Mitsubishi Plans To Apologies To British POWs Too
Japanese motor car and technology company, Mitsubishi has announced that it will be making a formal apology to British prisoners of war during World War…
US-Russian Memorial Flight Commemorates War Time Journey
On the 70th anniversary commemorations of the end of World War Two, US-Russian memorial flight is taking place between the two countries. During the war…
He slammed his hand on the table and said to Hitler “I will not take orders from a local Nazi chieftan”… and got away with it
This is General Dietrich von Saucken. As you can see, he is literally the archetypal monocled patrician Prussian general. In World War I, he was…
The Greatest German General No One Ever Heard Of – Over 1000 Enemy Tank Kills &…
Herman Balck might be one of the most effective German Generals, whose actions are largely forgotten today. He came from a military family, his father,…
Llewellyn Chilson: America’s Neglected Warrior, Driving With One Hand & Shooting With The Other – 200 Lay Dead
Llewellyn Morris “Al” Chilson was born on April Fools’ Day, 1 April 1920 in Dayton, Ohio to a WWI veteran. The family later moved to the…
Unexploded ordnance more prevalent in the US than previously thought
Unexploded ordnance from World War Two is a common find in Germany, France and Britain, but it is rarely seen on the beaches of Florida.…
Author J.R.R. Tolkien took inspiration from World War One experiences
Researchers and historians have uncovered a World War One location where the writer and novelist J.R.R. Tolkien fought. Before becoming a world famous author, J.R.R. Tolkien…
George Cross of WWII Heroine Violette Szabo Sold for a Record Breaking £312,000
Lord Ashroft adds another George Cross Medal to his collection – that of WWII heroine Violette Szabo – which he bought for a record breaking £312,000.…
Malta – the greatest siege in history Part III- Defending St Elmo from the Ottomans
The garrison of St Elmo consisted a hundred knights and some seven hundred soldiers. Amongst the latter were four hundred Italian mercenaries. Into the ranks…
86 Remains Used for Nazi Human Experiments Discovered In Strasbourg Labratory
86 remains of Holocaust Jews used in Nazi human experiments were discovered in a forensic medicine institute in Strasbourg in eastern France recently. These 86 remains were…
Allerberger and Hetzenauer, German Snipers Racked Up Over 600 Kills
Jozef Allerberger was born in the vicinity of Wals-Siezenheim, Austria, on 26 December 1924 (although in his memoirs he states he was born in September),…
Refused To Abandon A Dying Comrade. Pulled The Pins From 2 Grenades & Calmly Awaited The Viet Cong, They Found Their Bodies The Next Day
Refusing to leave his mortally wounded comrade as the enemy approached, Australian Warrant Officer Kevin Wheatley pulled the pin on two grenades and waited for…