Battles of Ypres in WWI – a symbol of resilience and destruction
Passchendaele Cemetery [Via] Six British soldiers have been buried in Flanders Fields with full military honors, almost a century after they died in the early…
Yamamoto World War Two crash site re-opened
[Via] The World War Two crash site where the Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto died has been reopened to visitors after more than five years. The…
Nazi propaganda boy talks for the first time about meeting Hitler
In 1936, Gerhard Bartels didn’t realise he was posing with one of the world’s most hated dictators, but at the age of just four that…
How HMAS Sydney was sunk by a small German cruiser in 1941
[Via] Photographs of Shipwrecks discovered off the Western coast of Australia is now shedding new light on a Second World War tragedy in which scores…
German Chancellor Visits Dachau Concentration Camp’s Commemoration Ceremony
[Via] German Chancellor will be attending a commemorative ceremony in Dachau on Sunday, along with Nazi concentration camp’s survivors. US forces liberated the prisoner at…
Historic Photograph Shows The Crew of Bomber Command’s Last Bombing Mission Of WWII
Brian Emsley found the picture of the destructive device being loaded on to an RAF Mosquito as he leafed through his late father’s old family…
Eight Canadian World War One soldiers finally laid to rest
[Via] The bodies of eight Canadian World War One soldiers have been discovered in the village of Hallu in north eastern France. Thousands of Canadian…
WWII and ATA girls – Unsung Heroines of the Battle of Britain
Contrary to the popular belief, women did play an active and vital role in the Second World War wherever it was possible. A large number…
Commemoration ceremonies take place at Nazi concentration camp sites
Commemoration ceremonies have taken place at two Nazi concentration camps marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two. The ceremony at Bergen-Belsen…
Remains of British World War Two soldiers found in Italy
The remains of three British World War Two soldiers have been discovered on an Italian hillside. It is thought the soldiers were blown up by a…
Putin upholds Nazi-Soviet pact to carve up eastern Europe
In the midst of VE Day 70th anniversary commemorations in Europe and around the world, Russian President Vladimir Putin has publicly upheld the famous pact…
British World War Two HUMAN torpedo dies aged 91
A British World War Two officer who commanded a successful human torpedo mission that destroyed two Japanese warships off the coast of Thailand has died…