The amazing SOE operation to kidnap ‘The Butcher of Crete’ his actions were as infamous as his SS colleague Reinhard Heydrich
The Special Operation Executive (SOE) in 1944, planned to conduct a daring mission in Crete. Their initial plan was to kidnap the German commander of…
America’s Secret Weapon – used only once in WWII
It is not always superior weapons, numbers, or tactics that win battles. In this case, of all things, it was potatoes! After the Japanese had…
Hermann Ramcke, German Marine Turned Paratroop General
In an American prison cell, a former German officer sat writing a letter to his captors. The war was over, but his concern for his…
Many of Germany’s finest tacticians & commanders of WWII served in the panzer forces. One of those men was Walther Nehring
First World War Born in 1892, Nehring entered the German army in 1911. At the start of WWI, he was sent to the Eastern Front…
RAF: The Tragic Sinking of the SS Cap Arcona, 5,000 Concentration Camp Prisoners Killed
The end of WWII was only days away, yet the RAF carried out the Nazis dirty work for them during the Cap Arcona disaster. Docked…
America’s First Ever Paratrooper Assault – Operation Torch
On the night of November 7, 1942, American forces launched Operation Torch, the invasion of Axis-occupied North Africa. It was an operation that involved several…
100s Killed In Tragic ‘Friendly Fire’ our own navy… shot down 27 transport planes killing 410 paratroopers, who were coming in to reinforce us
Operation Overlord and the D-day landings on June 6th, 1944 were supported by a massive assault of airborne infantry, both paratroopers and men in large…
The amazing SOE operation to kidnap ‘The Butcher of Crete’ his actions were as infamous as his SS colleague Reinhard Heydrich
The Special Operation Executive (SOE) in 1944, planned to conduct a daring mission in Crete. Their initial plan was to kidnap the German commander of…
Before Calling it a Night: The One Man Demolition Squad Destroyed, With Grenades, Six Enemy machine guns posts
Thomas Currie “Diver” Derrick wasn’t among the first to join the Australian military when WWII broke out in 1939. When he finally did join the…
Total Hypocrisy: Awarded the Medal of Honor For Bravery Whilst His Country Locked up His Family in an Interment Camp
George “Joe” Taro Sakato is a second-generation-born American of Japanese descent, which was why his family had to relocate during WWII. Despite this, he joined…
How The Soviets Caught Dozens of German Agents In A WWII Spy Game – Even Staging a Mock Battle To Keep Up Charade
During the height of WWII, a major funkspeil began which was a counter-espionage plan, introduced by Joseph Stalin. The operation was carried out by the…
The Channel Dash Was Hitler Trying to Save His Ships – A Fast-Moving Naval Battle Of WWII
Most of the naval action of WWII took place in the vast spaces of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, but there were also confrontations in…