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…
6 assassination attempts on Hitler
While Adolf Hitler garnered much approval in his early days of leadership, many Germans soon began to see the folly of keeping such a man…
Battlefield finds of the SS-Nord Division
The SS Division “Nord” was a German army unit of the Waffen-SS. It was formed as SS-Kampfgruppe “Nord” in February 1941 in Norway but it…
Germany remembers and commemorates the end of World War Two
70 years ago at the end of World War Two, the German people really felt that they had suffered a devastating defeat. However, today general…
“Peace” Of Action: Celebrating VE Day 70 Years On
As this year marks the 70th year when peace finally reigned in Europe after six years of bloody war, here are a number of VE…
Unexploded ordnance still haunts Germany’s landscape
Disposal of a 4,000 pound blockbuster bomb dropped by the RAF during World War II. Found in the Rhine near Koblenz, 4 December 2011. A…
Missing World War Two submarine HMS Urge located in Mediterranean
Correction: This article states inaccurate and out-of-date information about the location of the HMS Urge, based on reports that were given at the time, but…
Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen the ONLY bridge across the Rhine river taken intact
The Ludendorff bridge at Remagen Reddit Bridges throughout central Europe played a critical role in the land war of World War Two. From the Netherlands…
Raoul Wallenberg-the man who rescued thousands of Jews during WWII but died in Russian Captivity
Raoul Wallenberg rescued thousands of Hungarian Jews from deportation to Nazi extermination camps. Perhaps the most interesting thing is that he was only 32 years…
Operation Eagle Claw – Trying to free the Iranian Hostages
Operation Eagle Claw is often described as one of the most embarrassing and worst planned missions that the United States has ever attempted. The mission ended…