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Amazing Footage – Abandoned WW2 Luftwaffe German Military Airbase

The German airfield Schönwalde was built in 1934 by the German Ministry of Aviation as a base for the German Air Force. They did this at…

A Dangerous Job: Clearing Unexploded WW2 Bombs In The Pacific

There are divers who search for wrecks under the sea in the hopes of finding treasure, but those from Operation Render Safe, are diving for…

Returned To Family 72 years After His Death – The Personal Effects Of A WWII Pilot

Ian Harvey

Lieutenant Harry F. Warner, Jr., was a decorated WWII hero killed during a bombing mission with the 63rd Fighter Squadron. His plane was shot down…

Civilian Fishermen, Father and Son, Captured By A German Submarine And Became Prisoners of War

Imagine the surprise when the mother of 17-year-old James Ritchie received a postcard from him months after he and fellow fishermen disappeared saying they were…

American Soldier to be Honoured in Roxbury, New Jersey, Decades after His Death On D-Day

Phil Weinpel knew his uncle died on D-Day, but that’s all he knew about his mother’s brother, Edward Morozewicz. He recently learned much more. Last Saturday…

When The U.S. Army Was Almost Defeated By North Korea In the 1950s

Ian Harvey

In the summer of 1950, U.S. faced a new threat. The Communist Bloc grew rapidly in 1949, when China opted to join. However, the U.S. still had…

The Battle of Jutland – A Pyrrhic Victory For Germany In World War One

Even though Imperial German Navy was a well-prepared force during WWI, with a considerable amount of powerful vessels, it was still no match for the traditional…

76 Hours Of Hell – The Battle Of Tarawa – 5,700 Dead For Twelve Square Miles

The Battle of Tarawa was one of the more terrible American experiences in the Pacific theater of World War Two. It was one that would…

Identified And Returned Home After 74 years – Two American Soldiers Killed in WW2

Colin Fraser

In October of 2011, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency was contacted by an Australian citizen in Papua New Guinea who drew their attention to possible…

WW2 Warbird Factory in Los Angeles – Amazing Pictures

WARBIRD FACTORY - Review by Mark Barnes

Explore the WWII history of the company that later became a part of Boeing and made more aircraft from 1938 to 1944 than any other…

Eastern Front: WW2 Relic Hunting At The Former Kustrin Bridgehead (Watch)

In this video, we follow Polish excavators who search for second world war relics that have been hidden for over 70  years. They are searching…

Canadian First Nations WWI Hero Remembered – Awarded Canadian Military Medal With Two Bars

Francis Pegahmagabow is not a well-known name, but he was a Canadian First Nation sniper-hero of World War One and the most-awarded native soldier in…