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ARTICLE: The Battle of Moerbrugge (September 8th -11th, 1944)

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The Belgian town of Moerbrugge was liberated by the Canadian 1st Army on September 10th 1944, after a vicious two-day long battle. The action was…

Band of Brothers veterans return to Upottery, their D-Day Airfield – By Neil Stevens

Keith

If like me you have been lucky enough to engage with and become friends with WW2 US veterans and their family members, the one thing…

In Memory of Joseph “Joe” Gomer, Minnesota’s Last Tuskegee Airman (1920-2013)

Heziel Pitogo

Duluth, Minnesota – Joseph Philip Gomer, Minnesota’s last surviving Tuskegee Airman already passed away at the ripe age of 93. He died last October 10…

WWI Trenches Revived for Upcoming Great War’s Centenary

Heziel Pitogo

August 4, 2014 will mark the 100th year of World War I’s beginning. As part of the Great War’s centenary event, trenches which were used…

‘Slumdog Millionaire’ and ‘127 Hours’ Team To Make WWII Miniseries about the Heroes of Telemark!

Heziel Pitogo

The team who made Oscar-winning ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ and ‘127 Hours’ are bent on making their first TV project – a World War II miniseries set…

The Crash of the only flyable Lockheed P-38 Lightning in Europe – July 15 1996

The only Lockheed P-38 Lightning that was flyable in Europe was completely destroyed when it crashed at Duxford Airfield near Cambridge, England. The crash occurred…

US Returns Auschwitz-Birkenau Camp Wooden Barracks to Poland

Heziel Pitogo

The US Holocaust Memorial Museum is giving back an Auschwitz-Birkenau Camp wooden barracks to the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum in Poland after being part of the former’s…

Oldest Living Medal of Honor Recipient Died at 96

Heziel Pitogo

96-year-old Nicholas Oresko, oldest living recipient of the Medal of Honor, passed away at the Englewood Hospital and Medical Center last October 4, Friday. The World…

Wargaming donate £75,00 to the Dornier bomber restoration project

The severely damaged German Dornier Do17 Bomber, recovered last June, will soon get a major makeover, thanks to the collaboration of game developer Wargaming and…

Medals: Living Story Books of Anonymous War Heroes

Heziel Pitogo

When others collect real automobiles – vintage or new – or remote-controlled cars and other toys or even comic books, Alex Coulson collects First World…

Finding Nazi Gold Through a Musical Score: Truth or Hoax?

Heziel Pitogo

Recent weeks have flung the sleepy Bavarian town Mittenwald in a flurry of diggings – scenes that bring into mind George Lucas’ films Indiana Jones. The…

Remembering Tommy Keele: The WWI Soldier Who Wore a Frock

Heziel Pitogo

Tommy Keele swore he was straight but he did spend most of First World War dressed as a woman. A strapping young British when World…