Fresh Start for Dachau: Moving On from Its Shameful Nazi Past
Shame from its Nazi past been Dachau’s tail for years. The town, with its 45,000 population, is nothing short of a neat Bavarian town complete…
‘Slumdog Millionaire’ and ‘127 Hours’ Team To Make WWII Miniseries about the Heroes of Telemark!
The team who made Oscar-winning ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ and ‘127 Hours’ are bent on making their first TV project – a World War II miniseries set…
Missing WWII Pilot Receives Full Military Honors
The remains of missing World War II airman has finally been identified. He was buried in Utah September of this year with a sole surviving…
To-be-Auctioned Rare WWII German Coding Machine ‘Enigma’ Awakens Memories of WWII ‘Intelligence’ Battle
British auction house, Bonhams, is putting up a rare German code machine used by the Nazis for coding their military messages during the Second World…
The Crash of the only flyable Lockheed P-38 Lightning in Europe – July 15 1996
The only Lockheed P-38 Lightning that was flyable in Europe was completely destroyed when it crashed at Duxford Airfield near Cambridge, England. The crash occurred…
Nazis tried to make truce with Britain in 1941; In exchange, they wanted an unobstructed attack on USSR
The Nazis tried to trade peace with Britain. In return, they want to attack the USSR without any intervention from the Allies in 1941. This…
History of Tanks: ISU-152
During World War II, the Soviets developed a massive mobile gun to defend against the German tanks. It was based on the KV-1S tank and…
WWI’s Battle of the Somme: JRR Tolkien’s Unlikely Inspiration for His ‘Middle Earth’
The Telegraph reports: JRR Tolkien or John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, the Father of Modern Fantasy Literature, is well-known for his fantasy work “Middle Earth”…
Lithuania Remembers 70th Year of Vilnius Jews Carnage
Pre-World War II Vilnius, Lithuania’s capital city, was known as the “Jerusalem of the North” and Jews living in the area had enjoyed the freedom…
Singapore Ceremony Commemorates 70th Anniversary of Operation Jaywick
Recently, a ceremony has been held in Singapore to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Operation Jaywick, which is regarded as one of the most successful…