World War Two US Navy Ace Fighter Pilot Dies
Alex Vraciu, a World War Two US Navy ace fighter pilot, has died at the age of 96. Alex joined the Air Force’s Fighting Squadron…
Norfolk Barns may have been Built by Nazi Sympathisers
Strange barns in Norfolk’s North Pickenham, in England’s south east, have been linked to a possible World War Two plot by Nazi sympathisers. With World…
New Enigma Code Documents Discovered at Bletchley Park
Alan Turing, the famous World War Two British Engima code breaker, is said to have had notes and documents stuffed into the wall cavities of…
World War Two Dresden Bombings Leave Lasting Impressions
On February 13, 1945, Dresden in East Germany was hit by an overwhelming Allied bombing raid. First the British Royal Air Force dropped more than…
Where can I find the tank monuments to the Battle of the Bulge? Right here!!!!!
In June 1944, the Allies landed on the beaches of Normandy. In the following months, a liberated France from Nazi occupation advanced toward Germany itself…
The Yalta Conference: Seventy Years Later
In one meeting the groundwork was laid for the Cold War The Fourth of February, 1945 was as good a day as any for a…
Last Surviving Officer of the USS Arizona Passes Away at 100
The last surviving officer of the USS Arizona has passed away Joe Langdell was renowned for his life-stories. His life had been an adventurous one,…
Protests Force Rechristening of Nazi War Criminal Named Ship
Want to cause a disturbance? Name a ship after a Nazi and land it where there is a large Jewish populace The Dutch are known for…
WWII Stories: “I Was a Jew but the Nazis Offered Me a Job”
Get to know the story of Freddie Knoller, the Jew who was offered a job by the Nazis, survived internment in Auschwitz and triumphed over…
Germany: Dresden Bombing Commemorated 7 Decades On
Germany commemorated the Allied firebombing of the German city of Dresden seven decades from when it happened. The country solemnly remembered the people,…
Battle of Waterloo Bicentenary Event to Include Scots Greys
A Battle of Waterloo bicentenary commemoration event will take place this summer in Belgium. The commemoration will be a re-enactment of the battle, with more…
The “Glorious Glosters” Greatest Battle – When 650 Glosters were up against 10.000 Chinese
Unique in all the British Army, the “Glorious Glosters” wear badges on the front and the rear of their berets. This right was earned in…