Collection of Rare WWII Posters Auctioned Off for Almost £20,000
A selection of cartoon-style WWII posters used for propaganda during the Second World War were recently auctioned off at Cornwall’s Penzance Auction House. Reportedly, the WWII…
WWI Stories: How William Davies Crawled Across No Man’s Land to Steal Food from Germans for Starving Comrades
When William Davies saw that his comrades were weak due to hunger and they were short on ammunition, he knew there was only one way…
“We Will Not Pull Out Our Nazi-Themed Toys from Stores” – Cobi Toys
Polish toy maker Cobi Toys adamantly refuses to pull out its Nazi-themed toys from store shelves claiming that making the dolls and games available…
Great Britain Almost GREAT WAR DEBT FREE A Century After WWI Outbreak
At last After a century since the outbreak of the First World War, Great Britain is almost GREAT WAR DEBT FREE, meaning, it has almost…
Drunk Actor Gerard Depardieu “Scandalizes” A Supposed Solemn WWI Commemoration
Hollywood actor Gerard Depardieu ruined the solemn air in a WWI commemoration when he turned up “scandalously drunk” and shambled his way to his performance. Movie…
Cat Hero Simon, Only Feline to Receive Dickin Medal, Remembered
Cat hero Simon, who received a PDSA Dickin Medal for gallantly defending important food rations while being on board the WWII ship HMS Amethyst, was recently commemorated.…
Swiss Fine Art Museum Kunstmuseum Bern Accepts Controversial Gurlitt’s Stash with “Regret”
Christoph Schäublin, the president of the Swiss fine art museum Kunstmuseum Bern, expressed how the facility accepts an assortment of modernist pieces from the controversial Gurlitt…
Relatives of the Red Baron, Albert Ball Meet at the Royal Air Force Museum
Two relatives of the WWI German ace pilot the Red Baron and his British counterpart Albert ball met for the first time during the opening…
The Royal Shakespeare Theater Hosts The Christmas Truce Play
The play inspired by the First World War’s Christmas Truce which happened one century ago has opened at the Royal Shakespeare Theater Saturday, November 29. The Christmas…
New Orleans: National World War II Museum Opens New Pavilion
The National World War II Museum of New Orleans is opening a new pavilion set with a new exhibit to the public starting this coming December 13. The…
Liverpool: Rector’s Curiosity Leads to the Discovery of “Time Capsule” Room
The curiosity of Rev. Dr. Crispin Palling of the St. Nicholas in Liverpool led to the discovery of a “time capsule” room – a room where time…
Newly Restored WWI Galleries of the Australian War Memorial Reopened
After undergoing a renovation costing up to $32 million, the newly renovated WWI Galleries of the Australian War Memorial reopens today, December 1. It can be remembered…