Catch Me if You Can: Franz Von Werra The Only German POW to Escape From Canada and Get Back Into the Fight
A POW escaping from captivity has long been one of the more fascinating plot lines of World War 2. For all the war’s brutality, there…
From The Tank Museum: Capturing The Mighty Tiger II – It is on Display in The UK
The Tiger II with Production turret on display in the Tiger Collection was built in July 1944 by Henschel and given Fahrgestell Nummer (chassis number)…
Robert Cole, Hero of The Carentan Bayonet Charge, Tragically Killed Two Weeks Before Being Awarded The Medal of Honor
Operation Market Garden would claim countless American lives in September of 1944, one of whom was a man set to receive the Medal of Honor…
One of The Most Remarkable Test Pilots Ever: Survived The Sinking of HMS Audacity & Flew over 480 Different types of Aircraft
There are many British aviators who can boast that they contributed to the war effort by taking to the skies over Europe to defeat the…
US 33rd Fighter Group – The Exhausting Fight for the Air Over Tunisia
In November 1942, the American 33rd Fighter Group went to North Africa. They were among the first US flyers to join the African campaign. Over…
Paul Robinett, Legendary American Tank Commander of World War Two
Paul Robinett spent six months on the battlefront of WWII, first as a colonel and then as a general. During that time, he fought in…
From The Tank Museum: Capturing The Monstrous Jagdtiger
The Tank Museum’s Jagdtiger has chassis no. 305004. It was one of eleven (plus an unarmoured prototype) which were fitted with the Porsche suspension system. …
Battle For North Africa – The Ships, Planes, and Tanks of Operation Torch
In November 1942, 107,305 American servicemen crossed the Atlantic to invade occupied North Africa. Their success depended in large part on the military vehicles available…
The Bold But Unsuccessful Mission of 1st Commando at Bizerte in World War Two
In November 1942, British and American forces made their first decisive push to take control of Tunisia from the Axis armies. Having landed in the…
Openly Gay, Maybe Jewish But He Joined The SS In Search For The Holy Grail: He Was The Inspiration For Indiana Jones
Otto Wilhelm Rahn was a German writer and medievalist who was obsessed with finding the Holy Grail. This was the cup that Jesus supposedly drank…
Shot Down Over France, Chuck Yeager Evaded Capture for 4 Months & then Flew Into History at the Speed of Sound
If there was ever a man that was hard to sum up in one headline, it might be Chuck Yeager. One could mention how he…
The Tank Museum interviews Tiger tank veterans & tank crews who fought against them
The Tiger Collection features the memories of a number of veterans who fought in and against the Tiger. This short series of “Second World War…