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While His Maniac Brother was Busy Killing Jews, Albert Göring Worked Tirelessly to Save Them

What would happen to your family should one of your siblings join a deadly political beast? If you were a member of the Göring family…

Revisiting the WW2 Battle For Arnhem: The Epic Movie Theirs is the Glory (Watch)

Theirs Is the Glory is a British war film, made in 1946, that covers the Battle of Arnhem and the involvement of the British 1st…

Half Blind Japanese Pilot Flies His Damaged Zero For 5 Hours, Then Refused Medical Attention Before Making His Report

During WWII, Sub-Lieutenant Saburō Sakai served as a naval aviator with the Imperial Japanese Navy. He claimed 64 victories, one of which was made after…

Promotion And Controversy – The Meteoric Rise Of US General Mark W. Clark

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Granted, many in modern Texas may have never heard of General Mark W. Clark, also known as General Marcus Aurelius Clarkus by his subordinates.  But…

In Pictures: The Battle of Kursk – The Biggest Tank Battle of World War Two

The Battle of Kursk was a World War II engagement between German and Soviet forces on the Eastern Front near Kursk in the Soviet Union…

In 1974, Hirō Onoda Became The Last Japanese World War Two Soldier To Surrender

World War II ended in Europe on May 8, 1945. As for Southeast Asia and Oceania, peace only came several months later on September 2,…

Beutepanzer, How Germany Relied on Captured Military Vehicles To Continue The Fight in World War Two

The Germans during WWII were known for their engineering craftsmanship, but a less known fact is that they were very resourceful in times of need,…

World War Two Pilot’s Remains Discovered in the Ukraine

On June 6, 1944, as the D-Day invasion of Normandy was underway, 2nd Lt John Donald Mumford of the Army Air Forces was escorting a…

Historical book follows life of an army chaplain hero who was awarded the Military Cross

Four years ago Sarah Reay discovered letters written by World War One hero, Reverend Herbert Butler Cowl. He was her grandfather and she wrote a…

Historian Believes That World War Two Actually Started In Asia In 1937

Rana Mitter is a historian at Oxford University. He believes that what we’ve been taught in the history books about World War II is incorrect.…

The “Spitfire Girls,” Critical to the Victory in WW2, Are Honored At Ceremony

The “ATA-girls” were a group of women who worked during World War II flying fighter planes to train pilots and to move planes from factories…

Japanese Monster Aircraft Carrier Submarines – By Hans Wiesman

War History Online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Hans Wiesman In this DAKOTA HUNTER Blog, you can read about the Japanese Monster Aircraft Carrier…