Former German POW Camp to be transformed into A Tourist Attraction
[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 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
[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
[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.…
Female World War Two spies leave unhonoured legacy
One of Britain’s female World War Two spies dies and leaves behind a bomb scare after weapons and munitions were discovered at her home. Eileen…