Beechwood Park: The Final Landing Place Of Wartime Bombers
The airfield, which served from May 1942 to March 1946, was later requisitioned by the government to be used as storage space for damaged aircraft…
David Cundall’s Search For The Lost Squadron Of Spitfires
Cundall has returned to the site with fresh financial backing, ready to find the hidden planes. He has promised that if the planes are found,…
Newcastle: WWII And The Victoria Tunnel
The Victoria Tunnel is under the management of the Ouseburn Trust and it’s considered one of the most satisfying activities to do while you are…
Wartime Structure Unearthed By Tidal Surge
As the surge caused flooding all across the North East, it also unearthed a wartime pillbox structure on the sandy beach at Bamburgh in Northumberland.…
1937 Battle of Shanghai, Japan’s Brutal Attack on China
In 1937, the first major clash of forces of the Imperial Japanese Army and the Chinese National Republican Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War was…
Liberation Route Europe Marks 70th Anniversary
Liberation Route Europe was created to follow the journey of the Allied forces as they advanced in occupied Europe, during their attempt to stop the…
WWII gravestones in Normandy restored for 70th Anniversary of D-Day landings
Preparations get underway as Normandy gears for the 70th anniversary of D-Day landings. Officials say that part of the preparation is the restoration of thousands…
The Amazing True Story of a Norwegian Ghost Town’s Wrecked Heinkel Bomber
Into the White was a 2012 Norwegian film loosely based on real events from World War II’s Norwegian Campaign, when the Allies tried to keep the…
Heinrich Boere, Former Nazi, Dies at 92 While Serving Time in Prison
The Haaretz reports: Heinrich Boere was once a member of a Nazi death squad who remained unpunished in Germany for many years post WWII. It…