HISTORY BLOG #17 Bombing of Berlin

On Sunday morning, March 18, 1945, under an unusually clear sky, the U.S. Eighth Air Force mounted one of its largest air raids against Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich. The target was Berlin, capital of the Nazi regime. More than 1,300 heavy bombers from the Eighth Air Force, escorted by more than 600 fighter planes, departed […]

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HISTORY BLOG #16 First dramatic glimpse of what it meant for the country to be at war

The Battle of Midway and Torpedo Squadron 8 – one of the first time when camera was in the war –   The Battle of Midway On June 4, 1942, the Japanese Imperial Navy attacked United States forces on the island of Midway. With four Japanese aircraft carriers sunk by the conclusion of the conflict, the […]

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Behind the screen #3 Meet Aleksandar – late night software developer

I am Aleksandar Jovanovic, software developer from Belgrade, Serbia. I’ve been working in the Klotzen development team for the last two years. Working on Klotzen has been an interesting experience. What I like the most is that you often encounter problems where some creativity is required to resolve them. It’s a work from home job […]

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HISTORY BLOG #16 Goliath of world’s oceans – Bismarck

How most powerful German ship was sunk   The Bismarck, probably Germany’s most famous battleship in World War Two, was sunk on May 27th 1941. The Bismarck had already sunk HMS Hood before being sunk herself. For many, the end of the Hood and Bismarck symbolised the end of the time when battleships were the […]

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HISTORY BLOG #15 Desert Fox, Field Marshal that had near-mythical status

  Field Marshal Erwin led the vaunted German Afrika Korps in the desert during World War II and committed suicide after being implicated in a plot to kill Adolf Hitler. Born on November 15, 1891, in Heidenheim, Germany, Erwin Rommel was a hero of World War I, receiving the Pour le Mérite, or Blue Max, […]

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Behind the screen #2 Meet Dario, our lead 3D designer !

Hi, my name is Dario, and I am the lead 3D designer on Klotzen.   I did most of the vehicles, planes, artillery and naval units, as well as menu backgrounds. Klotzen is trying to maintain the historical accuracy regarding the details of WW2 units and events, and I like how much effort the whole […]

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HISTORY BLOG #14 A woman, a driver, a veteran…

Joan M. “Barc” Barclay-Drummond, speaks about bravery and determination to help Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Women had massive impact and role in determination of WWII… Testimony of Joan M. Barclay can be found on “The project memory” which represents collection of veteran stories and much more. “And I wanted to do my best, I […]

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Behind the screen #1 Damir al-Kattan, a programmer who discovered gaming

Meet Damir…   My name is Damir al-Kattan and I`ve been part of the Klotzen development team for almost a year now. It has been a tremendous experience for me, coming from a more traditional programming environment into the gaming industry. Right from the start, I was inspired by the amount of the creativity our […]

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HISTORY BLOG #13 Kursk. One word that chills the bones…

Biggest tank battle in the history     In the morning, 5. July 1943, explosions lit up the Russian sky and the earth shook to a huge bombardment. As the sun rose, waves of hundreds German panzers began rolling across fields of sunflowers and wheat. The greatest tank battle in history was underway. The Battle […]

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HISTORY BLOG #12 Pilot ethic made German and American pilot best friends until death

Unusual friendship… On December 20, 1943, American B-17 bomber pilot Charlie Brown and crew attempted to bomb an aircraft production facility in Bremen, Germany. The factory was surrounded by 250 anti-aircraft guns, which damaged Brown’s B-17, Ye Olde Pub, disabling two engines and forcing the plane out of formation. The damaged aircraft was set upon […]

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