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
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
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
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…
March 18: The Centenary of the Allied Naval Onslaught on Dardanelles
March 18, 1915 – A flotilla of French and British war vessels started an onslaught in the Turkish Dardanelles Strait. Their purpose — to secure the…
WWII Pigeon Gets Blue Plaque Memorial
The town of Haywards Heath in Sussex is set to put up a Blue Plaque Memorial in honor of the WWII hero they spawned — a…
WHO-Tube: Dick Winters: Hang Tough
This documentary narrates a story about the Richard D. Winters Leadership Monument, which is in Normandy, France in 2012. Richard was the leader of the…
Operation Crossroads – The Nuclear Weapons Test on Bikini Atoll
Between the years of 1946 and 1958, a nuclear testing program was put in place by the United States in Bikini Atoll (part of the…