War criminal Nazi SS captain Erich Priebke dies at 100
Photo story: (Clockwise from top left) (1) Erich Priebke in Rome military court for a hearing on 19th July, 1996, (2) Priebke, Nazi SS police…
The Goalkeeper of Auschwitz Returns to Nazi Death Camp to Bury the Past
An Auschwitz Nazi death camp survivor, who played as a goalkeeper for the Welsh team in the Nazi death camp’s football league, returned to the…
Fresh Start for Dachau: Moving On from Its Shameful Nazi Past
Shame from its Nazi past been Dachau’s tail for years. The town, with its 45,000 population, is nothing short of a neat Bavarian town complete…
Missing WWII Pilot Receives Full Military Honors
The remains of missing World War II airman has finally been identified. He was buried in Utah September of this year with a sole surviving…
To-be-Auctioned Rare WWII German Coding Machine ‘Enigma’ Awakens Memories of WWII ‘Intelligence’ Battle
British auction house, Bonhams, is putting up a rare German code machine used by the Nazis for coding their military messages during the Second World…
Nazis tried to make truce with Britain in 1941; In exchange, they wanted an unobstructed attack on USSR
The Nazis tried to trade peace with Britain. In return, they want to attack the USSR without any intervention from the Allies in 1941. This…
History of Tanks: ISU-152
During World War II, the Soviets developed a massive mobile gun to defend against the German tanks. It was based on the KV-1S tank and…
WWI’s Battle of the Somme: JRR Tolkien’s Unlikely Inspiration for His ‘Middle Earth’
The Telegraph reports: JRR Tolkien or John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, the Father of Modern Fantasy Literature, is well-known for his fantasy work “Middle Earth”…
Lithuania Remembers 70th Year of Vilnius Jews Carnage
Pre-World War II Vilnius, Lithuania’s capital city, was known as the “Jerusalem of the North” and Jews living in the area had enjoyed the freedom…
Singapore Ceremony Commemorates 70th Anniversary of Operation Jaywick
Recently, a ceremony has been held in Singapore to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Operation Jaywick, which is regarded as one of the most successful…
The Weapons They Carried: 10 WWII Infantry Weapons That Were Crucial to the Fight
Let’s take a look at the top 10 WWII Infantry Rifles of WWII, both Allied and Axis. M1 Garand The M1 Garand was the standard…
One of the most horrific slaughters of infantry- Battle of the Hohenzollern Redoubt
Photo story: Men in Uniform paying homage at the memorial to the casualties of the 46th North Midland Division at the Hohenzollern Redoubt on 13th…