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  • Ubel’s Chalice, Part One

    Ubel’s Chalice, Part One

    September 1939. The German Army was advancing into Poland. Elsewhere on the front, armoured companies were driving into enemy territory. Here, though, the front line advanced on foot and by horse-drawn wagon. As the front line of German troops drew up in the woodlands overlooking the…
  • Into Poland…

    Into Poland…

    It’s been quiet but do not be deceived… Germany is about to roll into Poland. In Sept 1939, the Third Reich created a pretext for war and invaded Poland, starting the chain of events that would become the Second World War. Enthusiastic young Germans, excited…