Heinz Heydrich, brother of SS General Reinhard Heydrich, helped Jews escape the Holocaust after reading his brother’s files after Reinhard’s death.
Heinz Siegfried Heydrich was the son of Richard Bruno Heydrich and the younger brother of SS General Reinhard Heydrich. After the death of his brother,…
Japan’s Forgotten ‘Oskar Schindler’, Chiune Sughiara, to be recognised by UN
A Japanese World War Two veteran who saved thousands of Jews has been put up for recognition to the UN by Japan. Chiune Sugihara was…
The Australian Armour and Artillery Museum
Most boys were content with plastic model kits and watching TV shows like Combat! and The Rat Patrol, but not Rob Lowden. Lowden’s collection is…
Dogs – A Soldiers Best Friend Since Forever
New uncovered military records have revealed the numerous animals used to help the war effort during World War Two and beyond Dogs, in particular, were…
Magpie – Exploring the untold stories of World War II & PTSD
Looking at the website for ‘Magpie’, it’s hard to miss the self-proclaimed phrase ‘not just another war film’ nosediving out of the screen. I’m sure…
Goodbye, Lt. Col. Elridge Williams, One of the Last Surviving Tuskegee Airmen [1917-2015]
Another Tuskegee Airman, the first all-black military flying unit that came into being during WWII, passed away – Lt. Col. Elridge Williams – leaving the…
The White Death – World’s Greatest Sniper – Fast Facts!
There have been many great snipers in history and who can take the title of the greatest is a topic of debate. However, if you…
Top hand guns
Hand guns differ in size, design, performance, technology and consistency. Here are a few of the top hand guns available right now. Beretta 92FS: [Via]…
Did You Know? One of the last SS units to hold out defending Hitler’s bunker in Berlin was comprised entirely of Frenchmen
The French volunteers of the Second World War constituted an entirely separate division in the Wehrmacht, and after that the Waffen-SS which consisted of…
Bodies of 200 Napoleonic Troops Discovered in Germany
Napoleon’s retreat by Vasily Vereshchagin The bodies of some 200 soldiers from the Napoleonic army have been unearthed from a mass grave found near the…
World War Two 101st Airborne Veteran Carl Beck Dies
On 6th June this year, the 71st anniversary of the D-Day landings, World War Two Atlanta veteran Carl Dean Beck died after a fall at…
Vlad The Impaler – He Loved To Impale Captured Solders – A Lot
Vlad the Impaler, Vlad Tepes, is one of the greatest and more interesting figures from history. Vlad III was likely born in a fortress named…