USS Forrestal COD Trials – C-130 Hercules Lands Without Hooks (Watch)
Although the First World War was a time of devastation and tragedy, the conflict also pushed countries to new heights of innovation and technological advancement.…
Congress Passes Measure To Recognize OSS Members From WWII
Congress has passed a bill that gives the Congressional Gold Medal to spies that served behind enemy lines in Germany and the Pacific Theater during…
A Fitting Sendoff For A War Hero
Steve Warren was determined that his friend, Harry Arrowsmith, would get a proper send-off. Arrowsmith, 91, from Olton, died recently. In World War II he…
WWII Veterans Celebrate Their 70th Wedding Anniversary
In May 1941, Charles Jones was a member of the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps at Arsenal Technical High School when he was called to…
Digitally Recording The D-Day Relics At Normandy
A massive electronic survey of the coastal seabed at the D-Day Normandy Landing site is revealing never-before-seen visuals of what lies at the site of…
Rommel Attacks El Agheila Fort – The Desert Fox In North Africa
Erwin Rommel’s attack on El Agheila Fort on March 24, 1941, did not lead to fearsome fighting. It was not one of the great battles…
A World War II Veteran Who Fought At Normandy And The Battle Of The Bulge – He Made It Home In 1945
The stories which veteran Bob Grobelny of Westlake, Ohio, could tell of his Second World experiences would fill a book…or two. Now 94, he saw…
Watch: Panzerlied – The Wehrmacht Tankmen’s Song (Battle of the Bulge)
Panzerlied (Tankmen’s Song) was a Wehrmacht (German armed forces) song composed in 1933 by Oberleutnant Kurt Wiehle. It was adapted from a Navy song, using…
For Individual Acts of Valor During the Battle of the Bulge, 20 US Soldiers Were Awarded the Medal of Honor
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…
Stunning Color Footage Of The Battle of the Bulge
Prior to the Battle of the Bulge, a line, 88 miles long, was drawn by Allied officers throughout the Ardennes region. The Ardennes lies in…
MoH: Despite Serious Wounds, Paul Bolden Took Out 35 German SS Troops In The Bulge
To be clear, the number would have only been 20 had the German SS taken Bolden up on his act of mercy. For after gunning…
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…