Here are some of the best U-Boat aces of WWII
The following is a list of the top ten U-Boat commanders in WW II. It is based upon the number of ships they sank and…
General Hyazinth von Strachwitz, The Panzer Count
General Hyazinth von Strachwitz, known as the Panzer Count, earned a reputation for boldness as a cavalry officer in WWI. Then, during WWII he obtained…
Paratroop Commander – Nazi General Kurt Student Fought In Both World Wars And Became One Of The Greatest Aerial Innovators Of WWII
An innovator of airborne assault, General Kurt Student, helped to build Germany’s paratrooper forces from nothing. He commanded them in successful operations throughout WWII. First…
Blitzkrieg, Bombs, and Blunders: “Smiling Albert” Kesselring in World War II
Albert Kesselring, also called “Uncle Albert” by his troops and “Smiling Albert” by Allied forces, was a German Field Marshal (Generalfeldmarschall) and life-long military man.…
Manned Torpedoes and Massive Ships – The Alexandria Raid Of WW2
Italy’s part in WWII is usually remembered as one of failure and embarrassment. Italian forces were repeatedly rescued from defeat by their German allies. However, the…
The Allied Sinking of the Lisbon Maru Resulted In the Deaths of Over 800 British and Canadian Prisoners of War
It’s inevitable that, in war, there will be tragedy, but few match the sheer heartlessness and unnecessary loss of life that occurred with the sinking…
Tiger Tank Will Be Rolling Along On Its Tracks Once More – Exactly 75 Years After It Was Captured
Tiger tank had nine lives but lives on. Tiger 131 is the only working example of a Tiger I tank in the world and…
The British POW Who Was Given Permission To Visit His Dying Mother – He Returned To Camp Voluntarily Only To Dig A Tunnel And Escape
In WWI the German Empire was on the rampage. Europe has always existed through a complex network of alliances. When Germany united in 1871, it…
Yamashita’s Gold: More than 70 Years of Treasure Hunting and a Controversial Lawsuit Involving the Former President of the Philippines
The notion of hidden WWII Nazi treasures acquired from the looting of European countries attracts adventurers and conspiracy theorists alike to this day. However, little…
Possible Remains of WWII Tuskegee Airman Located in Austria
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) is investigating a crash site in the Alps. It is believed that the wreckage may be that of Captain…
Historic POW Camp May be Demolished for Luxury Homes
On Boxing Day, just after the end of World War II in 1945, former prisoners of war at a camp near Bishop’s Stortford in the…
The March Of The Living – The Annual Ceremony Held In Auschwitz To Honor Millions Of Holocaust Victims
On April 12, 2018, on the day of Yom HaShoah, Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day, the thirtieth annual March of the Living was held in Oświęcim,…