21 Sad Images Of Bombed Out Cologne – You Wouldn’t Have Seen Many Of These Images Before
The German city of Cologne was bombed in 262 separate air raids by the Allies during World War II, including 31 times by the Royal…
The North Korean Mystery Town In The Demilitarized Zone
The Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea has long become synonymous with the battle between east and west. However, a mystery town has…
The Day the U.S. Nearly Nuked North Korea Over a Captured Spy Ship
In Pyongyang, the North Korean Government keeps a trophy from 1968. Moored on the Botong River, alongside the Pyongyang Victorious War Museum sits the USS…
Even Germans Recommended Him For VC: Irish Guard Grabbed The Machine Gun From Disabled Tank, Held Jerries At Bay For 20 Minutes
A nation can desire for a war to be over all they want, but the inevitable fact of war is that the enemy always gets…
Escape From Sobibor Death Camp
The Nazi extermination camp, Sobibór, was located in the modern borders of Poland, in a region which was named Lublin during the German occupation. It…
Exploring and Liberating Hitlers House, The 101st Airborne at Berchtesgaden
On May 8, 1945, the American 1st Battalion of the 506th Infantry Regiment arrived in Berchtesgaden. It was led by Company C. The 3rd Battalion…
This Devil Doc Jumped on a Live Grenade in Vietnam to Save His Beloved Marines
The relationship between Marines and their Navy Corpsmen affectionately referred to as, “Doc”, is unique to say the least. The Marine Corps prides itself on…
Didn’t Know This: giving the Nazi salute in modern day Germany is punishable for up to 3 yrs in prison.
The Nazi salute or Hitler salute (German: Hitlergruß – literally Hitler Greeting) is a gesture that was used as a greeting in Nazi Germany. The…
Auschwitz Concentration Camp: 71 Years Since Liberation
Auschwitz concentration camp, the most notorious of the Nazi death camps, was liberated 71 years ago, on 27 January 1945. For five years it had…
Exploding Rats, Anti-Tank Dogs, Mini Subs, Guided Bombs And More, a list of the strangest weapons of WWII
World War Two required the production of weapons on a massive scale. The war was also a time when weapons research and development took center…
The End of the 900 Day Leningrad Blockade – January 27, 1944
Sieges are a familiar sight throughout the many pages of history and the many nations around the world. Yet there is one siege that left…
Could the Nazis have conquered the United States?
Considering some of the different outcomes that could have happened during World War Two, historians and researchers have looked closely at how and what would…