitz it was Germany's highest military decoration. At the outbreak of World War II, Strachwitz was appointed as an ordnance officer. He participated in the Invasion of Poland and later in the Battle of France. Transferred to the 16th Panzer Division he fought in the Invasion of Yugoslavia and Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union. He fought with distinction on the Eastern Front and received awards such as the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, for his actions during the tank battle of Kalach. He was given command of Panzer-Regiment "Großdeutschland" and received the Swords to his Knight's Cross, for his contribution to the counterattack at Kharkov. He then fought in the Battle of Kursk and the German retreat to the Dnieper. While commanding a battle group on the Narva front in early 1944 he was awarded the Diamonds to his Knight's Cross on 15 April. He was wounded 12 times during the war, and was also injured in an automobile accident.
In 1945, he surrendered to US forces and was taken into custody. By the time of his release in June 1947, his youngest son had been killed in action, his wife had been killed in a road accident, and his Silesian estate had been confiscated by Poland. He remained in West Germany, married again and briefly worked for the Syrian Armed Forces as a military consultant. He lived on an estate in Bavaria from 1951 until his death from lung cancer on 25 April 1968. He was buried with full military honours in Grabenstätt, Bavaria.

The German military Chaplain:

160-mm mortar MT-13 firing on the street of Berlin.M-13

The Dornier Do 335 Pfeil ("Arrow") was a World War II heavy fighter built by the Dornier company. The two-seater trainer version was also called Ameisenbär ("anteater"). The Pfeil's performance was much better than other twin-engine designs due to its unique "push-pull" layout and the much lower aerodynamic drag of the in-line alignment of the two engines. The powerplants in play were 2 x Daimler-Benz DB603 liquid-cooled 12-cylinder inverted in-line engines. Standard armament was 1 x 30mm MG 103 cannon and 2 x 15mm MG 151 cannons and an optional external load of cannon pods, bombs or drop tanks could be fitted as needed.

During its trial run the Do 335 recorded speeds upwards of 470 miles per hour (763 km/h) with both engines running and a respectable 350 miles per hour when powered by only one. Its rate-of-climb was approximately 1,750 feet per minute. Because of its two-engine arrangement, the exit process for the pilot was complicated by the rear-mounted engine. For ejecting from the Do 335 aircraft, the process was reworked to jettison both the tail fin and rear propeller via controlled explosives within the rear of the fuselage.

The initial Do 335 was prototyped in no fewer than fourteen examples before late 1943 and ten preproduction Do 335A-0 aircraft followed in 1944. The D0 335A-1 marked eleven production-quality aircraft that followed but never fielded due to the end of the war in Europe during May of 1945.

The Focke-Achgelis Fa 223 Drache (English: Dragon[1]) was a helicopter developed by Germany during World War II. A single 750-kilowatt (1,010 hp) Bramo 323 radial engine powered two three-bladed 11.9-metre (39 ft) rotors mounted on twin booms on either side of the 12.2-metre-long (40 ft) cylindrical fuselage. Although the Fa 223 is noted for being the first helicopter to attain production status, production of the helicopter was hampered by Allied bombing of the factory, and only 20 were built. The Fa 223 could cruise at 175 kilometres per hour (109 mph) with a top speed of 182 km/h (113 mph), and climb to an altitude of 7,100 m (23,300 ft). The Drache could transport cargo loads of over 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) at cruising speeds of 121 km/h (75 mph) and altitudes approaching 2,440 m (8,010 ft).

can you guys imagine what kind of weapons germany would have created if they won the war ?

if they were already ahead in terms of jet planes imagine the rest ...

can you guys imagine what kind of weapons germany would have created if they won the war ?

if they were already ahead in terms of jet planes imagine the rest ...

i can imagine (you can read some germans plans about it ) what destiny was prepared for the soviet people if Hitler won the war (nothing bright and happy)...About weapons, like USA, Great Britain and USSR were close to their jet planes and rockets, if want more about soviet part you can read memouars of Chertock "Rockets and peoples" (Черток "Ракеты и люди"). In his memouars he described his own works and work of another soviet scientists for rocket science in during the war and right after the war. He also was part of soviet specialists who worked together with germans scientist after the war and also was part of commision who must to know about german success in rocket science, right after the victory.

HS117 (Top)
Ruhrstahl X4 (Bottom)
Germany was many years, even decades ahead of other countries (out of necessity) when it comes to guided missiles for air defense. This had the potential to completely destroy entire bomber formations:

Surface-to-Air Missiles
Enzian
The design of Enzian was inspired by the Me 163 rocket-powered fighter aircraft. Its delta-wing layout and relatively fat fuselage were similar. It had four boost engines and a sustainer. A small number was built, but problems with the engines and the guidance system were never resolved.

Feuerlilie
Anti-aircraft missile. It had a streamlined body and twin tail fins. It was powered by a rocket engine and had radio command guidance. Although development continued until the end of the war, it was never ready.

Hecht
Surface-to-air missile, in development until it was replaced by more promising designs in 1941.

Henschel Hs 117 Schmetterling
Of all experimental surface-to-air missiles, this one came closest to an operational weapons system. At the end of the war it was in production, but it was never operationally used. With a length of 4.29m, it was a relatively small missile. Its shape was that of a small aircraft, with a sustainer rocket engine in its body, and two boost engines, mounted above and below its fuselage. Range was about 32km, and it could be used against targets up to 10,000m high, although in such cases guidance problems were considerable: Aiming was visual, by means of a radio command link. There were also experiments with air-drops, with the use of radar for guidance, and with proximity fuses.

Rheintochter
This was a large anti-aircraft missile, rather crude in design. It had four tail fins, six fins on the center body, and four canard control fins. It had a boost engine in the tail, and a sustainer in the front fuselage. Control was again visual aiming with a radio command link. Rheintochter III was smaller than Rheintochter I, but had better performance. The project was abandoned in December 1944.

Taifun
This was an unguided anti-aircraft weapon. It was a simple, 1.93m long, spin-stabilized rocket with a 0.5kg warhead. Taifun was accelerated to Mach 3+, and could reach altitudes up to 15000m. It was intended to fire salvos of 30 missiles. At the end of the war it was in mass production.

Wasserfall
The Wasserfall SAM was developed at Peenemüde, and was based on experience with the A-4, also known as V-2. It was smaller, but of similar shape and also powered by liquid fuels. The operator used input from radars tracking both the target and the missile to steer it, using a radio command link. A proximity fuse would ignite the 235kg warhead. The program was cancelled in February 1945, when it was close to the production stage.


Air-to-Air Missiles
Henschel Hs 298
This was the world's first AAM, but it never entered production. It had the shape of a small aircraft. Like other German missiles, it used radio command guidance, although a wire-guided version was also developed. It was planned to fit a proximity fuse for the 25kg warhead. Over 300 were fired in tests. Range was about 9km.

Kramer X-4
The X-4, also known as RK 344, was probably the first practical AAM. It had four wings, arranged in cruciform shape, and four small control fins. Two guidance wires were unrolled from spools on the wings. Range was about 3.5km, with the missile preferrably fired from about 1.5km distance. It had a 20kg warhead. Hundreds were test fired, and in some occasions test missiles seem to have been fired in anger. But no X-4 missiles reached operational units.

R4M
This was a simple unguided rocket, with a diameter of 55mm. They were stabilized by eight folding fins. Fighters such as the Me 262 could carry wooden racks with twelve R4M missiles under the outboard wing panels. With a range of 1500m and a warhead of 0.5kg, they were very effective against allied bombers. There was also a version with an armour-penetrating shaped-charge warhead. The R4M was not used on a large scale, but after the war many airforces introduced folding-fin aircraft rockets (FFAR) based on the R4M. On one occasion, a Me 163A was fitted with several R4M rockets, and this setup was tested for several weeks in 1944, without incident. This was the first time a rocket propelled aircraft has had rocket propelled armament.

T-70, 9 May Parade 2017, Upper Pishma

T-60, 9 May Parade 2017, Upper Pishma
T-28, 9 May Parade 2017, Upper Pishma
BT, 9 May Parade 2017, Upper Pishma (tracks unequipped and we can look one of two modes of moving for this tank)

IS-2 (mod.1944), 9 May Parade 2017, Upper Pishma
SU-76, 9 May Parade 2017, Upper Pishma

SU-100, 9 May Parade 2017, Upper Pishma
ISU-152, 9 May Parade 2017, Upper Pishma

9 May Parade 2017, Upper Pishma

9 May Parade 2017, Upper Pishma
Len-lease Jeep and m-42 (maybe) 9 May Parade 2017, Upper Pishma
9 May Parade 2017, Upper Pishma

ML-20 and tractor "Stalinec",9 May Parade 2017, Upper Pishma
9 May Parade 2017, Upper Pishma (inscriptions from up to down "Stalinec" and "Diesel")
Zis-3,9 May Parade 2017, Upper Pishma

T-70, 9 May Parade 2017, Upper Pishma

T-60, 9 May Parade 2017, Upper Pishma
T-28, 9 May Parade 2017, Upper Pishma
BT, 9 May Parade 2017, Upper Pishma (tracks unequipped and we can look one of two modes of moving for this tank)

IS-2 (mod.1944), 9 May Parade 2017, Upper Pishma
SU-76, 9 May Parade 2017, Upper Pishma

SU-100, 9 May Parade 2017, Upper Pishma
ISU-152, 9 May Parade 2017, Upper Pishma

9 May Parade 2017, Upper Pishma

9 May Parade 2017, Upper Pishma
Len-lease Jeep and m-42 (maybe) 9 May Parade 2017, Upper Pishma
9 May Parade 2017, Upper Pishma

ML-20 and tractor "Stalinec",9 May Parade 2017, Upper Pishma
9 May Parade 2017, Upper Pishma (inscriptions from up to down "Stalinec" and "Diesel")
Zis-3,9 May Parade 2017, Upper Pishma

nice

Len-lease Jeep and m-42 (maybe) 9 May Parade 2017, Upper Pishma

it's ZiS-2 AT gun.