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After WW2, the Bavarian Authorities May Have Sold Looted Jewish Art on at a Profit

The Suddeutsche Zeitung newspaper has printed an expose inferring that millions of dollars worth of looted Nazi art, that was entrusted to the Bavarian authorities…

Passionate Love Letter From WWII Serviceman to his Sweetheart Comes Home on Valentine’s Day

Sitting in a damp, cold foxhole or the cockpit of a plane, or the seat of a Jeep, or perhaps marching across the unrelenting desert,…

A Tribute To Hal Moore – We Were Soldiers (Watch)

Born on 13 February 1922, Harold Gregory “Hal” Moore, Jr. retired from the US Armed Forces as an Army Lieutenant General. He received the Distinguished…

WWII Through The Eyes Of A US Combat Engineer, Never Before Published Pictures!

He had trouble finding film in the combat zones so he’d try to find some in liberated Paris when he drove to get supplies or…

8 Nazi German Inventions The US Made Use of After WWII

To the victors belong the spoils of war, and after Nazi Germany was defeated there were plenty of spoils that the Allies were after. 1.…

10 Things That Went Badly Wrong on Omaha Beach

It is widely known and accepted that the landings on Omaha Beach on D-Day were something akin to a disaster, everything that could go wrong…

We Pick Our Top 5 Best D-Day Movies!

72 years after D-Day, the successful invasion of France has been featured in countless movies, series and computer games. Because we know you don’t have time…

The Battle For Monte Cassino – A Monument To the Bravery of Ordinary German Soldiers

On the 15th February, 1944, 1400 tons of high explosives were dropped by the Allied forces advancing upon Rome, on the Benedictine monastery of Monte…

From the Vikings to Vietnam – Five Wars in Which Drugs Fuelled the Fighting

Drugs have a long history as part of war. These days, their main role is a medicinal one, but down the centuries they have often…

These Germans Stationed Near The North Pole Were The Last To Surrender, In September 1945

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Operation Zitronella took place on 8th September 1943. Though the name might conjure up images of a campaign fought across the hot Mediterranean shores, nothing could be…

Medal of Honor – John R. Fox Sacrificed Himself by Deliberately Calling an Artillery Strike on his Own Position

John Robert Fox was an American soldier who was killed in action when he deliberately called artillery fire on his own position after his position…

When a Toilet Break Led to War Between China and Japan in 1937

Wars have been waged over the stupidest things, but in 1937, Japan took it a step further. That was the year that a minor incident…