Greatest Tank Battle in History – The Battle of Kursk
Fought from the 5th to the 23rd of July 1943, the Battle of Kursk was the greatest tank battle in history. Intended by German planners…
Largest Operational Seaplane of WWII – Blohm & Voss BV 222 Wiking with Great Photos
The German Blohm & Voss BV 222 Wiking (German for “Viking”) was the largest seaplane to achieve operational status during the Second World War. During…
3 Giant Bombs Found Near Polish Beach – Massive evacuation (video inside)
In Kołobrzeg, Poland, three WW2-era bombs were found on August 8. Each aerial bomb weighed about 250kg (600 pounds). The unfortunate discoveries were made by a…
Dependable and Versatile – M3 Half-Track Armored Personnel Carrier in 26 Photos
The M3 Half-Track Personnel Carrier was an open-topped armored car with front wheels and rear tracks. It was actively used by the USA during the Second World…
Underappreciated but Not Forgotten – The Short Stirling Bomber in 25 Photos
The Short Stirling was a British heavy bomber used during the Second World War. It formed the core of the British RAF heavy bomber units,…
Stubborn Defense or Poor Allied Leadership? How Outnumbered Germans Held Up the British Army at Caen
For British forces landing in Normandy on D-Day, the city of Caen was one of their most important targets. The Germans, recognizing the city’s strategic…
“Comfort Women” of WWII Abandoned by Japan – Critics Charge
In North America, men everywhere are dealing with the reckoning and fallout of the #Me Too and #Times Up movements, which constitute a calling to…
Flying Whale – The Messerschmitt 323 Gigant in 26 Photos
The German Messerschmitt Me 323 was a giant transport aircraft which served the German military during the Second World War. It was a powered heavy…
Hi-Tech Survey of USS Emmons Wreck – Ship Fought at Omaha Beach and Okinawa
A recent paper, “Assessment and Significance of a World War II battle site: recording the USS Emmons using a High‐Resolution DEM combining Multibeam Bathymetry and…
Doping for War – Russian Vodka and German Amphetamines in WWII
During World War II (the Great Patriotic War in the Soviet Union), alcohol was the norm in the Soviet army, and was unofficially called the Narkomovskie…
Rolling Thunder – 30 Awesome Photos of the M7 Priest Self-Propelled Gun
The M7 is a 105mm self-propelled artillery unit used by the United States in 1943-1945 in all theaters of military operations. It was established in…
Recreating the Battle of Arnhem for Paratrooper, Original Drama Series
War History On Line continues its exclusive access to behind the scenes of the World War 2 Drama series Paratrooper. We know the creators behind…