Watch this Video to learn some Cool Facts About Nazi Germany’s Sturmgewehr Assault Rifle
After several years of rejecting the idea of a new automatic or semi-automatic weapon, Hitler asked his top commanders on the Eastern Front what they…
Australia’s Pearl Harbor – The Bombing of Darwin By Hundreds of Japanese Aircraft
At 9:58 AM, February 19th, 1942, the humming drone of Japanese fighters and bombers was heard over Darwin, Australia. The residents, soldiers, and sailors of…
Throwing a Nuke Mid-Loop Was A Real US Airforce Tactic! With Video!
The US Air Force tactic known as ‘toss bombing’ or the ‘over-the-shoulder maneuver,’ is accomplished by flying towards the target at lower altitude, pulling up…
Nazi Monster Heinrich Himmler’s Diaries Throw Light on the Workings of His Evil Mind
Heinrich Himmler, you may have heard of him if you know anything about Nazi Germany and its Hierarchy. Himmler kept track of every minute detail…
WW2 German Ace Stumbled Across a Crippled B-17 and Escorted It Home
Truly touching moments of humanity, ethics and morals are rather rare in warfare. The Christmas Truce of WWI was an excellent example of such humanity,…
Honor in Battle – The WW2 Spitfire Pilot Spared by Enemy Fighters
John Hamilton Nicholls was a Spitfire pilot in World War II. He destroyed or damaged ten enemy aircraft during the war and was awarded the…
Looted painting from Hitler’s wall went up for Auction earlier this year
Recently an oil painting by Ernst Friedrich went be up for auction in the U.K. What makes this painting so special, you ask? Well, it once…
The Development of the Soviet Union’s La-5 Fighter in WWII
Author: Patrick Kinville In the Summer of 1943, the German Luftwaffe encountered the Soviet Lavochkin La-5 for the first time in large numbers in the skies…
Michael Wittmann, the Deadly German Panzer Ace Of WWI
Between the myth and reality lies a figure of great importance in the history of armored warfare. Michael Wittmann, the most successful panzer ace of…
Burial with Honors for Polish WWII Heroes
Two Polish heroes of World War II received state burials with military honors, seventy years after their deaths. Danuta Siedzikowna, codenamed “Inka,” was a 17-year-old…
The North African Campaign of World War Two – In Pictures!
The First Battle of El Alamein (1–27 July 1942) It was a battle that lasted 27 days and prevented Afrika Korps from reaching Cairo. After…
GI Jive – From Glenn Miller to Beethoven and Back Again, These Songs Were The Soundtrack to World War Two! With Videos!
Since the days of the ram’s horn, music has been a part of war. During WWII, the Office of War Information urged musicians to create…