The Steamship Oria – The Forgotten Tomb of 4200 Italian Soldiers
War History Online presents this Guest Article from Pietro Giovanni Liuzzi During the German occupation of the Dodecanese, which took place after the fall of…
The Deadliest Snipers Of World War II
Highly trained and deadly, snipers are and have been an important aspect of warfare. The term, however, first came into use in British India in…
The “Forgotten Blitz” In WW2 That Left Hundreds Dead And Thousands Homeless
During World War Two, Britain found itself facing the threat of air raids. German bomber planes would fly above cities and attempt to destroy factories contributing…
Enemies Within And Without – Caligula, Arminius and Vercingetorix – Most Hated Men Of Ancient Rome
Rome hated a lot of people over the thousands of years it held power, so this list is far from comprehensive, feel free to add…
This German Officer Sacrificed His Life In A Minefield To Save An American Soldier
October 7, 1994, saw a strange sight over the Hürtgen War Cemetery in Hürtgen, Germany. The cemetery is the final home of 3001 bodies –…
How The Stringbag, an Outdated Biplane, Took Out the Gigantic Battleship Bismarck in the Second World War
The German battleship, Bismarck, was one of the biggest vessels ever built in the first half of the 20th century. A marvel of advanced engineering…
John Reginald Gorman – The Amazing Irish Kamikaze, Busting Tanks In WW2
In WWII, the Germans had a reputation for their formidable technology. What they did not consider, however, was the formidable Irish reputation for bullishness. John…
Amazing German Aviator Who Escaped From a British PoW Camp and Died Exploring A Patagonian Glacier
Gunther Plüschow was a man of singular talents, feats, and ambition. In the English-speaking world, we might have heard of his escape from a POW…
When He Ran Out of Grenades He Started Throwing Empty Bottles and Was Awarded the Victoria Cross
War tends to favor those with initiative and ingenuity and for Victoria Cross recipient Bill Speakman, he would evidently possess both. Some might think when…
The WW2 Battle Of North Cape, And The Utter Destruction Of The German Battleship Scharnhorst
It was wholly dark. In the sea north of Tromsø in Norway, the great German battleship Scharnhorst was on a mission to sink an Allied…
The Human Bomb – Jumped From Stricken B-17 Without A Parachute And Survived
In 1943, an American airman participated in the bombing spree of a French town, resulting in incredible devastation. The man wasn’t satisfied, however, so he…
Charity Edna Adams – the Highest Ranking African-American Woman During WWII
During WWII, the US did its best to maintain the flow of mail to its troops in Europe. Unfortunately, most able-bodied workers were either fighting…