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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…

Takes out 3 Machine Guns, Kills 20 and captures 50 Germans – So Brave Even The Enemy Patted Him on the Back

Jeff Edwards

One might presume a nickname such as ‘Fats” was given as an insult, but when you find out a little bit more about the man…

Did You Know About The Heaviest US Tank of WWII? The T-28 SUPER Heavy tank!

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…

Unbelievable – Son finds lost D-Day colour footage in father’s attic

Jack Beckett

The only known Allied colour footage of World War Two was uncovered in the attic of a Hollywood director by his son… When the warship…

World War Two Parachutist Recalls War Journey, the Good and the Bad

World War II veteran Ted Shea recalls the date of September 17, 1944.  He even remembers the time – 11 a.m. on a bright, sunny…