Normandy, France: A visitor’s Guide For D-Day’s 70th Anniversary
These are some of the places you can visit as you commemorate the D-Day landings: D-DAY LANDING BEACHES: One of the highlights of Normandy are…
World War II Ammunition and Bayonets Discovered In Manipur
The discovery was made during an excavation initiated by the Second World War Imphal Campaign Foundation and MMTA, leading the team of experts to a…
Sochi, Russia: A Peek Inside Stalin’s Dacha
Dachas, in the sense, are the traditional places Russian families make their ‘escape’ from the humdrum of the world. And so, it is in this spirit that…
Idaho war hero returns to Laos to find remains of downed pilot 45 years since
Leland Sorensen of Aberdeen looked back at his exploits in Southeast Asia when he was still a member of the elite U.S. Air Force para-rescue…
Second World War Soldier Reunited With Helmet After 70 Years
Chiasson bought the helmet from an army surplus store in Moncton, N.B., last August, for only $30. He recently saw the name of GW Johnston,…
Tuskegee Airmen Proved to be a Very Valuable Asset During WWII
During the Second World War, it was rumored that the United States government was going to train black pilots to fight. These gentlemen believed that…
Lady Llewellyn: D-Day cipher officer picnicked with Churchill
Lady Llewellyn acted as a wartime cipher officer. She served at Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain and she later handled the Allies’ classified…
The Young RAF Heroes Who Never Went To War
In 1944, Peter Cannon was only 10 years old and listening to the noise of planes flying overhead during long winter nights. He and his…
WWII veteran shared how he survived attack on tank
Paul Stalter can never forget the fateful event that transpired on January 7, 1945 in Herrlisheim and it will always be in his memory. Cpl.…
Medals of RAF Ace Billy Drake to Go Under the Auction Gavel
He unassumingly described himself and his RAF pals as “just playboys who wanted to fly planes” but his ten WWII military decorations speak otherwise. These…
Paul Kruger School: A Safe Haven For Children
There is a Dutch school that survived the Nazi occupation during the Second World War. The school has halted their plan to create a memorial…
Aerofilms Is Tasked with Uploading 1.2 Million Photographs Online
Aerofilms launched in 1919 by the First World War veteran, Lewis Wills and Claude Grahame-White, a daredevil aviator. Aerofilms amassed an archive of images between…