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
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
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
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
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…
Japan reverts to its Imperial past – Rewriting of history textbooks in Japan
The role of Imperial Japan in the Second World War has already gone down as a dark chapter in history books. Japan’s treatment of its…
The escape of the ‘Orzel’ – an adventure of a Polish Submarine in WWII
There is no shortage of accounts of bravery and heroic escapes in the history of the Second World War. But there are very few stories…
Top 5 Strangest Photos of World War II (Watch)
We present you the top 5 strangest photos from World War II, with their stories! We will take a look at beer bombing Spitfires that…
Incredible pictures of damaged B-24 Liberators that made it home
“T’ings Is Tuff” – Douglas-Tulsa B-24H-15-DT Liberator – s/n 41-28931 724th Bomb Squadron, 451st Bomb Group, 15th Air Force. Shown making a belly-landing at it’s base in…