“Taking Flak” & Other English Expressions That Have Their Origins In WW2
War is a driver of many innovations, particularly in the field of technology, which can often evolve in leaps and bounds. However, it also prompts…
Bizarre: He Taught His Dog To do The Nazi Salute, They Spent 3 Months Trying to Prosecute Him
World War II involved over a hundred million fighters and caused a death toll that ran into millions. So perhaps you might be wondering why…
Syndrome K, The Fake Disease Created by a 28-Year-Old Dr to Save Jewish Lives During WW2
On September 8, 1943, Pietro Badoglio, the newly appointed Italian Prime Minister, announced Italy’s unconditional surrender to the Allies. The declaration had been a long…
The British Operatives Who Came Too Late to Save Poland, & the Treasure They Brought Back
In 1939, a team of British covert agents traveled to Poland. Sent to help resist the German invasion, they arrived too late to make a…
Eileen Nearne, a British WW2 Heroine & Sort of Female James Bond
The “Croix de Guerre,” or “Cross of War,” is a French military decoration honoring people for their resistance against the Nazis in WW2. Furthermore, being…
Dries Riphagen, The Silver-Tongued Dutch Criminal, Sent Many Jews to Concentration Camps
Bernardus Andries Riphagen, known as “the Dutch Al Capone,” was even more unscrupulous than his American gangster counterpart. The man was a criminal through and…
Revealing the Ineffectiveness of Early British Night-Bombing Raids
Before World War II began, there was a general acceptance that the strategic bombing of cities and industrial areas would be a major factor in…
The Battle Of Stalingrad Involved 2.2 Million People – One Of The Biggest Battles In History
The Battle of Stalingrad was not only one of the largest battles of the Second World War, but it was also one of the biggest…
Was Fanta Really Invented in Germany?
Who has not heard of Fanta, the tasty orange-flavored fizzy drink? Most of us have. Millions consume the beverage on a daily basis the world…
The German Corpse Factory – Great Piece of British Propaganda
During World War One, a story emerged which suggested that the bodies of German military casualties were being rendered down to make fat. After the…
The Battle of Berlin & the Berlin Zoo, The Soviets Wiped Out One-Third of the Animals in One Night
The Berlin Zoo or “Tiergarten” opened in 1855 and was soon a popular attraction with families and visitors who came to observe strange and exotic…
Fire Against Fog: How the British Dealt With One of the Most Disruptive Aviation Challenges
Fog has always been a disturbance to aviation. Canceled flights, delayed landings, and of course, plane crashes have on many occasions been attributed to fog. No…