Serving Marines Visit Historic WWII Battlefield In The Philippines For 75th Anniversary
Current members of the 4th Marine Regiment, which fought at Corregidor, Philippines in World War II, visited the island on the 75th anniversary of the…
Honor Flight: Veterans From Nebraska Visit Washington DC
Clarence Brunnert was surprised by the greeting he and other veterans received when their plane landed at Ronald Reagan Washington International Airport on May 1st.…
Commemorative Air Force: A Restored Plane From World War Two Gives Visitors Flights And History Lessons
A Douglas C-47A flew in Oran, Algeria. It was assigned to the 60th Troops Carrier Group and the 11th Troop Carrier Group in World War…
Fast Facts – The German WW2 V1 Buzzbomb
Quickfire: 20 facts about the V1 Buzzbomb – here we go! 1) The V1 stands for Vergeltungswaffe-1, German for retaliatory weapons and they were developed to…
“Walking Veteran of WWI” – The WWI Veteran Who Hiked to Monthly Veterans Meetings in Jefferson City
War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Jeremy P. Ämick, who is a military historian and writes on behalf of the Silver Star…
Military Museum Alliance will result in M18 Hellcat operating at the Museum of American Armor
Three military museums have created the Northeast Military Museum Alliance to coordinate programs, educational initiatives and marketing strategies that will allow the group to strengthen…
From The Tank Museum: Repainting The Tigers
For the new Tiger Collection, The Tank Museum’s Jagdtiger and Tiger II with pre-production turret were repainted to show how they looked when they were…
Kentucky Veterans Visit Washington On An Honor Flight
On the 9th May, 2017 a group of 23 veterans living in Kentucky set off on an Honor Flight with their destination being Washington DC. …
Headquarters – An Exciting New Element In The Eagerly-Anticipated Call Of Duty: WWII
Sledgehammer Games is set to release the latest version of the Call of Duty series, Call of Duty: WWII, sometime in 2017. This release takes…
6 Military Campaigns of Frederick Barbarossa
Frederick Hohenstaufen, also known as Frederick Barbarossa, became Emperor Frederick I of the Holy Roman Empire in 1152, succeeding his uncle Conrad III. With a…
11 Countries Invaded by Nazi Germany And Why They Were Invaded
Under the leadership of Adolph Hitler, Germany invaded over twenty countries in Europe and Africa. The reasons for these invasions varied from country to country,…
Operation Mincemeat – How the Allies Tricked Hitler to open the gates of Sicily
World War II was fought on battlefields across the globe, with staggering numbers of casualties amassing on all sides. But under the cloak of darkness,…