World War 2 | War History

Dirlewanger: A 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…

The Friendly Invasion Returns to Suffolk: Welcoming Home Two Men of The Mighty Eighth

Often, my father frustratingly reflects on his 17 year stint in the office of a sugar beet factory through the realisation that almost every man…

25 mind blowing colourised images of WWII – Check Out LCT 325 in Action – She is Now Preserved

Jack Beckett

We are used to viewing the war in black and white. So when you get to see colourised images it brings the war to us…

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.…

5 Insanely Creepy Stories of The World Wars

Ian Harvey

Undoubtedly war is an ugly business, but at times war forces humans to cross the boundaries of humanity and come up with ideas that could put the…

Operation Veritable – Armour & Special Equipment by World of Tanks

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“It was Spandau vs Bren the whole way through”  No matter how much I would like to detail the battle and planning of Operation Veritable…

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…

The situation in Normandy – the German Perspective by World of Tanks

The article at hand will not bring the classical overview of the Normandy landings from the Allied perspective as is often done. On the contrary,…

Wolf Pack – The Battle of the Atlantic

U-52 Silver streaks on the dark water. Terrifying explosions ripping across the night sky.  Silent marauders slipping away and a few hundred thousand tonnes of…

He Parachuted Out Of His Crippled B-24 Then Killed The Enemy Pilot With A Head Shot From A Pistol

The following story may or may not be true, but the US Army Air Force (USAAF) believes it is. It is about a man who…

Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer – The Night Fighter Ace Who Shot Down 7 Lancaster Bombers In 19 Minutes

Once you know the story of Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, it’s pretty hard to forget. Schnaufer was an incredibly skilled pilot. He was arguably one of the…

Inside the JgdPz38(t) by World of Tanks Part 2

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The Jagdpanzer 38 (Sd.Kfz. 138/2), later known as Hetzer (“baiter”), was a German light tank destroyer of the Second World War based on a modified…