How The Seven Auschwitz Dwarves Fell Under The Spell Of Dr Death
May 19, 1944 – When Perla Ovitz and her family were lifted off the train shortly after arriving in Auschwitz that fateful Friday; the SS…
Remains of Chinese Soldiers Returned Home
The remains of Chinese soldiers that have laid in South Korea for more than 60 years, ever since the Korean War, have been returned to…
Hitler’s Copy of Mein Kampf Sells for $20,000
The copy of Mein Kampf owned by Hitler himself sold for $20,655 at an auction. Making it one of the most expensive copies of the…
One man’s inspirational mission to get his U.S. hometown named an “American World War II City”
A resident of Wilmington, N.C., has made it his mission to get the southern port city recognized by the U.S. government for its contribution efforts…
Affleck-Damon Team Up for Battle of Bunker Hill Movie
We will be expecting a new historical epic coming in the not so distant future from Warner Bros. with Hollywood actors Ben Affleck and Matt…
U-Boat Hunter Innes McCartney: The Discovery of U1003
U-1003 escaped an attack by a 120 Squadron Liberator on 20 March 1945 but was rammed at periscope depth on the next evening by the…
Have you seen this? Hercules Lands On & Takes Off From Aircraft Carrier! (Watch)
When it comes to being the heaviest and largest airplane to land on an aircraft carrier, the award goes to the C-130 Hercules. For two…
5 Most Valuable World War II Treasures Still Missing Today (Watch)
Trillions of dollars worth of jewelry, gold, and fine art were reported missing or stolen after World War II ended. Is some of the loot buried…
Das Boot, The Background, Facts and Goofs
“Das Boot” is a 1981 German war film epic. Meaning “The Boat,” it is an adaptation of Lothar-Günther Buchheim’s 1973 German novel of the same…
Down Street Tube Station Where Churchill Hid from Luftwaffe Bombs, Opens to Public
From being an actual tube station for a quarter of a century to becoming Winston Churchill’s hideaway during WWII [he fondly nicknamed the abandoned Down…
Bletchley Park Code Breakers – A Secret Letter From Eisenhower
Imagine today’s world without computers – imagine further – a world of ciphers, secret letters, code breakers and secret intelligence centres – this is the…
Soldier Missing in Action for 72 Years to Return Home
A 97-year-old man in Minnesota who waited 72 years for his younger brother to return home from World War II may finally get his wish…