Nicholas Winton, the British Schindler: he saved over 600 Jewish Children in Czechoslovakia
Image Courtesy of commons Nicholas Winton is 105 years old and has a long and exciting life behind him, but a special moment turned him…
8 most wanted Nazi criminals still at large
Each year since 2001, Efraim Zuroff of the Simon Wiesenthal Center produces an Annual Status Report on the Worldwide Investigation and Prosecution of Nazi war…
Fall of Berlin & Red Army’s atrocities
For many in Europe the WWII had ended with the death of the ‘Fuhrer’ and subsequent surrender of German troops. But for those living in…
The only man shot by a DEAD German dies
Raymond Rayner, a World War Two veteran, who was shot by a German who had already died, has himself died at the age of 95.…
The Battle of Midway: A Victory of the Intelligence Services
Military history is dealing mostly with the causes which led to the victory of one of the combatants and not the other, the preconditions that…
Excavation at Waterloo Battlefield unearths Muskets from first shots fired in the Battle
An archeological excavation looking into the battlefield of waterloo has discovered some used ‘Muskets’ that are believed to be from the very first shots fired…
REVIEW: The Hood Battalion, Royal Navy Division
This is, as the title says, a history of the Hood Battalion of the Royal Naval Division and the book is in its third run. …
Massive Jagdtigers surrender at Iserlohn, Germany, 16 April 1945 (WATCH)
The Herman Jagtiger tank destroyer was the heaviest armored vehicle produced during World War II. It weighed 72 tons and had a 128 mm gun.…
Germany remembers and commemorates the end of World War Two
70 years ago at the end of World War Two, the German people really felt that they had suffered a devastating defeat. However, today general…
“Peace” Of Action: Celebrating VE Day 70 Years On
As this year marks the 70th year when peace finally reigned in Europe after six years of bloody war, here are a number of VE…
Unexploded ordnance still haunts Germany’s landscape
Disposal of a 4,000 pound blockbuster bomb dropped by the RAF during World War II. Found in the Rhine near Koblenz, 4 December 2011. A…
Missing World War Two submarine HMS Urge located in Mediterranean
Correction: This article states inaccurate and out-of-date information about the location of the HMS Urge, based on reports that were given at the time, but…