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…
Best Special Forces From Around The World
Special Forces in the military have always held a mysterious intrigue due to their top secret missions and specialised training. Comparing different countries’ elite forces…
After A Mid Air Collision – One Pilot Lands Two Planes AT ONCE!
In 1940, two planes collided in mid-air over Australia. Remarkably, there were no fatalities. Even more remarkably, the pilot responsible for saving the planes was…
Grandniece of Himmler, has NOT refused to have children to end her great-uncle’s bloodline. She believes the idea of good or evil being passed through bloodlines is itself a reflection of Nazi ideology.
Katrin Himmler was asked at 15 by a fellow student at her Berlin school during history class if she was any relation to Heinrich Himmler,…
Battle of Verdun Remembered Nearly 100 years After It Started
During World War One, the Battle of Verdun took more than 300,000 lives over 300 days. The area in the French forest where the battle…
Twin brothers separated during World War Two reunited for first time
Twin brothers separated during World War Two have been reunited for the first time this year. Polish twins, George Skrzynecky and Lucian Poznanski, who are…