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Battle of Britain Day

On September the 15th, a day that would become known as “Battle of Britain Day”, over 1500 aircraft from both the RAF and Luftwaffe took part in the most ferocious air battle of the campaign

  • 15 September 2014
Biathlon

Participate in our special 'Biathlon' event and bring your team to victory, while profiting from additional Silver Lions and Research Points!

  • 12 September 2014
'The Sky is for Heroes' for Realistic Battles

Only the best will reach the heights! The new Realistic Battles event with both air and ground vehicles is now available for you to try in the “Events” mode

  • 10 September 2014
The beginning of the Battle of Stalingrad

The greatest battle against fascism started 72 years ago when a tremendously powerful German army began advancing towards Stalingrad.

  • 17 July 2014
The sky is for heroes

Only the best will reach the heights! The new Arcade mission with both air and ground vehicles is now available for you to try in the “Events” mode. Gain the opportunity to use aircraft in a ground battle by defeating three enemies.

  • 14 July 2014
When Steel crushed Steel: The Battle of Prokhorovka

Take part in the Realistic tank-only battles on four Eastern front maps. Only the vehicles that were actually used in the Prokhorovka battle are allowed.

  • 11 July 2014
The Beginning of the Battle of Britain - 10th July 1940

On the 10th July 1940, during a showery summer’s day, German forces were beginning actions for a battle known to them as «Luftschlacht um England». After France had surrendered on the 22nd of June 1940, just over 20 miles of water was all that separated Britain from Germany’s forces in mainland Europe.

  • 10 July 2014
The Battle of Kursk

The Battle of Kursk was one of the largest armoured battles and possibly the single largest air battle in history; it also led to the largest losses in a single day of battle.

  • 5 July 2014
First Flight of the Bf109

Decimated by the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, the German military entered the 1930s with a burning desire to return to their former place as world leaders. The treaty had prohibited Germany from any military air power, forcing German aviation to develop only in gliding schools, with light training aircraft and as secret endeavors away from the prying eyes of Britain, France and the United States.

  • 28 May 2014
”Guardian Angel”

Schweinfurt was the location of most of the ball-bearing production in Nazi Germany at the onset of World War II, and was eventually devastated following a series of Allied strategic bombing raids. It was hoped that the destruction of the factories located in the city would cripple the production of new tanks and aircraft.

  • 18 October 2013