Wanted: Napoleon Impersonator Required on Island of St Helena
To commemorate the anniversary of Napoleon Bonaparte’s death, the island where he died has an unusual job posting. St. Helena is a remote island in…
In 1943 a Soldier Found D-Day Invasion Plans & Kept it a Secret
In August 1943, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill met in Quebec for meetings code-named “Quadrant” but generally referred to as the first of two…
Medal of Nazi Bodyguard Who Took Six Bullets For Adolf is Sold at Auction
In 1923 Ulrich Graf, one of Adolph Hitler’s bodyguards, took six bullets five of which were possibly meant for Hitler during the Beer Hall Putsch…
Mystery of Napoleon’s Favourite General May be Solved in Russian Discovery
Charles-Étienne Gudin is believed to have been one of Napoleon’s favorite generals. He attended the same military school that Napoleon attended. He was a veteran…
Poland’s President Allows Seizure of WWII Battlefield For New Museum
Andrzej Duda, president of Poland, has signed a controversial law that allows the government to expropriate the site of the first battle of World War…
Auschwitz Museum Confronts Online Store for Selling Cushions With Concentration Camp Images
The internet is a thing of wonder and has made it possible for people to do all sorts of things that would have been inconceivable…
92-year-old Nazi Guard to Stand Trial for War Crimes
In Hamburg, Germany, a court decided to go forward with a trial of a 92-year-old man. The trial is set to begin on October 17.…
Fears Grow That WW2 Wreck Could Explode
Now a wreck but on the 20th August 1944, an American cargo ship, the SS Richard Montgomery, sank off the coast of Kent in England,…
Warthogs Will Keep On BRRRRRTing For Another 10 Years
When did the Thunderbolt II aircraft get the affectionate nickname “warthog” That’s a legendary military take, but in spite of the derisive moniker, the massive,…
Survivor of Auschwitz Celebrates Her Birthday With Family of 400
History is full of stories chronicling mankind’s best and worst moments. Sometimes one of those moments comes hard on the heels of the other. The…
Austrian Supreme Court Issues Ruling On Hitler’s Birthplace
The home where Adolf Hitler was born has been the subject of a long legal battle which was finally resolved this month as the Austrian…
We Are Entering a Golden Age of Wreck Discovery
Back in February of 2019, Paul Allen owned R/V Petrel found the Imperial Japanese Navy battleship Hiei which had been sunk by Allied forces in…