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Last of the ‘Navajo Code Talkers’ has died aged 93

Navajo Code Talkers

Chester Nez, the last surviving member of the ‘Original Navajo Code Talkers’ has died at the age of 93. He was one of the 29-member…

Retired Japanese Zero Fighter Warns Japan About Going to War Again

“Nothing is as terrifying as war,” retired Japanese Zero fighter, Kaname Harada, stressed out. In a speech he gave out recently, the former Zero fighter…

WWII Secret mission to save 100s of released British and US PoWs from the hands of the Soviets revealed

  Towards the end of World War Two, Captain Robert Timble of the US Army had carried out around 35 bombing raids on important Nazi…

World of Tanks Video: Inside the Tanks – The Jagdtiger

  As you may have read, we have partnered up with World of Tanks to bring you some great and cool content. At the bottom of…

Choctaw Soldiers: World War One’s Original Code Talkers

Using the language of Native Americans for military purposes did not just happen during the Second World War; World War One had its share of…

New mass grave site located at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp

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A new mass grave at the site of the Nazis’ Bergen-Belsen concentration camp has been discovered by researchers from the Netherlands. 70 years ago the…

Isle of Man war time B-17 crash remembered

B-17

Just before the end of World War Two in April 1945, troops back in Allied territory such as the UK and France began to relax…

5 Amazing Animals That Served In The Military Forces

Images Used (From left): (1) An iconic photograph of Bamse wearing a sailor’s cap of the Norwegian Navy during WWII (2) Lin Wang, the Asian…

WWII Amazing Stories: How a Handgun Shot Down a Fighter Plane!

How could a small weapon – a handgun – win over a bigger foe, a fighter plane? The year was 1943. It was the height…

A British truck refuelling a Messershmitt ?? – 10 Bf-109 photos and their pilots you may not have seen before

A German propaganda picture showing a British truck refuelling a BF 109 in the Channel Islands (Source: Bundesarchiv) Pilot Major Günther Rall when getting out…

German Special Forces: The Brandenburg Regiment

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The Brandenburg Regiment, part of Germany’s Nazi special forces, was created by Captain Theodor von Hippel. Hippel was a military man, who had served in…

US World War Two Raiders to receive Congressional Gold Medal

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A group of World War Two heroes are to receive the US Congressional Gold Medal for their role in the war and are going to…