World War 2 | War History

SS Officer Dirlewanger: A Violent Alcoholic, Sadist & One of the Worst Nazi War Criminals

The notorious 36th Waffen Grenadier Divison of the SS earned its appalling reputation mostly on the Eastern Front where they freely conducted numerous war crimes…

Defying Marine Corps Regulations By Racking Up 17 Convictions, & Being Declared A Deserter, Lucas Was Awarded The Medal Of Honor For His Actions That Day On Iwo Jima

Jeff Edwards

For many young people, the outbreak of the greatest War this planet had ever seen would come just a little too early for them to…

The Fierce Battle of Kozara – Yugoslav Partisan vs Wehrmacht

The official name of the battle is the Operation “West-Bosnien”, but it is also known as the 3rd Enemy Offensive. This battle was fought between…

The Capture of the Bridge Over the Rhine at Remagen, 7 March 1945 & was built by Russian prisoners captured on the Eastern Front

On 7 March 1945, Allied troops captured the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen. This surprise success allowed thousands of troops to cross the River Rhine and…

Desperately Holding Near Arnhem, Major Robert Cain Used the PIAT to Perfection – he was awarded the Victoria Cross

Jeff Edwards

In an early attempt to gain a foothold across the Rhine in 1944, the Allies launched Operation Market Garden which turned out to be what…

To Hell and Back: 10 Interesting facts about the amazing Audie Murphy

Greg Jackson

One of the most highly decorated American soldier of World War II, Audie Leon Murphy, was born on the 20th June 1925.  His life story…

These 4 Massive Nazi-Built Bunkers Near Calais Are Both Frightening & Stunning

Greg Jackson

The Atlantic Wall was an extensive system of coastal defense and fortifications built by Nazi Germany between 1942 and 1944 along the coast of continental…

Putten: The Wehrmacht Carted Off 601 Dutch Men To Concentration Camps, Only 48 Returned

It is a matter of historical fact that Nazi Germany committed truly horrific crimes against humanity during WWII. Germany and 14 other countries have even…

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…

These 4 Massive Nazi-Built Bunkers Near Calais Are Both Frightening and Stunning

The Atlantic Wall was an extensive system of coastal defense and fortifications built by Nazi Germany between 1942 and 1944 along the coast of continental…

The Warsaw Uprising: The Heroic Final Stand of the Polish Home Army and the Destruction of Warsaw

Colin Fraser

Throughout World War II, the people of Poland were stuck between Nazi Germany and their old enemy the Russians. Occupied by Nazi Germany since 1939,…

The Pacific Island Hopping Strategy: Taking Eniwetok Atoll

Colin Fraser

In the Marshall Islands, that small idyllic chain of tropical paradises, there exists a small atoll that stretches out some  80 km. The sand and coral…