Hells Highway – 101st Airborne Market Garden Battles South of Veghel (Part 1)
The date is September 24th 1944, Operation Market Garden has dragged on into it’s 6th day and the Germans are about to begin their last…
Hitler’s Inner Circle: The 10 Henchmen That Served Hitler and the Nazi Party
Adolf Hitler’s inner circle were the most powerful men in the Third Reich. It was a finely balanced team of military commanders, administrative leaders and…
Top 5 Strangest Photos of World War II (Watch)
We present you the top 5 strangest photos from World War II, with their stories! We will take a look at beer bombing Spitfires that…
Amazing pictures of Shot Down Luftwaffe Planes during the Battle of Britain
During the Battle of Britain, it is estimated that the Royal Air Force shot down 1887 German planes. Some planes crashed nose-first into the ground…
WHO-Tube: Abandoned; WW2 Luftwaffe German Military Airbase
The German airfield Schönwalde was built in 1934 by the German Ministry of Aviation as a base for the German Air Force. They did this at…
U-1206 – The Only Sub to be Sunk By a Dump on the Toilet
The U-1206 was commissioned on March 16, 1944 and a type 7C U-boat. This type U-Boat was equipped with a new type of toilet designed…
WHO-Tube: Abandoned; WW2 Luftwaffe German Military Airbase
The German airfield Schönwalde was built in 1934 by the German Ministry of Aviation as a base for the German Air Force. They did this at…
A Life Shaped By War – An American Veteran Reflects On Pearl Harbor 20 Years Of Naval Service
War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Jeremy P. Ämick, who is a military historian and writes on behalf of the Silver Star…
Check Out The Incredible Armored Trains Of WWI & WWII
Armored trains are a relic of the past by today’s standards but in the late 19th and early 20th century, these big steel-plated locomotives besieged…
2013: TIGER IN THE TANK – Historians Find Body Of German War Hero Kurt Knispel
Kurt Knispel is considered to be the world’s greatest tank ace. The German war hero had 168 confirmed and 195 unconfirmed kills in World War…
Watch: Nazi Germany’s Heavy Tank: Panzer VIII Maus
In late 1944 the Germans completed the first Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus, the heaviest fully enclosed armored fighting vehicle ever to see the light of day. The…
The Weapons They Carried: 10 WWII Infantry Weapons That Were Crucial to the Fight
Let’s take a look at the top 10 WWII Infantry Rifles of WWII, both Allied and Axis. M1 Garand The M1 Garand was the standard…