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How Gallipoli And The ANZAC Memorial Parade Inspired A Classic WW2 Song

Elly Farelly

In 1971 the Scottish-born folk singer Eric Bogle entered a songwriting competition in Brisbane, Australia. The prize was a valuable Ovation Guitar. The song he…

Congress Passes Measure To Recognize OSS Members From WWII

Congress has passed a bill that gives the Congressional Gold Medal to spies that served behind enemy lines in Germany and the Pacific Theater during…

A Fitting Sendoff For A War Hero

Steve Warren was determined that his friend, Harry Arrowsmith, would get a proper send-off. Arrowsmith, 91, from Olton, died recently.  In World War II he…

WWII Veterans Celebrate Their 70th Wedding Anniversary

In May 1941, Charles Jones was a member of the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps at Arsenal Technical High School when he was called to…

Digitally Recording The D-Day Relics At Normandy

A massive electronic survey of the coastal seabed at the D-Day Normandy Landing site is revealing never-before-seen visuals of what lies at the site of…

Disaster In The Desert: Napoleon’s Egyptian Campaign

Napoleon’s invasion of Egypt was one of the strangest failures in military history. A young general and statesman at the height of his abilities he…

Rommel Attacks El Agheila Fort – The Desert Fox In North Africa

Erwin Rommel’s attack on El Agheila Fort on March 24, 1941, did not lead to fearsome fighting. It was not one of the great battles…

A World War II Veteran Who Fought At Normandy And The Battle Of The Bulge – He Made It Home In 1945

The stories which veteran Bob Grobelny of Westlake, Ohio, could tell of his Second World experiences would fill a book…or two. Now 94, he saw…

Watch: Panzerlied – The Wehrmacht Tankmen’s Song (Battle of the Bulge)

Panzerlied (Tankmen’s Song) was a Wehrmacht (German armed forces) song composed in 1933 by Oberleutnant Kurt Wiehle. It was adapted from a Navy song, using…

For Individual Acts of Valor During the Battle of the Bulge, 20 US Soldiers Were Awarded the Medal of Honor

War History Online proudly presents this article from Guest Blogger Reg Jans, www.regjans.com. Reg Jans’ deep passion for WWII began as a boy after talking…

Stunning Color Footage Of The Battle of the Bulge

Prior to the Battle of the Bulge, a line, 88 miles long, was drawn by Allied officers throughout the Ardennes region. The Ardennes lies in…

MoH: Despite Serious Wounds, Paul Bolden Took Out 35 German SS Troops In The Bulge

To be clear, the number would have only been 20 had the German SS taken Bolden up on his act of mercy.  For after gunning…