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…
Fly past for World War Two female veteran pilot
A World War Two female veteran pilot has been honoured with a fly past as she turned 99 years old. Dorothy Olsen turned 99 this…
World War One battle ship, the HMS M33, restored and open to public
[Via] A World War One battle ship that was used during the Gallipoli campaign and is the only remaining ship from that battle has been…
How WWII Fighter Pilots Affliction Lead to the Intraocular Lens Implant
A strange condition which fighter pilots had during the Second World War resulted to this one medical breakthrough — intraocular lens implant for those suffering from cataracts. War may bring…
The Weapons They Carried: 10 WWII Infantry Weapons That Were Crucial to the Fight
Let’s take a look at the top 10 WWII Infantry Rifles of WWII, both Allied and Axis. M1 Garand The M1 Garand was the standard…
USAAF pilot defected, flew his P-38 to Milan & joined the SS
During WWII, an American pilot defected to Nazi Germany. Despite this, he was allowed to reenlist in the US military. Martin James Monti was born…
Stash of gold Nazi coins discovered in Germany
A store of gold Nazi coins has been discovered in a northern German town. The coins are thought to be worth around €45,000 and were…
A Daring Escape From POW Camp And An Enduring Friendship
A personal story of friendship and a daring escape during World War Two has been revealed from the letters and paperwork left in a soldier’s…