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Sobibor Death Camp: Looters Dig Up Holocaust Victims Graves Looking For Gold

The Nazi extermination camp at Sobibór in south-east Poland was part of the worst phase of the Holocaust – called ‘Operation Reinhard’. There is now…

Dornier Do 335 Pfeil (Arrow) – fastest piston engine fighter of WW2

Dornier Do 335

During the Second World War, the Dornier company was building a radically different airplane, the Do 335 Pfeil (“Arrow”). Having a unique “push-pull” layout and…

HAMILTON & GALLIPOLI – Review by Dr Wayne Osborne

General Sir Ian Hamilton comes under the spotlight once again. It has been in vogue for many years to trash the Great War generals.  The…

Little-known Volunteers were “Flying Nightingales”: Air-Ambulance Nurses

Lilian West from Cardiff may be one of the last surviving “Flying Nightingales”. The Flying Nightingales were air-ambulance nurses who risked their lives during WW2…

Outed Spy Was Instrumental in Forged Pre-WWII Trade Pact Caper

The Observer released never-before seen documents from a secret archive in Sweden’s immigration department that officially confirm, for the first time ever, the identity of…

What Did the CIA Know About The Murder Of John F Kennedy?

John McCone was instated as the Director of the CIA after John F. Kennedy fired its previous director, Allen Dulles, for the CIA’s catastrophic attempt…

Criminal Careers Born From a Single Battle – Is One the Real Robin Hood

On 16 March 1322 a rebellion against King Edward II of England was crushed at the Battle Boroughbridge. Many rebel leaders, including the Earl of…

JF Kennedy’s PT-109 – Towing A Wounded Crew Member To Safety With His Teeth For 3.5 Miles Before Going For Help

In 1963, Warner Bros. released a film about the WWII sinking of JF Kennedy’s Patrol Torpedo (PT) boat. Called ‘PT 109’ the film was the…

Canary Girls – Women Munition Workers In WWI Turned Yellow And Gave Birth To Yellow Babies

It is sadly something you might see in reimagined Wizard of Oz – girls in ruffled hats, full skirts, puffy sleeves, and Peter Pan collars…

What You Should Know About The Tomb Of The Unknown Soldiers

Many nations have special monuments to soldiers who fell in battle and whose bodies have never been recovered or identified. The United Kingdom has the…

Former Cultybraggen POW Camp Huts Sold As Holiday Homes

Residents of the small Highland village of Comrie in Scotland have recently exercised their legal right to buy shares in a piece of Second World…

WWII Paratrooper Receives Awards the Day Before his Death

A SAS veteran has passed away only a day after being awarded France’s highest acknowledgements for bravery in battle – the white cross and the…