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Some Of The Most Daring WWII Raids In Europe

Desperate times call for desperate measures, high risk commando and paratrooper mission were conceived and executed. Not all were successful but the skill and bravery…

P.1000 Ratte – Paper Tiger or Nazi Super Tank

As the beginning of the war swept over Europe, with lightening speed, Hitler felt invincible, at least for the first two years of the war.…

Erwin Rommel – Desert Fox – The Bold and the Brave

Ivano Massari

Erwin Rommel, the man who was to become one of the greatest and most honored of generals both by his enemies and his friend, was…

The Secret German Weather Station That Was Built on North American Soil and Discovered Over 30 Years Later

Members of the Canadian Coast Guard standing with the remnants of Weather Station Kurt

The Second World War proved to not only be a conflict of resources, territory and domination, but also one of information. All sides conducted intelligence…

Insanely Creepy Stories of The World Wars

Ian Harvey

Undoubtedly war is an ugly business, but at times war forces humans to cross the boundaries of humanity and come up with ideas that could put the…

Omar Bradley – Fast Facts About The GI General

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I. Born as Omar Nelson Bradley but referred to as “Brad”, he was born on February 12, 1893, in Randolph County, which is in rural…

Top 7 Allied Mistakes In Europe During WWII

Now, decades after World War 2 ended, it is easy for us to look back and point out where the commanders made the wrong decision…

The Inexplicable Controversial Life of General Douglas MacArthur

Jeff Edwards

There are few times in history where we can say a man was born and raised in such a season that he should be at…

Medal of Honor – John R. Fox Sacrificed Himself by Deliberately Calling an Artillery Strike on his Own Position

John Robert Fox was an American soldier who was killed in action when he deliberately called artillery fire on his own position after his position…

After Being Demoted to Private Nine Separate Times, This Canadian Was Awarded the Victoria Cross

Jeff Edwards

If you ask any combat infantryman, you will hear that there are men who make their life easy in garrison and men who make their…

American Liberator Of Gunskirchen Lager Concentration Camp Dies Aged 92

Ian Harvey

William John Jucksch died on November 28, 2017. He was 92 years old. Best known for accidentally discovering and then liberating a Nazi concentration camp…

Computer Pioneer Alan Turing Defeated The Nazi Enigma Code Machine But Was Considered A Security Risk

Ian Harvey

It has recently been disclosed that Alan Turing’s Bombe Machines, used to decipher German codes produced by the Enigma cipher machines during World War II,…