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Togoland, officially the Togoland Protectorate (German: Schutzgebiet Togo; French: Protectorat du Togo), was a protectorate of the German Empire in West Africa from 1884 to 1914, encompassing what is now the nation of Togo and most of what is now the Volta Region of Ghana, approximately 90,400 km 2 (29,867 sq mi) in size.
The Togoland campaign ... amounting to 1,595 men including 124 carriers and about 330 reservists. There were four "Volunteer Corps" with about 900 men and ...
The TOG 2, officially known as the Heavy Tank, TOG II, was a British super-heavy tank design produced during the early stages of World War II for a scenario where the battlefields of northern France devolved into a morass of mud, trenches, and craters as had happened during World War I. When this did not happen, the tank was deemed unnecessary ...
IS-1 "Joseph Stalin" heavy tank (107, converted to IS-2 before issuing; Soviet Union) IS-2 heavy tank (3,854; Soviet Union) IS-3 heavy tank (2,311 tanks produced until mid 1946, probably never used in combat during World War II; Soviet Union) ISU-122 heavy self-propelled gun (2,380; Soviet Union) ISU-152 heavy self-propelled gun (3,242; Soviet ...
M3 Stuart (432) light tank used by America and Canada; Ram (2,993) regular tank not used in combat, specialist models used; Grizzly I (188) A modified version of the M4A1 Sherman tank license produced in Canada; Valentine (1,420) Valentine tanks produced in Canada. Most sent to the Soviet Union as Lend-Lease aid. Some were retained in Canada ...
After World War II, the mandate became a UN trust territory administered by the United Kingdom and France. During the mandate and trusteeship periods, western Togo was administered as part of the British Gold Coast. In December 1956, the residents of British Togoland voted to join the Gold Coast as part of the new independent nation of Ghana.
B "Königstiger" (Sd. Kfz.182) / VK4503(H) was a heavy tank in the later half of World War II. Armed with an 88 mm L/71 gun, the vehicle could perform well in the defensive role on the eastern and western fronts but was an expensive failure for Nazi Germany when used in an offensive role as a main battle tank. The Tiger II combined one of the ...
This is a list of names for the approximately 500 Type T2 tankers built for the United States Maritime Commission during World War II.Not included are the tankers of the Samoset/Chiwawa (T3-S-A1) type, which despite the "T3" designation were in fact nearly identical hulls to the original T2s, and smaller than the T2-A and T2-SE series.