AMAZING IMAGES: The sinking and raising of U-Boat 110 – rare glimpse inside a WWI U-boat
The twin-screw German submarine U.B. 110 was built by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg. Information of the loss of a U-boat came from a neutral ship…
Story of German POWs and their contribution in post-war Britain
A general view of a tented PoW camp, somewhere in Britain. Several German Prisoners of War can be seen walking along the pathways between the…
Nazis introduced videophones in 1936
It may come as a surprise to many, but the truth is that the Nazis first introduced ‘Video call technology’ on March 1, 1936. The…
The Last raid of the Second World War
Everyone in Europe and rest of the world perhaps anxiously waited for the end of the Second World War. Even the Nazi commanders, according to…
The weather that saved the landing in Normandy
Troops in an LCVP landing craft approach Omaha Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Image Courtesy of commons The Allied landing in Normandy, on June the…
Meet the Band of Brothers Actors in Normandy in June.
Meet the Band of Brothers Actors in Normandy in June. When & Where: June 5, 6 & 7, 2015 at Overlord Omaha Beach Museum, the…
Top 9 Facts about World War 1
The top 9 facts about WWI, how did it start, what was the impact on women, facial masks and a lot more! 1 How the…
6 Severely wounded WWII Aircraft Carriers in the Pacific that stayed afloat and were repaired
During the Pacific campaign in WWII aircraft carriers were the prime targets in the fleet engagements fought between the USA (and later Britain) and Japan.…
John Leishman – a Normandy veteran dies at the age of 95
First Minister Peter Robinson Paid his respects to John Leishman, a Normandy veteran who died at the age of 95. He added that John was…
English stately home renovated to World War Two condition
The British cook and baker, Mary Berry, has renovated an English stately home to its World War Two condition, and has re-opened the house to…
Nazi ‘Surrender Order’ sold for over $30,000
Not everyone commanding the German Army was as ambitious as Hitler was in his last days of the Second World War. As the war approached…
4 of the Greatest Hoaxes of World War II
Achieving one’s goals in the most important thing in war and all means have been used to do so during WWII. Trickery, planned hoaxes, deceit,…