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Taiwan Exhibit Commemorates Flying Tigers Squadron

The Flying Tigers, formally known as the 1st American Volunteer Group (AVG), was a WWII air squadron composed of US pilots from the USAAF (United States’ Army Air…

Inspiring story of a WWI hero who survived Ypres, Somme and Passchendale

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A soldier who fought in the World War I survived the Battle of Somme. He lived another day to fight at Ypres. At a cruel…

Man who Vandalized WWI Memorial Wanted by BTP

The British Transport Police (BTP) have released the photo of the man responsible for vandalizing a WWI memorial at Glasgow Central station last November 11…

US Relatives Honor the Fall of a B-17 Flying Fortress at Redlingfield

Family members of the US airmen whose B-17 Flying Fortress crashed in Suffolk during the height of WWII paid homage at the crash site. It…

Great Granddaughter Visits WWI Somme Tunnel – Digger’s Grave – For The First Time

Ian Harvey

Sapper William Arthur Lloyd, a Welsh miner from New Broughton, North Wales, joined the 179th Tunneling Company in 1915. In October 1915, he was sent…

WWII New England Tavern Is Now ‘Brooklyn’s First Dinner Boat’

Ian Harvey

Sue Walsh and Kelli Farwell spent eight months trying to find the perfect boat to host their little restaurant. They first stumbled across a ship…

The Day The War Stood Still And The Most Emotional Football Match In History

Ian Harvey

  That morning the sky was cloudless and snow was covering the grounds. A perfect day for peace and celebration, you would have thought. 5…

WWII Operation Mincemeat’s Jolly Roger flag fetches £14,000 at auction

Photo story (Clockwise from top left): (1) WWII Operation Mincemeat’s Jolly Roger flag that fetched £14,000 at auction (2) RAF Flight Lt Charles Cholmondeley of…

World War II PoW’s name to be removed from war memorial after he was discovered to have survived until 1989

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A prisoner of war during the World War Two was presumed to have died in the hands of the Nazis. Recently, it was discovered that…

“My Great Grandpa was a WWII Hero!”

If Elizabeth Turner had not started a school project about World War II, her great grandpa’s heroism during the said war would have still stayed…

New Book about ‘Auschwitz Photographer’ Wilhelm Brasse Launched

Wilhelm Brasse was a Polish portrait photographer trained at his aunt’s studio before World War II broke out. It was in 1939 when the German…

Top 8 WWII Mistakes Made By The Allies

Ian Harvey

  1. The Failure to Attack Germany After It Invaded Poland Starting from the beginning, one of the first mistakes related to the Second World…