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WOW!!! German Gun Battery in Normandy That Was Put For Sale – check this out! (image heavy)

Jack Beckett

Are you are interested in owning a piece of the Atlantic Wall in Normandy? A superbly preserved piece of WWII history, an untouched Normandy German…

HMS Urge – a WWII Submarine found trapped in a modern War Zone.

WWII Submarine

Correction: This article states inaccurate and out-of-date information about the location of the HMS Urge, based on reports that were given at the time, but…

British World War II Veteran could be Facing Jail Time

An 89-year-old World War II veteran could be facing jail time for possession and selling of firearms and ammunition without a license. Michael De Bidaph…

Re-Educating The Hitler Youth (What To Do With The German Boy Soldiers?) – From Yank Magazine, 1945

From Yank Magazine, 1945 Captured Wehrmacht GIs between the ages of 12 and 17 get special indoctrination in democracy at this PW school sparked by…

I hear you have captured the whole German army “No Sir, only 132”

Sergeant Alvin York was seemingly born to a hardscrabble existence and anonymity in death, but World War One changed that forever. The story of York is…

25 images of tank wrecks of WWII

Images of tanks from Normandy to Russia. History seems to have a fasination with tanks, for the crews it was like being in a tracked…

Next Stop: Pointe Du Hoc and Omaha Beach – Amazing Color Pictures of the 2nd Rangers embarking in Weymouth

Almost Seventy one years on we look back on The US Ranger’s embarkation in Weymouth, destination Pointe Du Hoc and Omaha Beach. These amazing color…

A WWII bomber ‘Bristol Blenheim’ took to the skies after 12 years of restoration

Bristol Blenheim

[Image via Warbirdsnews] After more then a decade of restoration and, a World War II aircraft took to the skies for the first time in almost…

The man the enemy could not defeat: A giant with a volcanic temper -The only man to be awarded the VC on D-Day

Jack Beckett

The Second World War revealed over the years the stories of many heroes who gave their lives for their country in acts of boundless courage.…

Daring Escape of Two German Prisoners of War Down The Mississippi River During WWII

The story of two World War Two German Prisoners of War escaping in Minnesota has been uncovered more than 70 years later. Prison camps had been…

Erosion reveals England’s World War Two coastal defences

Erosion caused by weathering on England’s south coast is revealing some vital coastal defences from World War Two. A three mile stretch of the British…

Kuril Islands remain sticking point between Russia and Japan

Shumshu Island in the Kuril Islands of the North Pacific has become the focal point for World War Two excavations as the remains of 35…