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The Canadians in Normandy – in COLOUR!

We’ve assembled some amazing pictures of the Canadian forces in Normandy and best of all, they are all in colour! We follow them inland after landing…

Airborne All The Way! 20 Fantastic Photos of Paratroopers in Action!

Jack Beckett

Paratroopers are a common part of modern warfare, it’s hard to imagine a modern army without an airborne or air assault element. This form of…

WHO-Tube: Abandoned; WW2 Luftwaffe German Military Airbase

The German airfield Schönwalde was built in 1934 by the German Ministry of Aviation as a base for the German Air Force. They did this at…

More WWII-Era Bomb Discoveries Around the Globe

Three other WWII-era bomb discoveries happened in various parts of the globe just about the time a 1000-pound WWII-era bomb unearthed in London made it to the headlines…

Another Hitler Creation Almost Went Under the Hammer

It was just last year when a Hitler creation – the Fuehrer’s watercolor take on the Old Town Hall of Munich – was auctioned off…

WHO-Tube: WWII Rare Footage of German Heavy Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Tank

The Tiger Tank was without a doubt the most feared tank by the Allied forces during the Second World War. The thing that made this…

The Battle for Berlin – A New Exhibition in St Petersburg

Guest Author

There aren’t many places in the world where the desire to keep the events of the second world war in the public consciousness are greater…

D-Day Gadgets and Gear

D-Day

Wired Magazine is best known for its showcasing of the very latest gadgets that modern technology has to offer, so its June 2012 article on…

Soviet deadly air attack over Nazi’s Berlin – June 1941

In June 1941, Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa to attack the Soviet Union. Thousands of German troops, tanks and aircraft stormed the west of the country.…

World War One Lusitania cruise liner sinking remains a mystery

Lusitania

On the 175th anniversary of cruise liner company, Cunard, starting business, three of its flagship liners will visit Liverpool, the city where they were all…

Thornaby Toy Auctioneer Auctions Off WWII Nazi Toys; Lots Valued as Much as £7,000

  The Thornaby-based Vectis Toy and Collectibles Auctions held an auction of WWII Nazi toys Wednesday, March 25. Hundreds of Nazi figures went down under…

World War Two-era mustard agent stockpile to be destroyed

  A store of World War Two era US Army chemical weapons is due to be destroyed in Colorado. The store is at the US…