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Auschwitz: 40% of German Fourteen-Year-Olds Don’t Know What it Was

A recent study by the Körber Institute has revealed that fewer than half of the 14 to 16-year-old German students surveyed realized that the infamous…

Remains of B-17 Gunner Identified

Ian Harvey

In August 1944, Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Willard R. Best was a 24-year-old gunner on a B-17 assigned to the 407th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy),…

FOUND: The Submarine That Vanished Without a Trace During WW2

Ian Harvey
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The British submarine HMS Urge sank off the coast of Malta on April 27, 1942. This was during the seige of Malta by German and…

New ‘Drone’ Tank Unveiled for US Army

Ian Harvey

The US Army has a new robotic tank. Called the Ripsaw M5, the remote-controlled drone replaces the manned Ripsaw MS2 tank which could hit a…

Instagram Influencer, 22, Claims Learning About WW2 Would Hit Millennials’ Mental Health

Ian Harvey

Freddie Bentley is a British reality television celebrity who is mainly known for his appearance on the reality game show “The Circle” and for his…

Agent Orange: White House Delay Medical Benefits for Thousands of Veterans

Ian Harvey
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During the Vietnam War, the United States military sprayed over twenty million gallons of herbicide Agent Orange on the trees and vegetation in Vietnam. The…

WWII RAAF Fuel Bunker For Sale As Unique Four-Bedroom Home

Ian Harvey
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In 1941, The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)built a bunker into the side of a hill to hide it from the Japanese. It was used…

Nuts Weekend 75th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge

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BASTOGNE WAR MUSEUM 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE 13.12.2019 – 14.12.2019 – 15.12.2019 FREE EVENTS AT THE BASTOGNE WAR MUSEUM: For the…

‘Deepest wreck ever found’ Famous Destroyer Lost During the Battle off Samar

Damian Lucjan
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In honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Battle off Samar this month, the Research Vessel (R/V) Petrel has released footage of the deepest shipwreck…

Churchill Told the French Resistance to SHOOT RAF Hero Who Was Shot Down Over France

Ian Harvey

Air Commodore Sir Ronald Ivelaw-Chapman was one of the few people who knew the details of the upcoming D-Day invasion in Normandy when he was…

Let’s All be of Help – Jim “Pee Wee” Martin Furnace Fundraiser

In 1941 and shortly after the date which will live in Infamy 7 Dec the day Japanese forces attacked Pearl Harbor, Jim Martin decided to…

World on Fire WWII Epic Hits TV Screens

Ian Harvey
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The BBC’s epic WWII production World on Fire starring Sean Bean and Helen Hunt is perhaps one of the most ambitious series ever devised. It…