Must Read! D-Day Landings – The Numbers
Here are the numbers that tell you everything you need to know about D-Day. There were Two Mulberry Harbours: A raid on Dieppe had taught…
Hanns Scharff – Nazi Germany’s POW “Master Interrogator” Who Used Kindness Not Brutality
The Nazis had a “Master Interrogator” who was so good at getting information out of prisoners that he became a legend. His methods were so…
American WWII Veteran Fought in the Normandy Invasion and Survived the War to Rejoin His Sweetheart
Joseph Dappal parachuted into Sainte-Mere-Eglise in northwestern France hours before the history’s largest seaborne invasion. All he could see in the darkness was the light…
Top Facts – The United States Marine Corps At The Battle of Guadalcanal
One of the most famous battles in the history of the United States Marine Corps, Guadalcanal takes its name from a small volcanic island in…
Eisenhower’s D-Day Orders Preserved as Part of Top Ten List
The National D-Day Memorial’s historical collection houses one of the Virginia Association of Museums’ Top 10 Endangered Artifacts. A copy of General Dwight D. Eisenhower’s…
A Very Rare Event – France’s Highest Honor Awarded to D-Day American Air Gunner from Georgia
In a very rare honor, James Livingstone of Whitemarsh Island was awarded France’s highest decoration being named a Knight French Legion of Honor. Recipients are…
New Movie Tells the Story of French Citizens Fleeing the onset of World War Two
South Florida theatergoers have a treat with the opening of the French film Come What May. Set during World War II in northern France, it…
A Stolen Letter of Personal History From World War II Returned to Owner
It was an extraordinary moment for Greg and Rosemary Almeida, when they met, after school, Duc Nguyen, the Bear Creek High School sophomore who possessed a…
World War II Photos Make Their Way Back to Their Rightful Owner
Stephanie DeVoid never expected to meet the man who grew up in her West Seattle home in Seattle. Last week, DeVoid told of her discovery…
Incredible Footage of the WW2 Japanese Battleship Yamato Goes on Display at Museum
The clearest and most detailed footage of the WW2 Japanese battleship Yamato is now on display at the Kure Maritime Museum, commonly referred to as…
Holocaust Survivor and Member of the “Jewish Avengers” Dies Aged 91
Joseph Harmatz, a Holocaust survivor who led a daring attempt to get revenge against their Nazi captors, passed away at the age of 91. Ronel…
The Last Survivor of the Babi Yar – When 34,000 Innocents Were Massacred by Nazi Soldiers
Raisa Maistrenko clearly remembers Babi Yar. How could she not, the last survivor of the worst atrocity of World War II where 75 years ago…