Hero of the Warsaw Uprising Dies at 101 – Ścibor Rylski: Codename – Butterfly
General Zbigniew Ścibor Rylski, codenamed Butterfly, has passed away at the age of 101. Ścibor-Rylski’s early life was defined by two World Wars, while his…
The German Panzer III – An Early War Favorite
For the first two and half years of World War II and before the advent of the Panzer IV, the Panzer III medium tank, officially…
Comrade Dora – Brutal Executioner of the Bolshevik CHEKA in Odessa
The 1917-1923 civil war in Russia was an armed struggle for power between representatives of various classes, generally defined as the “Whites” who opposed the Soviet state,…
Messerschmitt Me262 – First Operational Jet Fighter -16 Facts and Great Photos
Arriving late in the Second World War, the Messerschmitt Me262 was the world’s first operational jet fighter, a terrifying new weapon in the skies above…
The Unstoppable Leader Who Took Out Two Machine Gun Nests, a Sniper and an 88 mm Gun
It’s a common theme among Medal of Honor recipients that they have no idea they’re earning one in the middle of their gallant actions. When…
Semper Fi – US Marine Corps in World War II – Book Review
Here we go again with another excellent book in the Images of War series from Pen & Sword. This time round the prolific Michael Green…
From Hero to Zero – Man Awarded Medal of Honor then Demoted
When you think about the military, the first thing that comes to mind are stories of honor, prestige, and service. Being in the military entails…
MiG-15 – The Aircraft That Challenged the US Air Force with Video
One of the most feared fighter aircraft of the twentieth century, when it appeared in the skies of Korea, sent a message to the confident…
US Infantry Tactics of World War II
United States Infantry tactics employed during World War II was similar in many ways to those of German infantry with several overlaps and minor modifications.…
Amongst the Reich: Mormons in Nazi Germany
Although The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints originated in the United States, its believers spread across the globe. One such location was…
Amazing Photos of the Fall of Germany 1944 – 1945
By late 1944, the dream of a Thousand Year Reich was going down the drain. Hitler had already suffered a great number of strategic defeats…
The Forgotten Tank Battle – Senno
According to popular belief, the largest tank battle of World War II–called the Great Patriotic War in the USSR–occurred in July 1943 on the Kursk…