The Daring Bruneval Raid To Capture German Radar Technology
One of the most important raids in the Second World War was the British raid on Bruneval in occupied France. Its aim was to steal…
The Rescued Film Project – Uncovering Amazing WW2 Photographs By Unknown Soldier (Watch)
The Second World War is considered to be one of the most filmed and photographed conflicts in history. There were photographers attached to the armies,…
Awesome – Firing the 88mm FLAK Gun (Watch)
One of the most famous weapons used by the Germans in World War II was the Flugabwehrkanoneor – Flak for short. The word means ‘aircraft…
Polish Codebreakers Cracked Enigma In 1932 – Long Before Alan Turing
The Polish government is calling for recognition for the Polish mathematicians who provided indispensable aid to Alan Turing in cracking the German Enigma code during…
Blue Angels Fat Albert Crazy Gut-Wrenching Take Off (Watch)
Fat Albert is the name given to a twenty-four-year-old C-130 Hercules aircraft. The Hercules is a troop transporter, and Fat Albert performs an important role…
Jacklyn H. Lucas – Mr Immortal – Awarded the MoH age 17 – Used His Body To Shield His Squad From Two Grenades
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…
When The French Army Invaded Germany in 1939 To Support Poland, All Did Not Go As Planned
Germany was not the first country to go on the offensive on the western front of World War Two. That first attack came from France,…
FUSAG: The Ghost Army – Patton’s D-Day Force That Was Only A Threat In The Enemy’s Imagination
An army can help win a war without even existing. Strange as that may seem, this is exactly what happened in the case of the First United…
He Gave His Life At Pearl Harbor, Now He Will Be Buried With Full Military Honors
Navy Fireman 1st Class William H. Kennedy, of Titonka, Iowa, was 24 when he was killed during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Kennedy served…
Smoky, A Remarkable Abandoned Dog Who Became A World War Two Hero
William “Bill” Wynne was raised in Cleveland, Ohio, during the Great Depression. His father had left him and his mother couldn’t afford to raise him,…
The World War Two Mystery In New Caledonia That Is Still Unsolved
75 years ago, the French rounded up Japanese migrant workers and detained them in Australia. They refused to let them come back after World War…
Eight Brothers From The Same Medford Family Served In World War Two
Known as the “Fighting Santoros,” a Medford family went above and beyond to answer the call of their country in World War II. Eight Santoro brothers…