As A Bitter Joke, Adolf Hitler Was Nominated For The Nobel Peace Prize in 1939
Your daily dose of random and strange. Adolf Hitler was once nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. The prize has a long history, dating back to…
Amazing News: Paul Allen Finds Sullivan Brothers’ Cruiser USS Juneau (includes footage)
Wreckage from the USS Juneau (CL-52) was discovered on March 17, 2018, by the expedition crew of Research Vessel (R/V) Petrel. The Juneau was sunk by a Japanese torpedo…
Why was ‘Hitler’s car’ parked on a street of the super rich & famous in Medina, Washington, USA
On February 17, 2018, there was something unusual parked on the street in Medina, Washington. A shiny Mercedes car, so deeply blue it was almost…
‘Bookkeeper of Auschwitz’ dies before serving prison term – convicted in 2015, his lawyer’s actions effectively kept him from serving any jail time before his death
Oskar Groening was known as the ‘Bookkeeper of Auschwitz’ because of his role in the extermination of hundreds of thousands of Jews during WWII. In…
The WW2 Tests That Produced Napalm – The United States’ Mock WWII German & Japanese Villages
It’s well known that the U.S. Army built a myriad of projects in the southwestern deserts of the States to test various new kinds of…
William Hitler, Nephew of Adolf, Joined the US Navy to Fight The Nazis in WW2
Conspiracy theorists claim that a certain Hitler survived WWII, fled to Argentina or Brazil, and lived to a ripe old age. What utter nonsense. He…
Storm Emma uncovers unexploded WWII shell on ‘Fake Utah Beach’ where 749 US servicemen drowned in tragic D-Day rehearsal
This winter’s storm Emma combined with the “Beast from the East” has caused massive disruptions in the United Kingdom and Europe. High winds, blizzards, and…
The Kriegsmarine’s Wonder Sub Was a Total Failure
One of the most technologically advanced submarines in the world attacked a British Royal Navy cruiser on May 4, 1945. The German U-boat U-2511 was…
Sinking the Tirpitz, Sister to the Bismarck and the Heaviest European Battleship Ever
The story of the World War II German battleship Bismarck is legendary. The massive warship was destroyed by British ships and planes and then scuttled…
The Day Japan Lost Her Airforce – “Why, hell, it was just like an old-time turkey shoot down home”
“Why, hell, it was just like an old-time turkey shoot down home!” This comment from a pilot from the USS Lexington refers to the Battle…
Medieval Crusaders – How They Might Have Thought And Felt About Their Wars
A knight stands on the walls of Jerusalem, staring out at the parched land beyond the city. He is weary from weeks of travel and…
The Ghost Army: Every move they made was top secret, their story was hushed up for decades after the war
The American 23rd Headquarters Special Troops were given a unique mission during World War II. The unit was made up of more than 1,100 men,…