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Did You Know The Nazi’s Needed Almost 1 Million Soldiers To Fight Partisans in Yugoslavia? – By Edin Hardauš

The National Liberation War in Yugoslavia lasted from July 1941 until May 15th 1945. During this period, the Axis forces engaged a massive number of soldiers…

‘Adventures never forgotten’ Veteran discusses naval training, Central Missouri Honor Flight

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By Jeremy P. Ämick Prior to his 17th birthday, Bobby George had set his mind upon embarking on an adventure; he then approached his father…

Yukon C-47 Crash Site Revisited, Must See Dramatic New Photos

In my last week’s blog ( September 3 , 2015), I wrote about USAF’s horror year 1950, with 6 aircraft lost in 7 weeks, including…

USAF’s horror year 1950, loss of 6 aircraft in 7 weeks, incl. a B-36 with Nuclear bomb! by The Dakota Hunter.

February 13, 1950. Dramatic story of a Convair B-36 B Peacemaker losing an Atomic Bomb!  USAF’s Strategic Air Command’s  long range Bomber ( with tail…

TRAGIC: 10 JUNE, 1944 ORADOUR-SUR-GLANE

By Richard Brook. On 10 June, 1944, men of the 2nd Waffen-SS “Das Reich” Panzer Division came to Oradour-sur-Glane. Located some 460 km south and…

The Discovery of U-155 – U-Boat Hunter Dr Innes McCartney

U-155 had the youngest U-boat commander during the war since Von Friedeburg was only 20 years old. In December, Kptlt. Erwin Witte took over and…

CABLES SHOW CONFUSED PICTURE OF ATHENIA TORPEDOING – By Tom Sanger

Early Monday morning, Sept. 4, 1939, the American ambassador to Great Britain, Joseph P. Kennedy, was awakened by an assistant with the news that a…

5 Aircraft Types That Served 50+ Years In USAF, Can You Guess Them All?

Amazing fact: the World’s dominant Military Air Power has 5 aircraft types that served over 50 years and still have a number of them operational.…

The Molotov Line in Pictures: Introduction – By Piotr Tymiński

Why the Molotov Line? Is it because it’s the longest fortification line in Europe? Nah, years ago I haven’t had a clue about it… I…

‘Brothers in arms’ – Westphalia twins drafted during WWI exemplify family’s sacrifice

War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Jeremy P. Ämick, who is a military historian and writes on behalf of the Silver Star…

At Sea In a Lifeboat – After the Sinking of the SS Athenia – By Tom Sanger

Survivors in one of Athenia‍ ’​s lifeboats alongside City of Flint Few passengers on a cruise ship nowadays ever give much thought to escaping the ship…

DC-3’s Immortality Captured In Your Own C-47 War Relic Skin Panel – By Hans Wiesman

The Douglas Dc-3 was developed as a stretched version from its successful predecessor DC-2 that  first flew in 1934. That model crushed the dominance of…