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Stranger Than Fiction One Man's War Head-To-Head Forged in Battle Strike from Above Military Despatches July 2017 Stranger than fiction Facts, figures and trivia about World War II One man’s war For Lt Hiroo Onoda the war didn’t end in 1945 Head-to-Head We examine some of the iconic tanks of World War II Forged in Battle The legendary AK-47 Strike from above One of the most devastating offensives in the history of warfare For the military enthusiast Military Despatches July 2017 What’s in this month’s edition Feature Articles Page 6 6 World War II - facts, figures & trivia Click on any video below to view A few facts, figures and trivia about World War II. It’s sad to think that there are not a lot of people still around How much do you know that fought in that conflict. about movie theme songs? Take our quiz 14 They said it People have said some strange things during wars and and find out. about wars. Here are a few of them. 18 Dad’s Army Hipe’s Wouter de The old South African During World War II the British Home Guard were Goede interviews former Defence Force used known as ‘Dad’s Army’. Would you have qualified to 28’s gang boss David a mixture of English, become a member? Williams. Afrikaans, slang and 20 One man’s war techno-speak that few World War II ended on August 14, 1945. Yet not for outside the military Second Lieutenant Hiroo Onoda. He would continue could hope to under- to fight the war for another 29 years. stand. Some of the terms were humorous, some Page 20 were clever, while others Head-to-Head 22 Tanks of World War II were downright crude. We look at some of the iconic British, German, Rus- sian, American and Japanese tanks that saw battle dur- Part of Hipe’s “On the ing World War II. couch” series, this is an interview with one of Famous Figures author Herman Charles 32 Karl Dönitz Bosman’s most famous Senior submarine officer in the Kriegsmarine, Com- characters, Oom Schalk mander-in-Chief of the Navy, the man that replaced Page 22 A taxi driver was shot Lourens. Hipe spent time in Adolf Hitler as fuhrer of Germany - Karl Dönitz was dead in an ongoing Hanover Park, an area all this and more. war between rival taxi plagued with gang Cover Photograph organisations. violence, to view first- The American Los Angeles class nuclear submarine hand how Project USS San Juan is escorted around Cape Point by two Ceasefire is dealing with South African Navy submarines. They are heading to- the situation. wards the SA Navy base at Simon’s Town. SAS Queen Modjadji I (front), USS San Juan (centre) and SAS Hipe TV brings you videos ranging from actuality to humour and every- Charlotte Maxeke (back). thing in between. Interviews, mini-documentaries and much more. Check out Hipe TV and remember to like, comment, share and subscribe. 00 3 Forged in Battle 36 The AK-47 Each month “Forged in Battle” looks at weapons, equipment or units that have been tried and tested on the battlefield. This month we look at the legendary AK-47. PUBLISHER Hipe Media Battlefield Page 36 EDITOR 40 Air Strike - The Six Day War Matt Tennyson On 5 June 1967 the Israelis launched one of the most devastating offensives in the history of warfare. CONTRIBUTORS Raymond Fletcher, Ryan Mur- his is something I’ve If I had to concentrate on a phy, Matt O’Brien, Matt Ten- Quiz been threatening to do particular topic it would prob- nyson. 43 Firearm Identification Tfor a number of years - a ably be wars fought in Africa, We show you a firearm, you tell us what it is. military magazine. especially the South African Military Despatches is pub- Ten years ago I started Hipe Border War. lished on-line every month. Magazine, an online digital Yet I wanted to do something The articles used in Military Reviews Page 40 magazine that comes out on the as broad as possible. I wanted Despatches are copyrighted Movie Review - Enemy at the Gates first of each month. It was origi- to cover a broad a range of mil- 44 nally started while I was lectur- itary history and military sub- and may not be used without prior This film revolves around the Battle of Stalingrad ing journalism and I wanted to jects as possible. permission from the editor. and in particular about Russian sniper Vasily Zaytsev. use it as a platform for young To this end the magazine The views stated in this mag- writers, a place where they looks at general articles rele- azine do not necessary reflect 45 Book Review could be published. vant to the military - from any the views of Hipe!, the editor, This month we look at two books. Cuito Cuanavale: It’s grown a lot since then and era. There are also specific reg- the staff, or Hipe Media. Frontline Accounts by Soviet Soldiers and Echoes of an so has the readership. Yet I’ve ular sections such as Head-to- African War by Chas Lotter. always been keen on the idea of Head which will compare units Hipe! doing a monthly military maga- or weapons from a specific con- P.O. Box 31216, Tokai, 7966 46 Game Review - Company of Heroes 2 zine. I spent a number of years flict. Famous figures in military South Africa. This real time strategy game lets you fight as the Page 43 as a soldier and an even longer history will look at a famous, Russians, Germans, Americans or British during time as a conflict journalist. I or infamous, person in military email World War II. also have a passion for history, history. Forged in battle will [email protected] Page 45 especially military history. cover weapons, equipment or Compiling a magazine like units. Battlefield will look at a this is not as easy as it sounds. battle or campaign from history. The Lighter Side What exactly was the content There will also be a monthly 48 Bless you my son going to be? Many historians movie review, a book review, Religion and the military all to often have gone and enthusiasts will concentrate and a game review. And yes, hand-in-hand. Countless wars have been fought in on a particular aspect of mili- there are some brilliant military the name of religion. Yet sometimes it does have a tary history. Some may concen- simulation games out there. Fi- lighter side. trate on a specific era or time nally there will be an article on period such as warfare in the the lighter side of the military. 20th century. Others may look I trust you will enjoy this as at a particular war such as the much as we’ve enjoyed putting Vietnam War or the American it together. Civil War. Some may concen- trate on a topic such as modern fighter aircraft or submarines. Matt 4 5 8. Steuben (Germany) - 3,000 to those that were shared with World War II - facts, figures & trivia 9. Thielbeck (Germany) - others, the number of fighters 2,750 involved and the extent of each A few facts, figures and trivia about World War II. It’s sad to think that there are not a lot of 10. Yamato (Japan) - 2,498 pilot’s participation determin- people still around that fought in that conflict. ing the proportion allocated to very year on November The smallest European armed of the 5.8 million who were tak- While many ship losses re- him. 11 we remember those forces was that of Denmark, en prisoner, as many as 3.3 mil- sulted from sea battles, some Ivan Kozhedub was the top that made the ultimate with a maximum strength of lion who died in captivity. of the highest death tolls were Soviet ace with 62 kills and E caused by the bombing or tor- Richard I. Bong was the top sacrifice during the two World 15 000, just 13 of whom were It should also be borne in mind Wars and other wars. killed during the one-day Ger- that these were military losses: pedoing of vessels carrying ref- American with 40 kills. Yet just how much do we re- man invasion on 9 April 1940. to these should be added many ugees and other civilians. Tetsuzo Iwamoto of the Japa- ally know about those conflicts? Several South American untold millions of civilian war The German liner Wilhelm nese Imperial Air Force was the Hopefully this article will give countries did not declare war deaths, while recent estimates Gustloff, laden with civilian top Japanese ace with 87 kills. you a slightly better knowledge until the closing stages, in order have suggested an additional refugees and wounded German A total of 104 German Luft- of World War II. to become eligible to join the figure of up to 25 million civil- soldiers and sailors, was torpe- waffe (Air Force) pilots claimed TOP GUN: German Luftwaffe fledgling United Nations. ian deaths as a result of Stalinist doed off the coast of Poland by over 100 kills. The top German ace Erich Hartmann was the Largest armed forces of World Great strategy. “You say the purges, which began just before a Soviet submarine, S-13, on 30 ace, and top ace of the war, was top ace of World War II with War II war is ending tomorrow. Who’s the outbreak of war. January 1945. Although impre- Erich “Bubi” Hartmann with a 352 kills. 1. USSR - 12,500,000 losing? Okay, let’s declare war cise, some sources even sug- remarkable 352, most of them 2.
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