TV’s Dan Snow discovers his great-grandmother was a WWI volunteer orderly
After Dan Snow, historian and presenter from The One Show, discovered that his great-grandmother, Lady Olwen Carey Evans, worked as a volunteer aid helping wounded…
Poland: Eight Holocaust Victims Shoes Stolen
Poland – Eight Holocaust victims shoes were stolen recently from a former concentration camp now turned museum in Poland. According to reports, the theft took place between November 18…
Will the Chinese wartime forced labourers get justice this time?
An association of lawyers, academics and forced labourers and their families in China have sued two Japanese companies that forced Chinese men and women as…
Wreckage sites of 3 WW-II fighter planes at Loktak Lake identified
Seventy years have passed since the Second World War and we are still discovering previously unidentified wreckages of fighter planes and wartime artefacts. Recently, three…
Forced labour lawsuit accepted by Beijing court
Chinese citizens that were used as forced labourers by the Japanese during WWII have requested compensation. A court in Beijing has accepted the lawsuit. The…
Warships being stripped bare for scrap metal
Two of the most celebrated British wartime ships, HMS Repulse and HMS Prince of Wales, sunk off the coast of Malaysia in 1941. There also…
WWII Albert Einstein Letter Went Under the Hammer for $12,500
A letter penned down by renowned scientist Albert Einstein during the WWII-era was recently auctioned off for $12,500, the amount more than what the auctioneers estimated it…
Bill the man of strong will
Second World War veteran paratrooper Bill made his final jump at the age of 93. Bill is a man of strong will whose target achieving…
Auschwitz commander denounced by grandson
Rudolf Hoess, who was commander of Auschwitz concentration camp, was tried during a group of hearings 69 years ago in Nuremburg. His grandson feels that…
Check Out The Incredible Armored Trains Of WWI & WWII
Armored trains are a relic of the past by today’s standards but in the late 19th and early 20th century, these big steel-plated locomotives besieged…
Rudolf Friedlander – an unsung Jewish hero
During the Second World War many German Jews fought for the allied powers. There are many unsung heroes whose valour went unnoticed all these years.…
WWII Love Letters Reveal How Three WWII Soldiers Contend for One Woman’s Heart…
A series of recently discovered WWII love letters unveiled how three WWII soldiers contented for the heart and the hand of one woman. Teal Davis…