More Than Baseball – St. Louis Cardinal Stan Musial spent 1945 baseball season in the U.S. Navy
The “crack” of Stan Musial’s bat produced a staggering 3,630 career hits, ranking him first in the National League when he retired from baseball in…
Two British Phantoms to Be Restored
The British Phantom Aviation Group (BPAG) has announced plans to restore two Phantoms fighter planes in the United Kingdom. The first is F-4J (UK) ZE360.…
New Memorial Dedicated to Vietnam War Dogs and Their Handlers
Motts Military Museum in Groveport, Ohio (a suburb of Columbus, Ohio), dedicated the new Vietnam War Dog Team Memorial. It consists of three black granite…
Two Polish Soldiers Killed By WWII Bomb
Two Polish soldiers were killed when a WWII bomb detonated while they were disarming it. Four other soldiers were injured in the blast and were…
The Follow-Up to ‘Band of Brothers’ is Coming
Apple has been growing their empire by moving into the entertainment world. Their latest move is opening their own production studio. The first project announced…
Archaeologists Uncover Remains of 110 Soldiers & Artifacts From WWI Battlefield
Over 80 soldiers killed during WW1 received burials with full military honors Thursday 1oth October. Their remains were discovered in an archaeological dig that one…
The Tour de France & Two World Wars: Revenge, Blackmail & Third Reich Ties
I recently stumbled across an article discussing the 1914 Tour de France. Intrigued by the prospect of a wartime Tour de France, I started to…
US POW Descendants, Polish Historians to Create Museum at the Site of the Former Barracks of US POWs
Szubin, Poland. September 24, 2019. The Polish-American Foundation for the Commemoration of POW Camps in Szubin will illuminate the experiences of the thousands of Allied prisoners-of-war who…
Entering the Flak Barrage
The German Flak (aka Ground Anti-Aircraft) guns were most effective weapons, with the legendary Flak 88 mm as the standard version (which was also a…
Medal of Honor Series Returning – But With a Twist
The Medal of Honor franchise is to release a new iteration of its popular WWII shooter game via EA. The original game was released way…
Germany Still Pays UK & Belgian Pensions to Collaborators
Though it has been nearly 75 since World War II ended, Germany is still paying the monthly pensions of people who collaborated with the Nazi…
A D-Day Hero, LST 325 Is Moving to a New Home
The US Navy utilized “Landing Ship, Tanks,” or LSTs throughout World War II in order to land troops, vehicles and supplies on beaches. The large,…