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Top 11 Stupid Moves of Early World War 1 I THE GREAT WAR

In August 1915, the First World War was one-year-old and because we all love these lists, let us take a look at the biggest mistakes…

3 Stories of Humanity and Compassion in WWII

Even during WWII, one of the largest and most deadly conflicts in recent history, there were moments of humanity and compassion. Here are three of these…

HOAX!! Mary Brown Was Chosen to Donate Her Hair to Become the Crosshairs on Norden Bombsights

Jack Beckett

Editor’s notice: this has been debunked as one of the urban myths of WWII Before the time of computers and lasers, or even radar, aerial…

Takes out 3 Machine Guns, Kills 20 and captures 50 Germans – So Brave Even The Enemy Patted Him on the Back

Jeff Edwards

One might presume a nickname such as ‘Fats” was given as an insult, but when you find out a little bit more about the man…

One of the Original Enigma Code Machines Demonstrated

Recently, one of the famous Enigma machines dating from the Second World War was taken to Letterkenny, a small town situated in the county of…

How The Soviets Caught Dozens of German Agents In A WWII Spy Game – Even Staging a Mock Battle To Keep Up Charade

During the height of WWII, a major funkspeil began which was a counter-espionage plan, introduced by Joseph Stalin. The operation was carried out by the…

10 Myths about the Nazis

Many myths have grown up around the infamous Nazi Party which led Germany into war, and plunged the world into global conflict. Some of these…

This Is What Testing Nuclear Bombs On An Island Looks Like, You Will Be Shocked!

  Between the years of 1946 and 1958, a nuclear testing program was put in place by the United States in Bikini Atoll (part of…

The 4 Worst Mistakes Of The Axis Powers During WWII

Looking back at WWII there have been four decisions made that, in the end,  did not work out to the Axis advantage. Of course, you…

The Army Goes In – The Suez Crisis of 1956

The Suez Crisis comprised of an invasion by Israel of Egypt in late 1956, Britain and France soon followed in this invasion. The aim of…

4 Funny Urban Legends of War

Usually when we think of urban legends we think of dark and mysterious stories that make us want to lock our doors. When we think…

Amazing Facts About The Junkers Ju-87 Stuka

The Stuka got its nickname from the German word Sturzkampfflugzeug or dive-bomber, the official designation was Junkers Ju-87. The first plane prototype Stuka flew in…