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From The Tank Museum: Capturing The 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. …

How A Crossword Puzzle Nearly Spelled The End For D-Day

To end WWII in Europe, the Allies planned a massive assault on Normandy, France, in 1944. Over 5,000 ships, 1,200 planes, and almost 160,000 men…

Roland Freisler – Hitler’s Screaming Nazi Judge

Nazi Germany perverted every democratic institution that was supposed to uphold the rule of law and ensure the people of Europe’s most powerful nation were…

How Britain And America Learned To Work Together On Intelligence In WWII

When America entered WWII, one of the first orders of business was to find ways to work with the British. With their shared language and…

The Battle of Midway: The Turning Point in the Pacific War

The Battle of Midway (3rd to 7th June 1942) was the single most decisive encounter in the Pacific theater of World War Two. A clash…

Amazing Dogfight, Mustang Versus Zero, Japanese Perspective

The film named ‘Eternal Zero’ is about a fictional Japanese pilot, Kyuzo Miyabe, and his career flying through the skies during World War 2. In…

South Australian WWII Veterans Awarded France’s Legion of Honor

In recognition of their assistance to France in 1944, four South Australian veterans have been awarded that country’s Legion of Honor. French Ambassador Christophe Lecourtier…

5 Facts: One of the Most Terrifying Weapons in the World – Flamethrowers

Warning: contains shocking material. This video shows the applications in battle of one of the most psychologically terrifying weapons in the world. What is a flamethrower?…

‘Lake Michigan’s Call to Duty,’ – Powerful Exhibition Tells The Great Lake’s Little-Known Wartime Story

Lake Michigan will never receive a medal for its contribution to the war effort from 1941 to 1945, so will have to settle for a…

An American World War Two Veteran Remembers His Service In Post-War Germany

James Murphy, 86, was a US Army combat engineer in Germany after World War II. He worked in a coal mine with his father before…

Remains Of Alabama World War Two Veteran Returning To His Hometown

The remains of Marine Corps Pfc. James O. Whitehurst were escorted from Tallahassee, Florida to Dothan, Alabama, his hometown. Accompanying Whitehurst recently was his surviving…

Memorial Day 2017: When America Remembers Those Who Made The Ultimate Sacrifice

War History Online presents this Guest Article from Christopher Kelly Memorial Day this year calls on all Americans with particular significance. It calls on us to…