Wilhelm Frankl and Fritz Beckhardt: Top German Jewish Fighter Aces of WW1
Wilhelm Frankl Standoff Neuberg, home to the 74th Tactical Fighter Squadron, sits just south of the Danube River, nestled deep within a woodland. Since 1973, the base…
Civil War Spies: The Secret, Underground Peace Societies Of The American Civil War
Though we may think of the South as a unified place in which the Confederacy was born and fought for, it was a place divided…
Watch as Rare WWII Aircraft Share the Air: DeHallivand Mosquito and Lockheed P-38 Lightning
This video captures a unique moment in aviation history. Two of the world’s most rare aircraft dance through the sky together at one of the…
Artifact Hunter Finds WW2 Mortar on the Site of Secret Commando Training Center
In August this year, a mortar that was found on the site of a Second World War spy school in Oshawa, Ontario was detonated safely…
Massacre: The Day The SS Wiped Out The Entire French Village Of Oradour-sur-Glane
On December 9, 2014, a German court in Cologne dropped the multiple charges of murder and accessory to murder against an 88-year-old man named Werner…
Treasure Trove of WW2 Artifacts Including Russian Aircraft Found in Polish River
Most of us have heard of important historical finds dredged from the depths of the sea – but somehow, it surprises us when such a…
India and the USA Are Co-Operating Over WW2 Crash Site Surveys
India has approved a U.S. team’s visit to their country to survey additional sites where U.S. planes crashed during the Second World War. Defense Secretary…
Time Travel! Amazing Video Shows Arnhem Bridge As It Was in 1944
Go back in time to 1944 with this video that shows you Arnhem Bridge and the surrounding area in a stunning animation. It’s a wonderful…
Behind Enemy Lines – The 82nd and 101st Airborne On D-Day
The amphibious landings of D-Day were hours away when the first combat missions by the US Army started in France. The invasion of Normandy began…
Nazi Gold Train: Major Dig in Poland Comes Up Empty, Treasure Hunters Vow to Continue the Search
Stories of hidden treasure abound and nearly every country in the world has at least one legend about a mysterious buried treasure. The Polish legend…
After One Woman’s Fifty-Year Search, Two American WW2 Dog Tags Are Returned to The Family
Laurie Lubin visited Rockaway Beach in 1966 when she was almost 14 years old. She found a pair of dog tags on a chain with…
Yes! Video and Color Pictures of the T-28 SUPER Heavy, The Heaviest US Tank of WWII
The T28 tank was classed as a Super Heavy Tank and was an American vehicle. This was heavily-armored and had a self-propelled gun. This was…