8 most wanted Nazi criminals still at large
Each year since 2001, Efraim Zuroff of the Simon Wiesenthal Center produces an Annual Status Report on the Worldwide Investigation and Prosecution of Nazi war…
20 images of Lancaster bombers – seen these?
One of the most iconic planes of the Second World War, the Avro Lancaster. Britains premier four-engined heavy bomber of which over 7,000 were built.…
Fall of Berlin & Red Army’s atrocities
For many in Europe the WWII had ended with the death of the ‘Fuhrer’ and subsequent surrender of German troops. But for those living in…
The only man shot by a DEAD German dies
Raymond Rayner, a World War Two veteran, who was shot by a German who had already died, has himself died at the age of 95.…
The Battle of Midway: A Victory of the Intelligence Services
Military history is dealing mostly with the causes which led to the victory of one of the combatants and not the other, the preconditions that…
Excavation at Waterloo Battlefield unearths Muskets from first shots fired in the Battle
An archeological excavation looking into the battlefield of waterloo has discovered some used ‘Muskets’ that are believed to be from the very first shots fired…
REVIEW: The Hood Battalion, Royal Navy Division
This is, as the title says, a history of the Hood Battalion of the Royal Naval Division and the book is in its third run. …
Massive Jagdtigers surrender at Iserlohn, Germany, 16 April 1945 (WATCH)
The Herman Jagtiger tank destroyer was the heaviest armored vehicle produced during World War II. It weighed 72 tons and had a 128 mm gun.…
May 9th Celebrations in St Petersburg – War History Online was there!
Our very own David Webb, was in St Petersburg on May 9th to witness the Russian celebration of VE Day. We have prepared a photoblog with…
6 assassination attempts on Hitler
While Adolf Hitler garnered much approval in his early days of leadership, many Germans soon began to see the folly of keeping such a man…
Battlefield finds of the SS-Nord Division
The SS Division “Nord” was a German army unit of the Waffen-SS. It was formed as SS-Kampfgruppe “Nord” in February 1941 in Norway but it…
Wargaming are sponsoring the Tankfest!
World of Tanks Presents Tankfest The Sherman tanks from “Fury” plus many other iconic vehicles roll in to Bovington Wargaming is proud to announce they will be sponsoring…