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The Peggotty – An accident that should never have occurred – WW2 Boat Sunk In Collision

Two vessels, the Peggotty and Petunia Seaways were involved in a collision that took place in the Humber estuary. Peggotty (previously Maid of Galloway) was…

Questioning the Authenticity of ‘Hitler’s phone’ from World War II

This is the story of what is believed to be the phone used by Hitler in the bunker during World War II. The phone was…

Danish Student Finds WWII Plane Wreck During School Assignment

Daniel Kristensen, 14, lives in Birkelse, in northern Denmark. He was recently given a homework assignment to research World War II. His grandfather told him…

Three Ways Germany Weaponized Rockets in World War Two

Hitler and the Nazis were fans of new weapons technology. Germany had been at the forefront of aerial warfare and other important technologies in WWI.…

Vinegar Joe Stilwell – a tough, brilliant, but difficult commander in World War Two

General Joseph Stilwell, widely known as Vinegar Joe, had one of the strongest personalities of WWII. As American commander in Burma, he showed incredible insight…

7 Clashes Between Allies in the Second World War

WWII was the most destructive event in human history. To face such a challenge, soldiers, and politicians from different nations needed to come together. Only…

Artworks Looted From Poland In WW2 Are Being Returned

Horst von Waechter of Austria is returning artworks which members of his family had looted from the southern Polish city of Krakow during World War Two. Polish…

WWII Veteran Needs Help Rebuilding After Devastating House Fire

Robbie and Annie Clanagan recently paid off the 30-year mortgage on their dream home in Rapidan. On January 12, a fire in a wood stove…

Residents Evacuated After WWII Bomb Found in Construction Site

An unexploded bomb from World War II was discovered at a building site in England. At 11:30 am, emergency workers arrived on the scene and…

Unseen for 75 years: Luftwaffe bombing map found

A rare map used by the Luftwaffe during World War II to guide bombers to targets in London has been found 75 years after it…

Lost Purple Heart from World War One reunited with family

If not for the non-profit Purple Hearts Reunited, Donna McDonald might never have received the Purple Heart awarded to her great, great grandfather, Cpl. Reed…

Abdol Hussein Sardari – the Iranian Schindler – Saved Many Lives in WW2

During WWII, people found different and creative ways to save Jews from internment and death. Perhaps the most unusual method involved using Nazi racial laws…