The Man Who Broke In And Out of Auschwitz, Not Once But Twice, Died Aged 96
A World War Two veteran and prisoner of war has died aged 96. Denis Avey controversially broke in out of Auschwitz, not once but twice!…
New Indian Ice Cream Uses Hitler as Brand Ambassador
[Via] A new ice-cream to hit India’s streets is called the Adolf Hitler and has sparked anger and frustration in Germany and the rest of…
7 Vehicles and Inventions that Shaped D-Day
World War Two was a period of innovation and development for military equipment and weaponry, as both the Allies and Nazis tried to outwit each…
Czech car killed more Nazi officers than active combat
1941 Tatra T87, s/n 49870 and engine no 12786345 via Wikipedia Historians have revealed that more Nazi officers were killed in the Czech car, the Tatra…
German Blitzkrieg At The Start of World War Two
[Via] While most of the world commemorates 70 years since the end of World War Two this year, the war began back in the beginning…
Would you go back in time and kill Hitler?
The conference room at the Wolf’s Lair soon after the July 20th 1944 assassination attempt, via Wikipedia Most people would make killing Hitler their first…
US Navy tanker discovered off Hawaiian coast
[Via] A US Navy tanker has just been discovered after sinking almost 60 years ago off the coast of Hawaii. Marine researchers were diving in…
Operation Fire Power (1954)
A Show of American Fire Power! Air view, bombs falling and exploding in line across ground (several shots). SV F 84 thunder-jet rocket and bomb…
New biography tells real life Great Escape character
The World War Two veteran who was played by Steve McQueen in Hollywood movie, The Great Escape, is the subject of a new biography. William…
New book tells story of Women’s Auxiliary Air Force
A new book about the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) is being released to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, which…
Russian General Who Defeated Napoleon in 1812 was saved by A French Surgeon
The time when soldiers were dying because of minor infections on the battlefields, a Russian general survived two shots to the head and went on…
New Excavations Reveal 250 Year Old British Fort in New York State
A new excavation at Lake George Battlefield Park in New York State has revealed over 250 year old stone walls belonging to a British fort…