Divers explore World War II HMS Olympus wreck
HMS Olympus is an Odin-class British submarine built in the 1920s and sunk in 1942 by an enemy mine. It is now being explored by…
Undetonated World War II bomb found in Potsdam
Up to 10,000 people were evacuated from central Potsdam, Germany this week after construction workers came across an undetonated World War II bomb. The bomb…
New Budapest memorial reveals Neo-Nazi concerns for Hungary
Budapest, Hungary’s capital, recently unveiled a new statue to commemorate and remember the victims of World War Two. The statue is a stone Archangel Gabriel,…
Malmedy Massacre remembered by Pennsylvania World War Two veteran
On the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, Harold Billow of Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, remembers his experience of the Malmedy Massacre, part of…
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…
George Patton – 31 images you MAY not have seen before?!
George Smith Patton Jr was born on the 11th November, 1885, into a family with a long record of military service. He saw action in…
The B-17 Alliance moves a historic Milwaukie B-17 bomber to Salem for restoration
In early December, a historic B-17 bomber housed in Milwaukie was moved to Salem for restoration and repairs by the B-17 Alliance. The B-17…
‘THE LAST POST’ Phil Hodges pays a memorable visit to Ypres
The Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate in Ypres goes together with the town like strawberries and cream at Wimbledon. It’s as ingrained into…
75 years on and New Zealand honours its HMS Achilles veterans
At the very beginning of World War II, New Zealand became the first Allied naval force to attack the German Navy head on. Today, the…
CWHM Lancaster bomber’s borrowed engine returns to U.K.
Two functioning Canadian bombers including the Hamilton Lancaster spent six weeks over the summer on a tour of the UK. During the tour, one…
Irish RAF pilot and hero dies aged 98
Irish RAF pilot and hero, Terry Bulloch, known for sinking more Nazi submarines than any other pilot during World War Two has died aged 98.…