ARTICLE: The Battle of Moerbrugge – Part 2
Moerbrugge: Prelude to Battle. On September 5th 1944, the 1st Polish Armoured Division occupied St Omer. The refreshed 4th Canadian Armoured Division resumed its advance…
ARTICLE: The First in a Series of WWII Medal Identification by Scott Addington
Campaign Awards for the Second World War (1939-1945) General service within the British and Commonwealth armed forces during the Second World War was rewarded by…
ARTICLE: The Battle of Moerbrugge (September 8th -11th, 1944)
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
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)
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
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!
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
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
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…