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First Launch of the V2 Rocket

Ian Harvey

One of the deadliest weapons commissioned by Adolf Hitler during the Second World War was the V2 rocket. Earlier in September marked the seventieth anniversary…

Spitfire Pilot Parachutes for First Time

Ian Harvey
Spitfire pilot

Peter Proctor was a Spitfire pilot during the Second World War. Many battles that took place during the Second World War involved a great deal…

Landing Ship from WWII Serves as Museum

Ian Harvey
landing ship

Even those who are not well-educated on the happenings of D-Day may be familiar with the iconic image of the landing ship sending out LCVPs…

Unsolved WWII Plane Crash Investigated

Ian Harvey
plane crash

During the Second World War, there was a plane crash near southwest Victoria that was never solved. In fact, it was never even reported. There…

Guide Map of Lawrence of Arabia In Arab Revolt Against Ottoman Empire to be Auctioned, Set Price at £100,000

The only guide map, which according to experts, that Lawrence of Arabia sketched himself and depicted his famous journey in the Arabian desert between the…

Soviet WWII Veteran Celebrates One Hundredth Birthday

Ian Harvey
WWII veteran

Ilia Starodubsky, better known as Ilia Stark, is a Soviet WWII veteran with a very accomplished career. After his service, he made his living in…

Reunion Held for Survivors of Great Escape

Ian Harvey
Great Escape

The “Great Escape” is one of the most well-known escape attempts of all time. Perpetuated by POWs detained in StalagLuft III during the Second World…

Operation Against Nazi General in Crete

Ian Harvey
Nazi general

In 1943, the war was only a couple of years from meeting its end. A Nazi general in Crete became the target of the Special…

How Everyday Citizens Viewed the Great War

Ian Harvey
Great War

The First World War, also known as the Great War, affected more or less everyone in the world. Even far from the battlefields, people found…

Germany: Mass Evacuation Imposed in the Discovery of Unexploded British WWII Bomb

Hanover, Germany – A mass evacuation for about 14,000 people – including residents from three nursing facilities – had to be carried out in the dead of…

Last Hindenburg Survivor Dies of Heart Failure

Ian Harvey
Hindenburg survivor

The last confirmed Hindenburg survivor has now passed away. Werner Franz was just fourteen years of age and working as a cabin boy when he…

RAF Airman Honors Hero from WWI

Ian Harvey
RAF airman

John Nichol is a modern-day RAF airman who has dedicated a great deal of his life as an aviator to honoring a pilot who flew…