Tank Hero Discovered 100 years On
A chance discovery in a church has revealed the identity of one of the first ever tank crewmen to be killed in action. Cyril William Coles…
WWII Pillbox Cleared for Demolition to Make Room for Apartment Building – Residents and Heritage Groups Protest
A World War II pillbox in San Ġwann on the island of Malta has been cleared for demolition by the Superintendence for Cultural Heritage in…
It Looks Like the Wreckage of a German WW1 Battle of Jutland U-Boat Has Been Found
JD-Contractor A/S, a Danish diving contractor, has located a wreck off the coast of Jutland that it believes is UC-30, a German minelaying submarine that…
US Army Will Use Robots to Destroy a Huge Chemical Weapons Stockpile in Colorado
The US Army announced plans to start operations in a $4.5 billion plant, designed to destroy the largest stockpile of mustard gas in the US.…
Chilling – Human Samples from Evil Nazi Joseph Mengele’s Collection Discovered in Munich Museum Archives
The Max Planck Psychiatric Institute in Munich found Josef Mengele’s secret stash of body parts including brains, in their archives. The discovery of the collection…
The Death Of Mussolini, April 28, 1945
On the 28th of April 1945, Benito Mussolini died. The leader of Fascist Italy and longest-ruling of the right-wing dictators who brought destruction to 20th…
German Propaganda Newsreel: Battle for Normandy And Warsaw Uprising (Watch)
This German Propaganda newsreel is thought to be from early August in 1944. At this period in time, the Allies are still being held off…
The Battle Of Marignano: The Reason For (Almost) 500 Years Of Swiss Neutrality
In November of 2016, Switzerland will have had a strict policy of neutrality for five centuries. Even during the World Wars, Switzerland was able to…
The Extraordinary Life of Merian C. Cooper – Forgotten Hero of Two Nations… And Creator of King Kong
Chasing a Dream Merian C. Cooper was born in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. He was the youngest of his siblings and at the age of…
100 Years of The Most Romantic Item That Survived From The First Tank Attack in History
Possibly the most romantic item that survives from the first tank engagement of all time is turning heads 100 years after it was created. The…
It may Look Funny To Us, But This WW1 Contraption Was the Ancestor of Modern Body Armor
Photo Credit: Soviet Gun Archives Many people believe that the wearing of metal armor when going into battle ended long ago when the knights on horseback…
Russian and British Veterans and Dignitaries Gather to Remember the WW2 Arctic Convoys
On Wednesday, veterans of World War II from Britain and Russia met on the 75th anniversary of the British Arctic Convoy that delivered vital military…