U-570 – The Only Ship To 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,…
4 Funny Urban Legends of War
Usually when we think of urban legends we think of dark and mysterious stories that make us want to lock our doors. When we think…
10 Amazing Recent WWII Discoveries
Seven decades after World War Two ended, artifacts from this period are still being discovered around the globe. These range from fighter airplanes in the desert…
Australia’s Pearl Harbor – The Bombing of Darwin By 242 Japanse 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…
Operation Iceberg, The Largest Amphibious Invasion In The Pacific
Two Marines from the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines advance on Wana Ridge on 18 May 1945. Codenamed Operation Iceberg, the invasion of Okinawa was the…
Joseph Medicine Crow, Completed All Requirements To Become The Last Crow War Chief In WWII
According to the Crow Nation, a man has to do four things in order to become a war chief: (1) touch an enemy without killing…
22 Gut Wrenching Images Of Bombers That Didn’t Make It Home
Douglas A-20J-10-DO (S/N 43-10129) of the 409th or 416th Bomb Group after being hit by flak over Germany. It burst into flames and crashed a mile…
Amazing! WWII Bunker Cut In Half To Create 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…
10 Interesting Facts about Karl Donitz, The Last Führer of the Third Reich
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…
WWII: Gunner Fell 22,000 Feet WITHOUT A Parachute And Survived
S/Sgt. Alan E. Magee poses for the camera, halfway into the tight confines of the ball turret of a B-17 Flying Fortress. [Via] Ranked among…
Polish Corporal Wojtek – The Non-Human WWII Hero
During WWII, the Polish II Corps recruited a very unusual soldier named Wojtek who worked his way up to the rank of Corporal. Wojtek proved…
1927: Pioneer Marine Aviator Made 10 Trips Into The Besieged Town In A Plane Without Brakes!
The United States Marine Corps considers themselves experts in the art of close air support, but getting to that point was a process of experimentation…