Vintage WWII Plane Crashes in Switzerland with 20 on Board
A WWII vintage plane, carrying 17 passengers and 3 crew members, crashed near a mountainside in Switzerland. The plane was a Junkers JU-52 HB-HOT. It…
New military museum in the Middle East – Jordan’s Royal Tank Museum
War History Online presents this Guest Article from Robby Houben The world’s newest tank museum opened its doors this year in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.…
Different Strokes for Different Folks – 9 Differences of U.S. and USSR Cold War Armies
Throughout the decades of the Cold War, America and the USSR sat facing each other, their armies ready for a war they thought might come…
King Edward I and The English Conquest Of Wales
The Normans had aimed and conquered Welsh lands since the Conquest in 1066, and the Anglo-Welsh border, known as the Marches, became violent and lawless…
Well Traveled – The Soviet T-26 Fought Nearly Everywhere – (25 PHOTOS)
This light tank became famous for being the most mass military produced machine of the Red Army before the Great Patriotic War. Over the years…
Speed and Strength – Scharnhorst – German Battleship with 25 Photos
The Scharnhorst was a German capital ship, which belonged to Nazi Germany’s Kriegsmarine. Alongside the Gneisenau of the same class, the Scharnhorst marked the new…
Paratrooper – New WWII Series Update and Preparation Photos
Location, Location, Location – War History Online Exclusive Access follows behind the scenes for the preparation of the pilot episode of the World War 2…
Boudica – The Celtic Queen Who Challenged Rome
Arminius, born in the Germanic territories and forced to become a Roman soldier, never forgot his past and decided, when the chance came, to fight…
How Does This Happen? WWII Pilot’s Remains Discovered 75 Years After He Was Allegedly Buried
Daniel Cremin was a squadron leader who flew Spitfire planes in World War II. On March 24, 1942, his plane crashed into another during a…
History or a War Grave? Chinese Film-Maker Wants to Raise the Lisbon Maru
Dennis Morley, 98, remembers what it was like in the cargo hold of the ship when he was just a 22-year old in the Royal…
Russian Hussars Live Fast And Finish Young
Historically there are very few military forces that can feasibly live up to the standards set by the cliche of ‘live fast, die young and…
The Soviet “MacGyver” of WWII – Partisan Inventor Tengiz Shavgulidze
After the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War, a partisan movement unfolded in the territories occupied by the Germans. One of the problems faced by…