The Armourer Magazine March 2022 - The Butcher of Prague Vorige editie

IN THIS ISSUE

Operation Anthropoid. The daring plan by the Czech government in exile to assassinate Reinhard Heydrich, known as the Butcher of Prague and a key figure in implementing the Final Solution. Discover what happened and the appalling aftermath.
French TAP50 webbing – The Cold War accoutrements of the key NATO ally.
Soviet women in WWII – Fighting on the Home Front while working to keep industry moving.
Battle of New Orleans – The last action of the War of 1812 took places just outside the city. Here’s the action and the weapons used.
Empress of India medal – To commemorate becoming head of state for India, Queen Victoria had this medal issued.
German rifle grenades – Being able to fire grenades over No Man’s Land into enemy trenches paid off in WWI.
Operation Tiger – It was a practice for D-Day but everything that could go wrong did so.
Collecting the SOE and security services – Discover the collectable militaria from the secret agency and the German security services.
The Manstopper cartridge – The attempt by the British Army to make its bullets more lethal.
Volkskarabiner Steyr – The story of a last-ditch weapon and its rare variant.
Castles of the crusades – How the Crusades to reclaim the Holy Lands changed developments of fortifications in Europe.
MBG: The Nepalese Brunswick Rifles – The development of the weapons now on the market.
The Print Inspector – Taking a look at the uniform of Colonel Welbore Ellis Doyle Doyle of the 14th Regiment.