WWII Hero Paratrooper Veteran’s Last Words Were “Did I Do Good”
Maynard L. “Beamy” Beamesderfer passed away on August 11 at 92 years old. He was a WWII hero whose last words were, “Did I do…
U-570 In the WW2 Battle of the Atlantic – The Only Submarine To Ever Be Captured By An Aircraft
There were many extraordinary events in the Battle of the Atlantic, the contest between the Germans and the Allies for control of the sea lanes,…
22 Heart Wrenching Images Of Bombers That Didn’t Make It Home
The strategic bombing campaign during WWII cost the lives of roughly 160,000 Allied airmen and 33,700 planes in the European theater alone. When looking at…
Amazing! Cutting A World War Two Bunker In Half To Create a War Memorial
Bunker 599, located in the Netherlands, was cut in half and has been turned into an artistic war memorial. Originally built in 1939, the bunker…
Karl Donitz, Commander in Chief of the Kriegsmarine, Was The Last President of Nazi Germany
Karl Donitz, the Commander in Chief of the Kriegsmarine (Navy of the Third Reich), served as the last president of Nazi Germany. He was also the creator…
The Sitzkrieg or “Phoney War” – When WW2 Was Postponed for Eight Months
The Phoney War, called “Sitzkrieg” in German, was an eight-month period at the start of the World War II. On 1st of September 1939, many still didn’t…
When They Dropped a 22,000 lb Grand Slam Bomb On This Massive Submarine Factory, It Barely Made A Dent
Erich Friedrich Michael Lackner is considered to be one of the most influential engineers of the last century. He developed a revolutionary type of concrete…
Know Your Ally: America Prepares Her Soldiers for World War Two – Watch the Video!
During the Second World War, both the Nazis and the Allies made hundreds of films for propaganda purposes. Moving pictures were extremely popular, and so…
The Amazing Discovery Of A Luftwaffe FW190 In A Forest Clearing Outside St Petersburg
Imagine going for a walk in the woods and coming across a World War II German war plane! Well, just such a plane was discovered…
Video Asks if the Nazi German Invasion of the Soviet Union was a Very Bad Idea
Many people claim that it was an extremely bad idea for Hitler to attack the Soviet Union in World War 2, but is this claim just typical…
The Tortoise, An Unknown WW2 Heavy Tank – Video from The Tank Museum
The British designed a tank especially for use in World War 2, the Heavy Assault Tank aka Assault Gun aka the Tortoise. However, this tank…
Blitzed: Newly Translated Book Will Show How Crystal Meth Sustained the Third Reich in World War Two
According to Norman Ohler, the Nazi Blitzkrieg of WWII was a drug induced rampage sustained by methamphetamine-based drugs. Ohler’s book, “Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany,”…