Japanese-American Kaoru Moto: Posthumously Awarded Medal of Honor For Actions In WW2
After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, Japanese-Americans were under suspicion from many of their fellow countrymen. American citizens of Japanese descent were…
Fearing Crash And Detonation On Takeoff, The First Atomic Bomb Had To Be Assembled In Flight
In 1945, the final days of World War II were coming to a close – but not before the world was forever changed. Over the…
Meyer Lansky – The American Jewish Mobster Who Hunted Down Nazi Sympathizers And Secured New York Harbor
When the phrase “organized crime” is muttered, it’s easy to conjure up images of the bright lights, spinning slot machines, or the card tables of…
Georg “Bloodhound” Morgen – The Only SS Judge Who Brought Nazis To Trial
When thinking of World War II, there are some undeniable images and individuals that we cannot help but think of: Adolf Hitler and his terrifying…
The End of the 900 Day Leningrad Blockade – January 27, 1944
Sieges are a familiar sight throughout the many pages of history and the many nations around the world. Yet there is one siege that left…
SS-Standartenführer Joachim Peiper
Many men, soldiers, and supporters of Hitler and his politics, helped Germany do the damage it did during World War II. One of those men…
Erich Koch: Nazi War Criminal Who Tried to Evade the Consequences of his Crimes
The rise and fall of the German Nazi Party witnessed the rise and fall of many horrendously evil men. In 1945, the Nazi government and…
General Rommel And The Afrika Korps In Stunning Pictures
The Afrika Korps or German Africa Corps was the German expeditionary force in Africa during the North African Campaign of World War II. First sent…
Wounded in Action – Powerful German Officers of WWII
Modern warfare distances commanders from the action. The commanders of WWII in German armies, however, often put themselves close to the front lines. Along with…
The German Officer Who Sacrificed His Life In A Minefield To Save An American Soldier
October 7, 1994, saw a strange sight over the Hürtgen War Cemetery in Hürtgen, Germany. The cemetery is the final home of 3001 bodies –…
SS Battlegroup Commander Otto Weidinger
Background and Training In 1934, the 20-year-old Otto Weidinger joined the Allgemeine branch of the SS. Showing potential as a leader, he was sent for…
It’s Complicated: The Royal Navy Freed 299 POW But Caused Norway To Be Invaded By Nazi Germany
In 1940, a tanker was transporting 299 British POWs to Germany. As it passed through neutral Norwegian waters, the British mounted a successful rescue operation,…