World War 2 | War History

Dirlewanger: A child Molester, Violent Alcoholic, Sadist & War Criminal – Was Kicked to Death by His Guards

The notorious 36th Waffen Grenadier Divison of the SS earned its horrible reputation mostly on the Eastern Front where they freely conducted numerous war crimes…

DIDN’T KNOW THIS!! Kept secret throughout the war, US naval base at Ulithi was for a time the world’s largest naval facility

On March 1945, the largest convoy of US Navy ships and personnel sailed from a base in the Pacific Ocean. Where was this base? This…

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…

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…

Oh Yes! Inside the Maus – Has a Massive 44 Litre Engine – by World of Tanks

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Maus (“Mouse”) was a German World War II super-heavy tank completed in late 1944. It is the heaviest fully enclosed armoured fighting vehicle ever built.…

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…

Band of Brothers – Easy Company – The Real Story Of The Attack On Foy

Battlefield guide Reg Jans takes us to Foy (near Bastogne) and tells us about the January 13th, 1945 attack. Reg shows us the locations where…

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…

Operation Pike – The Plan to Bomb Soviet Oilfields In 1939 And Lose The War

Ian Harvey

Operation Pike was the code-name for a strategic bombing plan, overseen by Air Commodore John Slessor, against the Soviet Union by the Anglo-French alliance. British…

In the Pitch-Black Jungle of Guadalcanal, Marine John Basilone Would Decimate an Entire Japanese Regiment

Often described as the turning point for the Pacific in World War 2, the Battle of Guadalcanal represented the moment that Japanese expansion in the…

The Biggest War Machines Ever Built – Mighty Monsters of the Seas…Check Out the Size of the Guns Too!

Jack Beckett

From the Dreadnoughts to the battleships of WWII – naval power ruled the waves. Amazing designs and revolutions were abound and you can see this…

Crazy French Count Blew Up German Factory With Baguettes Filled With Explosives

In 1938, 15-year-old Count Robert Jean-Marie de La Rochefoucauld went to pay Hitler a visit in Bavaria. The German Chancellor gave Rochefoucauld a friendly pat…