Mystery of the underwater time capsule is solved: Plane is identified as a JU-52 carrier
A plane used by the Luftwaffe forces during the Second World War has been located underwater in remarkable condition. Located in the Black Sea, the…
German community honors US bomber crew shot down in WWII
Almost seventy years ago, a WWII bomber went down on the outskirts of Vaterstetten in Germany. A B-24 Liberator, the aircraft was commonly referred to…
Denial of War Crimes Outlawed in Russia
Denial of Nazi war crimes is just about as old as the Second World War itself, and apparently so is the denial that the Soviet…
Normandy Veterans Held Back by Paperwork
This year will mark the seventieth anniversary of the Normandy invasions of World War II, and as such there are numerous events planned to commemorate…
City-Wide Evacuation of Vicenza Due to Bomb from WWII
An evacuation of Vicenza has been seen fit due to the necessary actions to defuse an extraordinarily potent explosive left over from the Second…
Inside Monopoly’s secret war against the Third Reich
The board game Monopoly comes in many editions with various themes, but probably the least well-known is that which was used to aid escaping…
Death of a Prolific WWII Pilot
James Goodson, WWII pilot, joined the military very early in the war. He had a desire for travel, and had been on one of the…
Italian village commemorates sacrifice of WWII Aussie airmen
Though the war ended seven decades ago, the memories of many WWII airmen live on. Many such men remained on assignment during the close…
Two Families Honor Fallen WWII Pilot
Neill Walker was a WWII pilot until his fateful flight in 1943, which saw the end of his military career as well as his life.…
WWII Memorial to U.S. Air Force Hidden from View
A WWII memorial in Cambridgeshire, which had been built in commemoration of the United States Air Force had been fenced off at the behest of…
Edward Sobczyk Revisits Site of Exercise Tiger
Edward Sobczyk, survivor of Exercise Tiger, has elected to return to the site of the training exercise in honor of those lost to the unexpected…
Stella Broughton Hosts D-Day Party Before Invasion
The night before D-Day was to commence, a party was thrown for the serving troops, many of which would be celebrating for the last…