White Rose: The German Anti-Nazi Activists Beheaded in 1943 – Sophie Scholl was 22 & her brother Hans was 25 years old
Across Germany and especially in Munich, the city where they were most active, people remember and honor, by naming streets, monuments, even a top literary…
From The Tank Museum: The Mystery Of The Tiger Recovery Vehicle
These pictures have invariably been identified as an improvised Tiger recovery vehicle, photographed in Italy in 1944, but is it? Renowned tank historian David Fletcher…
7 Facts About The First Major Battle Between US & German Forces At Kasserine Pass 1943
On 19 February 1943, German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel launched an attack on allied troops at the Kasserine Pass. This gap in the Atlas Mountains…
Jumped Onto Another Bunker With His Flamethrower, Stuck The Nozzle Into Air Vent & Pulled The Trigger. There Were No Survivors
Modern warfare has few comparisons to the terror of World War 2. A soldier steps into battle accepting that he might be on the receiving…
When “Red Mike” Edson & His 800 Men Were Up Against 2,500 Attacking Japanese – “You men have done a great job, and I have just one more thing to ask of you”
After more than 24 hours of fending off a ferocious Japanese assault, the sun began to set and the Marines of 1st Raider Battalion knew…
The Oldest Commando Of WWII – 73 Year Old Walter Cowan Of Course, Oh, He Was Also In WWI
When fifteen-year-old Walter Henry Cowan became a Royal Navy trainee in 1884, Great Britain was the dominant naval force in the world. The boy had…
This Finnish Ace Took to the Skies Against a Soviet Enemy That Outnumbered them 9 to 1
The 1930’s and 40’s would see a great deal of larger nations preying on the small, but don’t make the mistake to automatically equate small…
Unconventional Designs And Challenging Builds – German Heavy Tank Destroyers At The End of World War II
When Ferdinand Porsche offered his designs for the Tiger II tank in 1939, it was deemed too unconventional. It was also considered too demanding to…
Hitler’s Fortified Siegfried Line Was Massive And Included 22,000 Bunkers And Pillboxes
During the build-up to WWII, the German government commissioned a line of defenses all along its border with France. The enormous undertaking seemed a waste…
The de Havilland Mosquito is a Classic WWII Plane – They Called it the “Wooden Wonder”
A British Plane The de Havilland Mosquito was a British aircraft that served in a wide variety of different roles during WWII. The Wooden Wonder…
With 8 Silver Stars and 2 Distinguished Service Crosses, General John Corley Was Born To Lead
His awards would span two wars, and when it was all said and done, General John Corley would retire as one of the most highly…
The 1941 Siege of Tobruk, Birth Of The Rats of Tobruk
From the moment Germany invaded Poland and started WWII on 1 September 1939, they were unstoppable. Their blitzkrieg tactics (concentrating their tanks, planes, and mechanized…