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World War One German U-8 propeller returned to Germany

The propeller from the first German U-Boat to have been sunk by the British during World War One has been returned to the German Navy…

Former German POW Camp to be transformed into A Tourist Attraction

Nazi Camp

[Via] Constructed in 1939, the Cultybraggan Camp near Comrie in Perthshire, Scotland was built to house a large number of German Prisoners of War during and…

Bear Grylls’ Grandfather was a Nazi Hunter in WWII

It has been revealed that Bear Grylls granddad was commissioned with a secret mission by the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill himself. During the war…

WATCH: Free WWII Tank? Abandoned World War II Tank Wrecks Part 1

Abandoned World War II Tanks

Abandoned World War II Tanks and their last known locations on Google Maps, Sherman tanks, Chaffee tanks, M7 Priest’s, T-34/85.

Operation Fortitude contributed to D-Day success

Operation Fortitude was a secret mission to fool the Nazis and draw any attention away from the D-Day Landings during World War Two. The D-Day…

Waterloo Bicentury Celebrations – Decoding some Myths of the Famous Battle

Waterloo Bicentury Celebrations

[Via] On 18th June 1815, almost two centuries ago, a mammoth French Army was defeated by a comparatively small ‘militia’ of men led by an…

World War One Battle of Jutland wrecks re-discovered

Battle of Jutland

[Via] The Battle of Jutland during World War One has been brought back to life as the latest technology in under water investigation identifies the wrecks.…

Operation Magic Carpet – Bringing 8 Million US Soldiers Back Home

Victory in Europe – what happens next? After victory had been declared in Europe and the Second World War had come to an end with…

World War Two veteran recalls surviving D-Day

The story of an American medic, Bill Scott, who landed in Normandy during the D-Day landings of World War Two has been revealed. The World…

WWII Douglas C-47 Rescued by CAF

A plane that played a crucial role in WWII by leading the D-Day invasion has been discovered in a scrapyard in United States. The fate…

The Resilience of 741st Tank Battalion’s leader Capt. Cecil Thomas on the D-Day

741st Tank Battalion Sherman on D Day On D-Day, June 1944, a total of 50 M4 Sherman tanks stormed the Omaha beach, however by the…

Hobart’s Funnies – The Special Tanks Of WWII

The landings in Normandy demanded new sorts of hybrid tanks that were capable of fulfilling multiple engineering tasks to provide maximum support to the infantry.…