Internet Blooper: Google Maps revives Adolf Hitler Platz in Berlin
Google Maps, the online mapping service powered by Google, has mislabeled a square in central Berlin reverting its present name into its WWII name. The…
West Flanders Prepares For First World War Centenary
A big rise in the number of tourists is expected in 2014, to mark 100 years since the outbreak of the First World War. Maria…
The Independent – a Very Odd Tank!
The Tank Museum reports: The Independent is unique, no others of the type were built and it was only ever regarded as an experimental machine. …
Mysterious markings on Japanese kamikaze flying bomb
The Ohka 2 plane was put on display about 30 years ago, at the Fleet Air Arm Museum in Yeovil after in was captured in…
Belfast Telegraph Calling On Its Readers Who Helped Buy 17 Spitfires During WWII
A small society is now desperately trying to bring back home the spirit of these planes. The Ulster Aviation Society needs financial support to buy…
Estonia Allowed Nazi Veteran to Have Full Burial with Honors
Talinn, Estonia – The Estonian government has given Harald Nugiseks, a decorated Nazi veteran who prominently fought against the Soviets during WWII, full burial with honors…
Movie Review: THE RAILWAY MAN by Mark Barnes
THE RAILWAY MAN Directed by Jonathan Teplitzky. 116 mins. On general release. Review by Mark Barnes for War History Online The story of Eric Lomax…
WWII Vet’s Dog Tag Found After 70 Years!
WWII – Allied soldier Alfred T. Cabral was wounded while fighting in France’s Alsace-Lorraine region and lost his dog tag along the way. It was found…
Alfred Hitchcock’s Off-track Holocaust Documentary on TV Next Year
Imperial War Museum has restored Alfred Hitchcock’s off-track Holocaust documentary, The Memory of the Camps, and will put it in show on TV by next year. Behind The…
Seller of Mein Kampf being investigated for hate crimes
The NL Times reports: Michiel van Eyck is an Amsterdam gallery owner who sells copies of Mein Kamp. He announced on January 8, 2014 that…
The only nuclear & chemical weapons factory that wasn’t discovered by the Germans
Workers at the factory used to manufacture mustard gas and while trying to find ways of developing uranium. By November 1942, they were making 40,000…
Vietnam Helicopter Pilot Baptized By Fire
During his first night as a helicopter pilot in Vietnam, Neyman had quite a big shock. He was sleeping on the top bunk when he…