WWII Vet tells story of bold raid on one of the German navy’s largest battleship – the Tirpitz
Commander John Lorimer is the last of the twelve brave soldiers who went to raid one the German navy’s largest battleships in Europe and “pride…
German Hotel Apologized for Dubbing Spa Break “Kristallnacht”
Kristallnacht, Night of Crystal, also known as Night of Broken Glass — the name given to the wave of attacks done to the Jews throughout…
Kids Went On A Visit To Aviation Museum To Learn About WWII
“Restoring planes is super cool, but the people who do that have to be really good at measuring. Without math, they wouldn’t be able to…
WWII German U-boat wreck with skeleton crew found off coast of Indonesia
Photo story (Clockwise from top left): (1) Wreckage of WWII Nazi U-boat U-168 found by Indonesian divers off the coast of Indonesia on 9th November…
Art Reflects Life: “Monuments Men” to Recent Munich Art Loot Discovery
It is the prime example of art imitating life, or vice versa — the recent discovery of about 1,400 art masterpieces among rotten foods in…
Is That Really Adolf Hitler in the Crowd?
The picture shows a gathering in Munich, the crowd in a happy disposition. This is a very familiar photo showing how the people gathered in…
GERMAN AND ITALIAN WWII POW’S HONORED IN KANSAS
A man wearing a German army uniform spoke to a gathering of other American, German, and Italian soldiers freezing in the Kansas wind. In front…
Soviet Red Army: The War after The War
For many years after the war ended, it felt like Germans and especially those from Berlin, avoided discussing the events that followed the deadly battles,…
85 year old U.S. Korean War veteran detained in North Korea- son says
Photo story (Clockwise from top left): (1) 2005 photograph of U.S. Korean War veteran Merrill Newman (2) Merrill’s friend Bob Hamrdla was allowed to return…
Why Should Former Nazi Guards Face Trial Today?
It must have been a surprise for the Nazi party to find out that they have lost the war. Even the thought of that happening…
A glimpse at the “graveyard” of war vehicles from World War II to the Cold War
RAF Folkingham in Lincolnshire used to host the bustle of soldiers and war vehicles during World War II and the Cold War. Now, it is…
The man who spared Hitler and could have changed the course of history
Henry Tandey was the man that Hitler believed saved his life when he was fighting wounded on the war front. This was to be the…