56 Movie Mistakes: The Longest Day
The Longest Day, which was made in black and white, features a large ensemble cast including John Wayne, Kenneth More,Richard Todd, Robert Mitchum, Richard Burton,…
WWII Super Submarine discovered off the coast of Hawaii
Although they first came to prominence during the First World War, the early U-boats and submarines have subsequently been perfected and improved upon throughout the…
Russia bans World War Two movie, Child 44
Russia has banned a new Hollywood movie from playing in Russian cinemas because the authorities are stating that it does not tell the true events…
Nicholas Winton, the British Schindler: he saved over 600 Jewish Children in Czechoslovakia
Image Courtesy of commons Nicholas Winton is 105 years old and has a long and exciting life behind him, but a special moment turned him…
WWI Artillery Shell Collectors, A Continuing Problem for Eurostar
Monday, May 11, saw the evacuation of Gare du Nord due to one reason – a passenger decided to carry a disarmed artillery shell aboard…
8 most wanted Nazi criminals still at large
Each year since 2001, Efraim Zuroff of the Simon Wiesenthal Center produces an Annual Status Report on the Worldwide Investigation and Prosecution of Nazi war…
20 images of Lancaster bombers – seen these?
One of the most iconic planes of the Second World War, the Avro Lancaster. Britains premier four-engined heavy bomber of which over 7,000 were built.…
Fall of Berlin & Red Army’s atrocities
For many in Europe the WWII had ended with the death of the ‘Fuhrer’ and subsequent surrender of German troops. But for those living in…
The only man shot by a DEAD German dies
Raymond Rayner, a World War Two veteran, who was shot by a German who had already died, has himself died at the age of 95.…
The Battle of Midway: A Victory of the Intelligence Services
Military history is dealing mostly with the causes which led to the victory of one of the combatants and not the other, the preconditions that…
Excavation at Waterloo Battlefield unearths Muskets from first shots fired in the Battle
An archeological excavation looking into the battlefield of waterloo has discovered some used ‘Muskets’ that are believed to be from the very first shots fired…
May 9th Celebrations in St Petersburg – War History Online was there!
Our very own David Webb, was in St Petersburg on May 9th to witness the Russian celebration of VE Day. We have prepared a photoblog with…