THEO – The Dog Who Received The Animal Equivalent Of The Victoria Cross
For almost as long as human beings have fought wars, they have not been the only participants in battles, even though we generally think of…
‘Who Put Bella in the Witch Elm’ – Mysterious Wartime Disappearance, Was She a German Spy?
In the 1970s, graffiti appeared on an old obelisk near Stourbridge in England with the inscription: “WHO PUT BELLA IN THE WITCH ELM?” This inscription…
The Atom Bowl: Marines Football Game Played in Post-Atomic Bomb Nagasaki
On New Years Day 1946, the U.S. Marine Corps hosted a football game to boost morale for their troops in Japan on occupation duty. The…
The Women Who Disguised Themselves as Men to Serve Their Country
There is an old English folk song called Polly Oliver. It tells of a young woman who dresses as a man to enlist as a…
Big Percy Price – The Marine That Beat Up Muhammad Ali
Semper Fidelis! United States Marines know best what it means to be “Always Faithful” and to put service to country above anything else. Only those…
The Mystery of Lake Toplitz: Reputed to be The Dump For Nazi Gold, Platinum Bullion & Jewelry
Lake Toplitz in Austria is an odd place. It is located in the Totes Gebirge (Dead Mountains) about forty miles southeast of the city of…
What do Holocaust Survivors Think of Their tattoos?
Over one hundred people were crammed inside the small space inside a train carriage that would be better suited for transporting livestock. There was no…
Soviet Minefield Clearance: Did They Really Use Human Beings?
The Red Army had a reputation for being fairly profligate with its manpower. The way that it conducted operations in World War II was no…
Did WW2 TV Sitcom Hogan’s Heroes Get Anything Right About Life in a German POW Camp?
Hogan’s Heroes was a highly successful American comedy series that ran from 1965 to 1971. It followed the fictitious adventures of a special operations group led…
Apocalypse Now Movie Mistakes
Made in 1979 by Francis Ford Coppola, Apocalypse Now is one of the classic war films of the 20th century. It is based on Joseph…
The Nazis Weren’t The First, Sweden First Started Sterilising People Who Were Not “Aryan”
In the first half of the 20th century, as part of the study of eugenics in Sweden, a program was launched for compulsory sterilization. According…
Encrypted Secret Message Found in WWII Bullet Case Revealed an Embarrassing Story
Decades after the end of the Second World War, enthusiasts abound all over Europe. Obsessed with ownership of relics, they rummage through old battlefields for…