Lloyd Kilmer Made It Out Of A POW Camp On Liberation Day
Kilmer was from Minnesota and he enlisted in the war in 1942, when he was 21 years old. After finishing his military training, he went…
A Look at the Story Behind WWII Movie “The Railway Man”
WWII movie “The Railway Man” is a moving account of a prisoner of war’s experience in war, in love, hating, forgiving and moving on. Meet…
Family Stories Attached At Shepway War Memorial To Mark WWI Centenary
They spent hundreds of pounds and a huge amount of time, trying to put together the stories of over 1,500 people whose names appear on…
Donald MacLaren:The Spying Scotsman Who Hunted The Nazis Of New York
While their uniforms were nothing but grey and black suits, their weapons were their ability to make up fast sentences, their manners and maybe a…
Austria To Conduct Search For Hidden Nazi Laboratory
Thousands of people were killed in the 15 miles of tunnels that lie under Gusen. Authorities are now searching the tunnels located under the former…
Dark Tourism is on the Rise
The Guardian reported on Dark Tourism; a creepy trend that seems to be gaining ground. Some tourists aren’t looking for relaxing experiences anymore; now they…
WWII Living Veterans Appear On Medal Of Honor Stamp
The Medal of Honor: World War II Prestige Folio Forever stamps can be found at any post office nationwide and also online at usps.com/stamps or…
D-Day Vets’ Last Battle: Raising Money for National Memorial
Even after WWII and the Normandy Landings, these D-Day vets still have a last campaign to fight for – raising the needed £65,000 to have their…
Loaned Holocaust Barracks will Return to Poland
The Guardian reports that for over two decades and long negotiations, the half of a barrack in Auschwitz that was on loan to the United…
Metal Canteen From Battle Of The Bulge
The canteen was found in Luxembourg woods. Ted was so overwhelmed, he had to take his time before opening the box. The box was sent…
Submariner Tony Enos Donates Torpedo To Military Museum
Tony served on a submarine which sank 14 Japanese ships during the Second World War. He kept the Mark 28 torpedo in his backyard for…
Nazi nuclear bomb venture may have taken place in Austrian tunnels
Photo story (Clockwise from top left): (1) Hitler saluting his soldiers in September 1938 (2) Otto Hahn. In December 1938, German chemists Otto Hahn &…