World War 2 | War History

Sailor Killed During Attack on Pearl Harbor Laid to Rest

Naval portrait of Keefe Connolly + USS Oklahoma surrounded by smoke

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers ordered flags across the state be lowered to half-staff on November 8, 2021 in memory of Navy Hospital Apprentice First Class…

New Zealand’s Oldest WWII Veteran Dies Aged 108

Soldiers sitting in a boat + Bill Mitchell smiling

New Zealand’s oldest World War II veteran, Bill Mitchell, has passed away at the age of 108. News of his death was confirmed by his…

Body of WWII Veteran Dissected In Pay-Per-View Autopsy Without Family’s Knowledge

David Saunders Featured Image

The body of World War II veteran David Saunders was autopsied in front of a paying audience in Portland, Oregon, without his family being notified…

Reinhard Heydrich: The SS Official Who Survived Assassination But Died From Horsehair

Reinhard Heydrich was one of the evilest humans to ever live. Heydrich rose in prominence to become the chief of the Reich Security Main Office,…

Louis Curdes was One of the Only Pilots to Shoot Down German, Japanese and Italian Planes During WWII

Captain Curdes Flying Ace

An American pilot from Indiana, Louis Curdes was not only a fighter ace but one of the few pilots with the rare distinction of shooting…

The P-38 Terrified Opponents And Dominated Aerial Reconnaissance During WWII

P-38 Lightning

During the war, if you needed a great fighter, fighter bomber, escort, reconnaissance aircraft, night fighter, and pathfinder, the P-38 Lightning was a go-to choice.…

The Soviets Launched an Assault on the German Army so an Orchestra could Perform

Leningrad Orchestra

During one of the Soviet Union’s worst points of WWII, the Siege of Leningrad, people were reduced to the lowest of lows to survive. The…

Winston Churchill Memorabilia to Be Sold at Auction

Portrait of Winston Churchill

A collection of Winston Churchill memorabilia acquired by the late British prime minister’s personal nurse, Ivan Sheppard, is set to go under the hammer this…

Berlin Police Apologize After Officers Pictured Doing Push-Ups on Holocaust Memorial

A rose atop a concrete slab at the Holocaust memorial

Berlin’s police chief has issued an apology after two officers were filmed performing push-ups on part of the German capital’s Holocaust memorial, which is dedicated…

Where Did The Term ‘G.I.’ Come From For US Troops?

Where did we get the GI name for American Soldiers

Depending on who you ask, the meaning of “G.I.” can vary. From government issue to general issue, no one can seem to agree on one…

Gordon Cummins: The RAF Airman Who Used German Air Raids to Mask His Heinous Crimes

Aerial view of a bombed London, United Kingdom + Military portrait of Gordon Cummins

For the first years of the Second World War, the United Kingdom was under constant threat of German bombings. London, in particular, was an especially…

8 Times the US Was Attacked on Home Soil During World War II

Fu-Go floating over land

Many Americans assume that, prior to 9/11, the US hadn’t suffered an attack on its own soil since Pearl Harbor in World War II. However,…