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Buyer from Argentina spends over €600,000 at Auction of Nazi Memorabilia

The Hermann Historica auction house in Munich has held a controversial auction of Nazi memorabilia. The sale, which included a military-style jacket worn by Hitler,…

Movie Denial on Legal Battle For Historical Truth Against David Irving Might Be An Award Contender

The acclaimed book “History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier,” has been made into a film. The film, DENIAL, recounts Deborah E. Lipstadt’s…

After More Than Seven Decades, A Missing WWII Marine Was Found

It was 1943, on a Pacific Island, when Private First Class James B. Johnson died in the second world war. However, it was only very…

Your Chance to Fly a Massive Martin Mars World War II Aircraft

A company on Vancouver Island is providing a rare opportunity to fly the world’s largest water bomber, the World War II-era Martin Mars. The Ultimate…

10 Things You Should Know about Cathay Williams, America’s First Black Female Soldier

Cathay Williams was pressed into service in 1861 by the Union Army in Missouri, enlisted as a man in 1866, and served in the Indian…

Exciting WWII Tales Of The Cromwell Tank (Watch)

War memories are sometimes teeming with amazing anecdotes, and in this video, Lindybeige recounts two of them and also talks a little about the British WW2…

Band of Brothers – Crossroads Battle – Drone Footage

Watch a Band of Brothers episode and have a close look at the site of one of the most famous battles from an entirely new…

94-year-old Man Sentenced for Involvement in Auschwitz

Reinhold Hanning, a former guard at Auschwitz, was sentenced to jail for being an accessory to the murder of at least 170,000 people in the…

World War II Veteran Dies Shortly After Receiving Légion d’Honneur

Eric Barley, a 92-year-old veteran of World War II, was awarded the Légion d’Honneur, France’s highest honor for bravery, in February this year. Three months…

World War II Spy Receives Posthumous Award

Stephanie Czech Rader was known as the wife of a famous military aviator. Now she is being recognized as a spy who reported on Soviet…

B-29 Doc Allowed To Use Runway At McConnell Air Force Base

The United States Department of Defense has granted B-29 Doc approval to use the non-joint-use runway at McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita for final…

Inside the Chieftain’s Hatch: ’43 NATO Survey Pt 2 – By World Of Tanks

In last week’s article we saw the overview reports on tank destroyers and armor, together with a summary cover sheet. This week we’re going to drill…