The Six Men Who Were Behind the July 20th Plot to Assassinate Hitler
The July 20th Plot to assassinate Hitler in his Eastern Prussian Headquarters, called the Wolf’s Lair, was probably the closest anyone got to really killing…
Saving Private Ryan Depicted War So Realistically That It Triggered PTSD among Veterans Who Watched It
Saving Private Ryan is perhaps the most iconic WWII film ever made. Its depiction of the Normandy landings drew critical acclaim when the film premiered…
The Japanese Tried A Second Raid On Pearl Harbor – It Was Not A Success
Everyone knows about the first bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Less well known, however, was the second attack. And there was almost a third……
Heinz Guderian, The Father Of The Blitzkrieg – The Officer Who Defied Hitler
The military genius of Heinz Guderian remains admirable even today, for it was his tactics that brought Germany its swift victory over Europe in the…
Battle Of Savo Island Pacific – A Brutal Battle Of Naval Forces In The Pacific Campaign In 1942
The Battle of Savo Island began on August 8th, 1942, and came to a close on August 9th, 1942. It was a brutal battle of…
He Was The Last Japanese WWII Soldier To Surrender – in 1974
World War II ended in Europe on May 8, 1945. As for Southeast Asia and Oceania, peace only came several months later on September 2,…
The Japanese Diplomat Who Saved Thousands of Lives During WWII
09Chiune Sugihara, better known as Sempo, was a Japanese diplomat who came to prominence during WWII. Sugihara was responsible for saving the lives of thousands…
Five Successful Missions of a Waffen SS Mastermind, Otto Skorzeny
Otto Skorzeny was one of Germany’s finest commandos. An engineer by profession, he tried to volunteer for the Luftwaffe (German Air Force), in the year…
How the Father of Organized Crime Won His Freedom by Helping the US Government during WW2
War History Online Presents This Article By Guest Blogger Jack Hawkins It is often said that crime does not pay, and when Charles ‘Lucky’ Luciano…
Harold Agerholm: Medal Of Honor recipient saved 45 of his comrades to safety before he was cut down in the prime of his life by a sniper
Harold C. Agerholm had a quiet start to his life. After qualifying from school in Racine, Wisconsin he worked as a multigraph operator for the…
Operation Werewolf: The German Resistance An Elite Group Of Military Men Behind Enemy Lines, To Operate Secretly, Using Guerrilla Tactics
In the Autumn of 1944, the Nazis instigated a plan to establish active forces behind enemy lines as the Allies pushed through Germany. It was called…
The Panzer Attack on Faïd Pass – the most experienced forces in the region were about to hit the exposed French
On January 30, 1943, German forces attacked the French holding Faïd Pass in Tunisia. The battle highlighted the weakness Allied troops in North Africa were…