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Firing the Massive WW2 88mm FLAK Gun – Massive Anti-Aircraft Gun

One of the most famous weapons used by the Germans in World War II was the Flugabwehrkanoneor Flak for short. The word means ‘aircraft defense…

Purposely Going Down with His Ship, This WW2 Captain Saved Countless Lives And Was Awarded The MoH

The history of war is full of various mantras that, while popular, are not always entirely accurate.  It is often said that the Marines never…

Wounded, He Sacrificed Himself to Clear the way for his Platoon – James Stokes, VC

Private James Stokes’ thirtieth birthday was February 6th, 1945. On the 1st of March, less than one month later, he came to the end of…

For Individual Acts of Valor During the Battle of the Bulge, 20 US Soldiers Were Awarded the Medal of Honor

Reg Jans

War History Online proudly presents this article from Guest Blogger Reg Jans, www.regjans.com. Reg Jans’ deep passion for WWII began as a boy after talking…

When Finland Switched Sides And Fought Germany Too

Throughout World War II, countless countries fought against one another. While the majority of the battles pitted the Allied Forces against the Axis Powers, other…

10 Facts – The Disastrous Dieppe Raid That Carved The Path For All Future Allied Landing Operations

The Dieppe Raid which happened in Northern France, in 1942, positioned itself in history as ground zero for all large-scale invasion operations in WWII conducted…

Meet the Mad WW2 Major Who Charged Ashore With Bow, Arrow, And Longsword

History is full of heroes, but how many of them have carved their name into history with bow and arrow, at least in modern times?After…

101st Airborne – Bastogne in WW2 – The Belt That Saved A Life (Watch)

Reg Jans

Battlefield guide Reg Jans tells the story about two paratroopers of the 3rd Battalion 506th who went looking for food outside their lines. A mortar…

The Battle for Normandy – Amazing Images from the Battlefields

In 1944 the Allies began to plan an invasion of France, then occupied by Nazi Germany. Germany was losing on the Italian and the Russian…

Where Patton Awarded McAuliffe: The 101st Airborne HQ Chateau in Bastogne Revisited

In this Dakota Hunter Blog, you will read about an insane plan that the Germans deployed in a final effort to break the imminent Allied…

The Invasion of Crete: The Great Paratroop Invasion Which Was So Costly For The Germans That It Became Their Last

The age of the paratrooper arrived with the Second World War. For a brief yet significant period until the rise of the transport helicopter, paratroopers…

James Bond Author Ian Fleming’s Service in the British Intelligence During WWII

Ian Fleming, the author of the cult spy novel franchise centering around an MI-6 agent, James Bond, code named 007, had a history of intelligence…