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.

Despite valiant efforts by the British Expeditionary Force and the forces of France, Belgium and their allies, the German Wehrmacht had swept through western Europe in a series of lightning advances, utterly defeating all who stood in their path. The battered and wounded elements of the combined allied forces were forced to retreat, taking position near the French city of Dunkirk in late May 1940.

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In May 1941, across the raging seas of the Atlantic, a dramatic chase took place as warships of the Royal Navy hunted the colossal, 50,000 ton battleship Bismarck. Mark Barber talks to John ‘Jock’ Moffat, the Swordfish pilot credited with the torpedo strike which crippled the legendary German warship.

Memorial Day, which is observed on the last Monday of May, commemorates the men and women who died while in the military service.  In observance of the holiday, many people visit cemeteries and memorials, and volunteers often place American flags on each grave site at national cemeteries.  A national moment of remembrance takes place at 3:00 p.m. local time.

Dear users, we identified the Issue with the achievement for "100.000 War Thunder Festival".

The CR.42 Falco (“Falcon”) flew for the first time on May 23rd, 1938. Fiat’s chief test pilot Valentino Cus took to the skies over Turin in an aircraft that would become legendary. It was the most advanced biplane fighter around, but unfortunately for the Falco, the age of monoplanes had already dawned.

December 4th, 2013 was when our project entered a new stage of development: Closed Beta Test (CBT) started testing our ground equipment. Every pilot could perform daily tasks issued by Tank Command to have a chance to be invited in to the CBT. In addition, access could also be obtained by purchasing one of the Special Packages of premium tanks or taking part in numerous competitions organized and distributed by social networks and partner sites .

On May the 16th, over 100 000 concurrent players were playing War Thunder on PC and Mac. That’s a great indicator of the high appreciation for the game and we would like to thank our players for their loyalty and interest.

Khalkhin Gol, Nomonhan or the Soviet-Japanese Border war, to most people of an english speaking background, any way you say it it means a little known place between Mongolia and China, a river on the Eurasian Steppes, but in 1939 it was the site of a definitive and world changing set of battles.

The first public manifest to create an Air Force for Brazil, started in 1928 when Major Lysias Rodrigues wrote an article titled “Uma necessidade premente: o ministério do ar” (an imperious need: the ministry of the air).

Dear friends, we are pleased to inform you that the Steam version of War Thunder is now available for users of Mac OS X!

Glenn Hammond Curtiss (born May 21, 1878 –  died July 23, 1930) was born in Hammondsport, N.Y. He was an American aviation pioneer and a founder of the U.S. aircraft industry. He began his career as a bicycle racer and builder before moving on to motorcycles. As early as 1904, he began to manufacture engines for airships. In 1908 Curtiss joined the Aerial Experiment Association (AEA), a pioneering research group, founded by Alexander Graham Bell at Beinn Bhreagh, Nova Scotia to build flying machines.