Matilda tank brought back to life for 70th anniversary of Battle of Balikpapan
A World War Two Matilda tank has been rescued and renovated back to its original condition by a group of six veteran soldiers in Australia.…
MIND BLOWING: An abandoned WW1 underground hospital – Carriere Suzanne
An abandoned WW1 underground hospital established into a giant limestone quarry. Check out these amazing images taken by the guys over at 442urbex and all images by Marc…
A strange and lonely hero, SS Officer Kurt Gerstein who tried to save Jews
One of the most horrifying testimonies from the horrors of the Holocaust was left by a conscience-stricken SS officer, Kurt Gerstein, who visited the deathcamps…
WWII Stories: Iris Nigg Lundin – One of the First Women Teachers of WWII Pilots
Iris Nigg Lundin may seem like an ordinary elderly lady at 97 but she had a special spot within the Marines during the Second World War…
WWII Sergeant Finally Gets What He Deserves – A Purple Heart – Posthumously
WWII Sergeant Rodney Williams finally got what he deserved for his service to the country during the Second World War – a Purple Heart. However,…
Tail Wing from Plane of Highest Scoring Night Fighter Ace to be Auctioned
The tail wing of the plane flown by Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, the highest scoring night fighter ace in the whole aerial warfare history is to go under…
Veteran female Spitfire pilot recalls flying during World War Two
A veteran female Spitfire pilot from World War Two recalls her unique war time story at the age of 98. Mary Ellis now lives in…
The Battle of Waterloo: Getting to Know the Iron Duke
With the bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo fast approaching, let us get to know the Duke of Wellington, the Iron Duke, who caused the…
U-1206 – The Only Sub to be Sunk By a Dump on the Toilet
The U-1206 was commissioned on March 16, 1944 and a type 7C U-boat. This type U-Boat was equipped with a new type of toilet designed…
Easy Company – Band of Brothers – The Crossroads Battle Explained
Introduction – The Island It is October 2nd, 1944, the 101st Airborne has completed its tasks on Hells Highway around Veghel and Eindhoven and has…
‘Give away: Fury’ DVD & Blu-ray a World of Tanks Fury Tank for PC & family day out
The Tank museum in Bovington in October last year opened the ‘Fury’ exhibition was sponsored generously by Wargaming, an award-winning online game developer and…
Archive of Evil donated to University of Colorado
A Turkish-born businessman has left the largest private Holocaust collection of evidence, documents, artifacts and memorabilia to the University of Colorado’s Jewish Studies program in…