Wipers Times, WWI Satirical Newspaper Makes Comeback In Germany: The Fritz Times
If Capt. Fred Roberts and Lt. Jack Pearson were alive today, one wonders what their reaction would be to the publishing of their newspaper the…
Dresden Pays Its Respect to the Victims of the 1945 Allied Firebombing Attack
Dresden is a city located in eastern Germany that recently paid its respects to the thousands of people who were victims of the Allied firebombing…
Marine Who Led Charge up Mount Suribachi Passes Away
First Lieutenant John Wells heroically served as a marine in the United States military during WW II. He passed away on February 11, 2016, at…
Sherman Tank Recovered From Ship Torpedoed By German U-Boat Off Russian Coast
A rusty but well-preserved World War Two tank was recovered in 2014 in the Barents Sea after having been discovered amongst the wreck of a US cargo…
Outrage over the Canceled Lone Pine Commemoration Service Due To Safety Concerns
Anzac Day is the national memorial day in Australia and New Zealand for all the war dead of those countries. The day was originally named…
Violin Made at PoW Camp Restored
A violin made by a German prisoner of war interned at the High Garret camp in Braintree, Essex has been lovingly restored by Russell Stowe…
The Harlem Hellfighters – The Most Famous African-American Combat Unit of World War I
In World War I, nearly 380,000 African-Americans served in the U.S. Army. African-American soldiers primarily served in the 92nd and 93rd Division. While there was…
Remembering the Swansea Blitz That Destroyed 11,000 Buildings And Left 230 People Dead
February 19–21, 1941, marked the darkest days in Swansea’s history. From as far as Cornwell and Devon you could see the city burning as it…
WWII Rescue Motor Launch Finally Retires After 60 Years of Working as a Ferry
A boat that was used during World War II is finally going into retirement. During the war, the boat was used for rescuing airmen, after the war it…
Lucky Strike: When the Americans Came to Sweden
Bob Birmingham When we think of countries that played a role in World War II it is highly unlikely that someone will think of Sweden. The country…
Mitchell L Higginbotham, Tuskegee Airman, Dies Age 94
“Mitch was a true patriot, who against tremendous adversity and prejudice would not wavier from his allegiance to the United States and his goal to…
The Forgotten WWII Shipping Disaster That Was Deadlier Than Titanic And Lusitania Combined
The Titanic was one of the greatest maritime tragedies and the sinking of the Lusitania was a wartime catastrophe. Both events, while disastrous, lost far…