“Cricket Clickers” Wanted for the 75th Anniversary of the D-Day Invasion
The U.S. Airborne Division feared that Nazi forces would obtain the clickers, reverse engineer them, and then create their own clickers to lure Allied troops…
Details of Edda Goering, Daughter of Hermann Goering, Passing Away Aged 80
Edda Goering, the daughter of the German Luftwaffe commander and top Nazi official, Hermann Goering, passed away on December 21, 2018, at the age of…
Daks Over Normandy Ramps Up For June D-Day Commemoration
Help their cause and secure your unique photo book: On June 6, 1944, men from all over the world came to fight in Normandy, France…
Junkers JU 52 Grounded for Commercial Flights After 80 Years of Service
The JU-52 was an effective transport plane prior to the Second World War, but was deemed to be technically obsolete by the beginning of the…
The New Zealand War Memorials That Contain Incorrect Names
In total, 16,697 New Zealand soldiers lost their lives during the First World War, and a great many of them have never been found or…
Agent Orange Update: New US Legislation is Good News for Vietnam Vets
During the war in Vietnam, up to four million Vietnamese were exposed to Agent Orange with the country’s government claiming that up to three million…
People Gather To See World’s Only Running Tiger Tank – TIGER DAY 11 – 27th April (With Video)
Over 4500 people went to The Tank Museum in Bovington to see the world’s only running Tiger I tank in action. Tiger 131 runs only…
US Begins Largest Ever Agent Orange Cleanup in Vietnam
The US government compensates American veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange. It does not compensate Vietnamese civilians. The United States has begun a decade-long…
One of the First Ever Navy SEAL Forerunners, Celebrates his 94th Birthday
In April 2019, the last living member of the original Navy SEAL team, Bill Dawson, celebrated his 94th birthday. Bill went to fight in the…
Ship Torpedoed by Japanese Submarine Discovered in Australian Waters
Out of a crew of forty-three sailors there were just five survivors. They were picked up by the crew of the SS Mulbera and all…
Maritime Archaeology Trust Brings Lesser Known WWI Shipwrecks to Life
Shortly after, the SS Lusitania hit what is presumed to be the same mine. The Anglia sank in under 15 minutes. Mines and self-propelled torpedoes…
Oskar Schindler Letter Among WWII Memorabilia to be Auctioned in April
There is also an extremely rare letter from industrialist Oskar Schindler, the man who put his own life at risk by rescuing hundreds of Jews…