Gladiator of Auschwitz: Movie of a Pole Who Boxed his Way Through Hell
He was a part of the first mass transportation to Auschwitz-Birkenau where he was given the number seventy-seven. The story of Tadeusz ‘Teddy’ Pietrzykowski is…
Navajo Nation Mourns the Loss of Longest-Living Arizona Veteran Dies Aged 105
Saturday 25th January 2020 marked the passing of World War II veteran Sophie Yazzie. Sophie, a member of the Navajo Nation, was 105 when she…
Some Fascinating Facts About Saving Private Ryan
One of the most accurate and raw depictions of World War II can be found in the film Saving Private Ryan. This film portrayed the…
US Man Exposed as Nazi Commander Dies at Age 100
Michael Karkoc passed away on December 14th at the age of 100. The retired carpenter was publicly outed by the Associated Press as a former…
Omaha Beach Bronze Bust Planned for Native American D-Day Medic
There is a memorial that looks over Omaha Beach in France, it honors the Native Americans who took part in the Normandy invasions that helped…
Why The US Sent Librarians to Portugal During WWII
Today librarians are expected to be the masters of database referencing technology. In 1942 the baseline was microfilm and specialists in the format suddenly found…
Photos of Queen Elizabeth II’s Service During the Second World War
A lot has been discussed regarding how the latest generation of the British Royal Family presents itself. This has primarily had to do with how…
Auschwitz: 40% of German Fourteen-Year-Olds Don’t Know What it Was
A recent study by the Körber Institute has revealed that fewer than half of the 14 to 16-year-old German students surveyed realized that the infamous…
Two German Army Groups Cut Apart – Latvia 1944
Latvia 1944: A closer look at the Red Army Operation Bagration and German Army Operation Doppelkopf The car was rumbling over the bumpy dusts roads,…
Sorry to Inform You, But Not All C-47s Can Fly to Normandy
The Dakota Hunter tell us why…. We tried hard but the budget is too tight for the work still to be done, ha. Over the…
Alex Kershaw’s Latest Book, ‘The First Wave’ Available Today
What was it like to land on D-Day in the deadliest place? Over many years, I’ve read a fair few accounts of the hell that…
Jewish Avengers Post WWII: Planning Vengeance
Many Jews who survived the Holocaust went to the “Holy Land” (Israel and Palestine) to start a new life after the war. However, there were…