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Battle of Long Tân: A 1,500-Strong Viet Cong Force Ambushed 108 Australians – They Lost

Lance Cpl. Phil Dixon and Pvt. Ian Dixon firing a 57 mm recoilless rifle

At the height of the Vietnam War, 108 Australian soldiers stood against a force of between 1,500-2,500 Viet Cong guerrillas near the village of Long…

Inside the Jagdpanther by World of Tanks

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We return to you from The Tank Museum in Bovington, England with a new episode of “Inside the Tanks”. Our military specialist, Richard “The_Challenger” Cutland,…

Vice Admiral Stockdale: “Hanoi Hilton” Beats His Face With a Stool, Cuts His Scalp And Wrists to Stop North Vietnamese Propaganda Attempts

He was a POW for years, and instead of beating up his captors, chose to beat himself up, instead. His reward? To be laughed at…

You Know These, right?! 11 House Hold Names That Worked With The Nazis During WWII

Kodak The famous camera company’s German branch actually used slave labor from German concentration camps. Several European branches of Kodak did extensive business with the…

The Man Who Broke In And Out of Auschwitz, Not Once But Twice, Died Aged 96

A World War Two veteran and prisoner of war has died aged 96. Denis Avey controversially broke in out of Auschwitz, not once but twice!…

New French compensation fund for Holocaust victims

France has opened a new monetary compensation fund to compensate the members of the Jewish population who were deported from the country during World War Two…

Tiger Moths Took Part In Remembrance Sunday Commemorations

Three World War Two Tiger Moth aircraft took part in a flypast over southern England in honour of Armistice Day in the UK. The day…

Water-bound Coast Guard World War Two Veteran Tells His Story

A World War Two veteran who has spent the majority of his time on or in the water recalls his military service at the age…

Top 11 Stupid Moves of Early World War 1 I THE GREAT WAR

In August 1915, the First World War was one-year-old and because we all love these lists, let us take a look at the biggest mistakes…

6 of the Most Outrageous but Genius Disguises in War History [Crazy But They Did Work!]

Arguably, the disguises mentioned in this article may be the most outrageous but believe it or not, they worked! The Fake Tree If you are…

3 Stories of Humanity and Compassion in WWII

Even during WWII, one of the largest and most deadly conflicts in recent history, there were moments of humanity and compassion. Here are three of these…

HOAX!! Mary Brown Was Chosen to Donate Her Hair to Become the Crosshairs on Norden Bombsights

Jack Beckett

Editor’s notice: this has been debunked as one of the urban myths of WWII Before the time of computers and lasers, or even radar, aerial…