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 Battle of the Bulge: A Doomed And Desperate Gamble At The End Of World War Two
A desperate gamble by a struggling army, the Battle of the Bulge was Hitler’s last great attempt to end the Second World War on terms…
George H. Bush Narrowly Escaped Being Executed And Eaten By The Japanese in WWII
In September 1944, the USS Finback submarine surfaced a few miles off the coast of Chichi Jima, an island some 700 miles South of Tokyo.…
Battle of the Kasserine Pass 1943: Erwin Rommel, The Desert Fox
In late January and throughout February 1943, American troops had their first major engagements with German forces in World War II in Tunisia. It really…
The Evacuation of Dunkirk, The Evacuation That Kept Britain’s Hopes Of Victory Alive
The events of May and early June 1940 were equal parts disaster and Miracle. For France, it was a complete disaster – a total military defeat by…
The Weapons They Carried: 10 WWII Infantry Weapons That Were Crucial to the Fight
Let’s take a look at the top 10 WWII Infantry Rifles of WWII, both Allied and Axis. M1 Garand The M1 Garand was the standard…
The Italian Breda Ba.88 “Lynx” – The Worst Operational Airplane Of WWII
One of the Italian ground-attack planes used during World War II that was a complete failure – the Breda Ba. 88 Lince. It was used…
Top 7 Allied Mistakes In Europe During WWII
Now, decades after World War 2 ended, it is easy for us to look back and point out where the commanders made the wrong decision…
4 Improvised Weapons Used In The 1944 Warsaw Uprising
The invasion of Poland on September 1st, 1939 marked the beginning of the Second World War. Polish people had a long history of occupation and…
£100 Million In Nazi Gold May Be At The Bottom Of The Baltic Sea
It is said that the Nazi government tried to smuggle more than three tons of gold out of Germany when it became clear they were…
Christopher Nolan’s “Dunkirk” Trailer Released, It Looks Amazing
The first trailer for Christopher Nolan’s World War II story, Dunkirk, has been released! The movie, starring Tom Hardy, Mark Rylance, and Fionn Whitehead, tells the…
The Ghost Army: Fooling The Enemy On WW2 Battlefields
The American 23rd Headquarters Special Troops were given a unique mission during World War II. The unit was made up of more than 1,100 men,…