Christmas is considered a holiday of peace and calm, during which, the whole family comes together over a festive feast to gather around the Christmas tree, give presents to each other, sing carols and otherwise celebrate. It is maybe the most anticipated holiday of the entire year. Merry Christmas and a Happy new year to all our players, Christmas specials will be announced soon!

We present to you the winners of our current Christmas Skin Competition - week 3 winners.

By the late 1930s war was looking increasingly likely to engulf many regions across the globe; the Balkans was considered by many to be one of the most threatened areas. likely to engulf many regions across the globe; the Balkans was considered by many to be one of the most threatened areas.

We present to you the winners of our current War Thunder Skin Competition - December week 3 winners (15th-21st December).

Willy Jähde was born in Helmsdof on January 18th 1908. At the age of 18 he joined the Reichswehr; his first unit was the 6th Prussian Automotive Division, based out of Hanover. When the Germans rearmed in 1934 he was promoted to Leutnant. Over the next few years he carried on rising through the ranks, eventually becoming a company commander in the 7th Panzer Division by the start of the Second World War.

We present to you the winners of our current War Thunder's Screenshot Competition (15th-21st December)

This week, the best teams of the International Gladiators League hone their skills!

In celebration of the Christmas season, you can get free Golden Eagles when purchasing items from the Gaijin Online Store using PayPal!

In celebration of the release of the US Ground Forces, we have prepared a little trailer for you to enjoy. The Steel Generals are rolling in, ready to shake the battlefields of War Thunder! Hooah!

On the 7th of November, 1944, in the air above the town of Niš (pronounced Nish) in former Yugoslavia, a skirmish between American P-38 Lightnings and Soviet Yak-9s occurred - an incident of friendly fire between the two allies.

The origins of the P-51 Mustang fighter can be traced back to 1939. It was then that the Royal Air Force requested the North American Aviation plant in Inglewood, CA to produce under license an export version of the Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk fighter for the RAF, known as the Hawk 81.

There is a lot of ghosts with smoke and mirrors about the story of the actual capture of the Tiger 131 in Africa, several books have claims of things done that have since been shrouded in doubt from letters to the Bovington museum from Douglas Lidderdale prior to his death.