Omar Bradley – 20 Fast Facts About The GI General
I. Born as Omar Nelson Bradley but referred to as “Brad”, he was born on February 12, 1893, in Randolph County, which is in rural…
Hans-Ulrich Rudel – The Flying Tank Buster Who Flew More Than 2,000 Missions And Killed Over 500 Tanks
Hans-Ulrich Rudel was shot down 30 times during his 2,530 missions. He destroyed one battleship, one cruiser, one destroyer, 70 landing craft, 800 vehicles, 150…
When 20 Canadian Prisoners Were Murdered By The Waffen SS In Normandy – The Ardenne Abbey Massacre
In the early days of the Normandy campaign 20 Canadian soldiers, members of the North Nova Scotia Highlanders and 27th Armoured Regiment (part of the…
Horrifying, Tragic, Inspirational – How the Nazis Destroyed Lidice and the World Preserved its Memory
In June 1942, the Nazi German occupiers of Czechoslovakia destroyed the mining village of Lidice. It was wiped off the map so completely that even…
You Can’t Miss This! Legendary D-Day Piper Bill Millin Interviewed in 1984 – Landing on Sword Beach
Bill Millin, aged 21, was considered to be unarmed on June 6th, 1944 as he jumped from the landing slope in Normandy on Sword Beach.…
What a Sound! Vintage WW2 Planes Perform Flyover Tribute to One of the Last of the Few! (Watch)
Percy Beake was one of the last of ‘The Few’ who battled for Britain in the skies over Europe during World War II. He passed…
WWII RAF Airman’s Grave Located After 70 Years
Sgt. Arthur Pulman of Liverpool was 19 when the RAF Lancaster bomber that he was a gunner on was shot down over Germany in 1944.…
Decorated WWII Veteran Receives France’s Highest Honor
George Lawson, 97, was one of ten American veterans recognized on Thursday for their contributions to France during World War II. He received the French…
Veterans Consider Wading in National World War II Memorial Pool Is Disrespectful.
The National World War II Memorial is to be found on the National Mall in Washington DC, at the end of the Reflecting Pool, quite…
101st Airborne – Bastogne – The Aid Station Massacre (Watch)
Battlefield guide Reg Jans talks about the murder of between 8 and 15 wounded Americans in an aid station in the village of Foy near…
Fearless Escapes Over (And Under) The Berlin Wall
When the Second World War was finally over, Germany was divided up into four occupation zones among the Allied forces. Berlin was also divided up…
The Great Stand on the Ugra River – Ending Tatar Dominion Over Moscow
During Medival times, Russia had suffered under the Tatar domination. The leader of the Great Horde, Tsar Akhmat, became very displeased by the disobedience of…