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Tankfest 2020 20th Anniversary

The Tank Museum

TANKFEST, the world’s biggest and best display of historic moving armour, celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2020. To mark this milestone, organisers are pulling together an…

For Sale: A Relic From one of the Most Daring Acts of Heroism in the Skies

A relic from one of the most daring and astonishing acts of heroism in the skies during World War One has emerged for sale. In…

The Jew who Identified the Fuehrer’s Remains & Kept the Secret for Decades

Ian Harvey

In 1941, Hitler’s Nazi Germany attacked the Soviet Union. The Red Army found themselves in desperate need of German interpreters. Elena Kagan was a Russian…

Man in the High Castle: Nazi Symbols from Amazon Show Destroyed

Ian Harvey

The Man in the High Castle is a television series on Amazon set in a future where the United States was conquered by Nazi Germany…

US Army Develops Sound-Deadening Headgear for Their Military Dogs

Ian Harvey

The US Army takes the protection of all it’s members very seriously, and this now extends to their canine members as well. Army researchers have…

WWI Luger Handed In: Tank Museum Wants to Trace its History

The Tank Museum

The Tank Museum is appealing for information about a WWI German-issued Luger pistol that was handed in at a police firearms amnesty in Wiltshire. The…

The US 70-Year Promise to Filipino WWII Veterans Remains Unfulfilled

Ian Harvey
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During WWII, the Philippines was a commonwealth of the US. When the call went out for volunteers to fight in the war, tens of thousands…

He Spent $660K on Nazi Memorabilia Then Gave it Away

Ian Harvey
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Abdallah Chatila is a Lebanese businessman who is based in Geneva, Switzerland spent a fortune on Nazi items.  He is considered one of the 300…

Woman Reunited With Jewish Family She Sheltered During Holocaust

Ian Harvey

During World War II, Melpomeni Dina was an orphaned teenager living with her two sisters in a one-room apartment in Greece. Recently she met the…

Teenage Sisters Who Would Seduced German Soldiers Then Shoot Them

Ian Harvey

Three teenage girls living in the Netherlands during World War II spent their evenings talking to German soldiers, extracting information from them and then luring…

WW2 hero’s RAAF Spitfire Wreckage Discovered

Ian Harvey

February 19th, 1942 was a turning point in WW2 for Australia with a massive attack on the Northern city of Darwin. At 9:58 a Japanese…

Want to be a Spy Then MI5 – British Intelligence – is Recruiting

Ian Harvey

The British intelligence agency MI5 is tasked with protecting the country from threats to their national security is looking for interns. Dubbed the Summer Diversity…