Heziel Pitogo

Heziel Pitogo is one of the authors writing for WAR HISTORY ONLINE

Articles by Heziel Pitogo:

Diaries of WWI Pilot Laid Bare Unusual Camaraderie Between German and British Airmen during the Great War

Efforts in researching information commemorating the Great War’s outbreak resulted to the uncovering of a young pilot’s diaries which highlighted the surprising cooperation which existed…

WWI Lance Corporal James Collins – Saved Mates by Standing on Live Grenade, Became a Football Pro

Lance Corporal James Collins not only got through a live grenade explosion during WWI, he went through 14 operations for his injured leg and amazingly…

WWII Medals of Spitfire Ace Ronald “Ras” Berry Sold at a Whopping £144,000

Medals earned by Air Commodore Ronald “Ras” Berry, one of RAF’s best WWII pilots who downed three of the enemy’s war planes all in a…

Adolf Hitler Loved Lie-ins, Midnight Cake and Tea in Porcelain China Cups – Maid

The former maid of German dictator Adolf Hitler who worked in his Bavarian retreat Berghof opened up about the infamous dictator’s surprising habits. Not so…

10 First World War Myths Exposed

No other war in history draws so much controversies and myths than the First World War. And according to historian Dan Snow in a BBC…

Goodbye, Leslie Valentine – Last D-Day Light Bomber (1914-2014)

Leslie Valentine, believed to be the last surviving D-Day light bomber pilot, passed away last April 21, exactly 27 days short of his 96th birthday. Born during…

200 Neo-Nazis Celebrate Hitler’s Birthday in French Village, Sparks Outrage

200 neo-Nazis celebrating Hitler’s birthday in a French village triggered outrage in the country. The main opposition demanded an explanation from the French government as to…

Four Rare Navigator Watches Issued to Luftwaffe Airmen To Go Under the Gavel

A rare navigator watch a Royal Air Force office took from a German navigator who hid it in his underpants is to go under the…

Führerwein (Adolf Hitler Wine) Auctioned for £1,500

Führerwein, a bottle of wine believed to be personally commissioned by the notorious German dictator Adolf Hitler,  went under the hammer for £1,500. The decanter Führerwein or Adolf…

Was George Patton Assassinated by Russians? WWII Film Suggests So

A WWII film in the making, Silence Patton: First Victim of the Cold War, puts the notion forward that General George Patton was silenced since…

Yalta Marks 70th Anniversary of the Historic City’s Freedom from the Nazis

April 16 marks a special day in the historic Crimean city of Yalta – it is that exact date in 1944 when the city was completely liberated…

12 Classic WWII Capers That are Better than Monuments Men

Monuments Men was a WWII film that’s high on agenda and a bit more complicated than the rest though it’s lined up as one of…