Seventy years since Allied POWs forced to march across Germany
Seventy years ago 10,000 Allied POWs were forced to march hundreds of kilometres across Germany as the Nazis made their last attempts to salvage any small…
Czech leader will attend Putin’s VE Day commemorations but will also honor the Czechs that fought WITH the Nazi’s against the USSR
General Andrei Vlasov, leader of the Nazi-allied Russian Liberation Army Russia is planning three days of VE Day commemorations this year. However the plans have…
Card game scrutinised by Polish government for incorrect war reference
In a World War Two faux pas, US toy maker Mattel has printed the words Nazi Poland on cards in a new game it has…
NEATH VERDUN – Review by Chris Buckham
This book is a reproduction of the author’s diary running for the first few weeks of World War 1 (25 August – 4 October, 1914).…
Goering’s daughter tries to reclaim family estate
[Via] Edda Goering, the daughter of Hitler’s right-hand man Hermann Goering, has lost her battle to try to recoup funds the family had taken away…
TIGER, TIGER – BURNING BRIGHT – By Mark Barnes
The WHO team attended Tiger Day at the Tank Museum, Bovington, where the film stars of Fury! the unique running Tiger 131 and the classic…
One hundred years of chemical warfare
Chemical warfare began one hundred years ago during World War One and was first used by the Germans fighting against the French on Flanders Field.…
B-17 Alliance Museum to delay opening until June
[Via] The B-17 Alliance Museum in Salem, Oregon, has had to delay its grand opening until June. The museum is opening at Salem’s Municipal Airport…
Soldiering On Awards honours World War Two burns victims and Gurkhas
An awards ceremony in central London has taken place to honour veterans of war. [Via] In particular, the 2015 Soldiering On Awards has awarded World…
WWII ‘Pacific Theatre’ – two survivors share their experiences from the war
Like any other war, the Second World War brought us all levels of propaganda used by both sides. For the US marines, the Japanese were…
Ernie Pyle remembered for tales of soldiers’ lives in WWII
Ernie Pyle in 1945 [Via] A US war journalist, Ernie Pyle, made a name writing scores of columns about the life and times of frontline…
Dawn of chemical warfare commemorated
Tear gas casualties from the Battle of Estaires, April 10, 1918. [Via] 100 years ago this month poison chlorine gas was first used in a military…