World War 2 | War History

Must See: Amazing Stock Footage Of the Siege of Bastogne

The Ardennes Offensive was a last ditch attempt by the German army to halt the Allied advance across western Europe. The plan called for a…

Sinking the Tirpitz, Sister to the Bismarck and the Heaviest European Battleship Ever

Colin Fraser

The story of the World War II German battleship Bismarck is legendary. The massive warship was destroyed by British ships and planes and then scuttled…

Awarded the Medal of Honor For Bravery Whilst His Country Locked up His Family in an Interment Camp

George “Joe” Taro Sakato is a second-generation-born American of Japanese descent, which was why his family had to relocate during WWII. Despite this, he joined…

100s Killed In Tragic ‘Friendly Fire’ Incidents During The Airborne Assault on Sicily in 1943

Colin Fraser

Operation Overlord and the D-day landings on June 6th, 1944 were supported by a massive assault of airborne infantry, both paratroopers and men in large…

One Man Demolition Squad Who Personally Destroyed, With Grenades, SIX Enemy Posts, And More

Thomas Currie “Diver” Derrick wasn’t among the first to join the Australian military when WWII broke out in 1939. When he finally did join the…

Amazing Photos Of The Fuhrerbunker in Berlin – Have You Seen Them All?

Hitler’s Last Day

We will be taking a look at the bunkers used by Adolf Hitler and his entourage in Berlin. There were two bunkers connected to each…

Awesome Lego Movie: the German Invasion of the Soviet Union

Lego movies are an increasingly popular way to play with Lego. You are no longer restricted to just building things – you can now utilize…

For Lt. Col. Merritt, WWII only lasted 6 Hours: Enough Time For Him To Pick up a Victoria Cross at Dieppe

It is a fact that wouldn’t escape this Victoria Cross recipient as he spent the next 3 years in German captivity, but the truth is…

Shooting Down 7 Aircraft In One Day, This Marine Was Awarded The Medal Of Honor On His First Mission

Jeff Edwards

Lieutenant James Swett wasn’t the only man to become an Ace in one day during the war and nor was he the only Ace to…

6 Facts About Admiral Yamamoto, Pearl Harbor Planner Who Believed Japan Would Lose

The man who planned the attack on Pearl Harbor, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, was an unusual and contradictory figure. A man with peaceful international connections around…

Crossing the Rhine – In Pictures!

On March 24th 1945, near Xanten in Germany, the Rhine River was crossed in one of the biggest attacks launched in western-Europe. The attack consisted of…

Kampfgruppe Peiper & the 1st SS Leibstandarte Division (Watch)

Great Tank footage here, also some film of Peiper, his Blowtorch Battalion and the Leibstandarte 1st SS Panzer Division. Many men, soldiers, and supporters of…