WWII German U-Boat found sunk near American Freighter off North Carolina
A team of researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of National Marine Sanctuaries discovered not one, but two naval vessels from…
A Town in France Serves As A Living Memorial For The Normandy Landings (D-Day)
Sainte-Mère-Église, a commune in the Manche department of Normandy, is a town bustling with the memory of its D-Day past. Themed hotels and eateries run…
Hitler’s Assault on Poland – How World War TwoStarted
On September 1 1939, German battleship Schleswig-Holstein bombarded the Polish fort of Westerplatte in a conflict that came to be known as the battle of…
Gallipoli Battlefield Investigation Complete
A team of researchers, historians, and archaeologists from three countries has just completed the largest investigation of the Gallipoli battlefield to date. The project, which…
A Gallipoli Gunboat Is To Be Opened To the Public for a Centennial Commemoration
The only boat to have survived the battles in Gallipoli, a British vessel, is to be unveiled and open to the public for the very…
Second World War: Warsaw Uprising Given Sound and Colour
World War II’s Warsaw Uprising has been given sound and colour. The Second World War footage that was shot in black-and-white with no audio has…
Nazi Files Uncovered: Veterans Established an Illegal Army
It has been uncovered that manuscripts and documents had been created by Nazi Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS former members, describing and finalizing a secretive army which…
Last Surviving D-Day Tank Carrier Raised for Restoration
Landfall, or LCT 7074, is the last surviving UK tank carrier to have taken part in the D-Day landings (Operation Overlord on 6 June, 1944). …
6 mind-boggling recent discoveries of WWII remnants
Photo story (Clockwise from top left): (1) Interior of Goebbels Bunker discovered in December 1997 (2) SS driver’s bunker discover in 1996 (3) WWII Kurt…
They Gave Their Lives
80,000 Sikhs fought and died for Britain in the two world wars. Over 400,000 Muslims fought for King and Empire in The Great War alone.…
Restoring the M33 Gunboat for the Commemoration of the Gallipoli Campaign
The National Museum of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth is restoring the HMS M33 gunboat and preparing it for the commemoration of the Gallipoli campaign.…
WW2 Veteran from New York Receives Medals Nearly 70 Years After Serving
Earnest Love literally had to wait a lifetime for recognition of his efforts during WW2. Nearly 70 years after Love was wounded in a fierce…