81 Years Since the Winter War – Memories Are Still Alive
On the 30th of November 1939 Soviet troops attacked Finland in order to seize the areas which according to the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact belonged to the…
Divers Discover WWII “earthquake” Bomb in Shipping Channel
One of Poland’s busiest shipping channels just happens to be the location of one of the largest unexploded WWII bombs ever found in the country.…
‘Hogan’s Heroes’ Makes A Comeback Nearly Five Decades After It Went Off The Air
The original Emmy Award-winning Hogan’s Heroes was a sitcom set in a WWII prisoner of war camp, its successor, however, focuses on the descendants of…
Gal Gadot to Play Polish Heroine ‘Irena Sendler’ in Holocaust Drama
Gal Gadot, the Israeli born star of 2017’s Wonder Woman movie has confirmed that she will produce and star in a new film version of…
R/V Petrel Discovers Sunken Japanese Fleet Carrier Kaga
Seattle, WA, Oct. 18, 2019 – During extensive underwater surveying of the Battle of Midway site, the Research Vessel (R/V) Petrel, owned and operated by Vulcan…
93-Year-Old Former SS Guard Goes on Trial in Germany
Bruno Dey appeared in German youth court as he is accused of being an accessory to over 5,000 murders during World War II while serving…
The Liberation of Belgium Celebrating the 75th Anniversary
September 2019, people all over Belgium are celebrating the 75th anniversary of its liberation from Nazi Germany during the Second World War. 75 years ago,…
B-17 Memorial Park Is Reminder of Crew That Died in Tragic Crash in 1944
On March 12, 1943, nine crew members of a B-17 Flying Fortress flew over Grant County, Arkansas, on their way to Florida from Kansas. It…
Dozens of Graves Vandalized at War Cemetery in Israel
Someone vandalized over forty tombstones in the Haifa War Cemetery in Haifa, Israel. The damage was discovered last Friday. Some of the gravestones were knocked…
NTSB Releases Preliminary Report on B17 Crash
On October 2, 2019, at 0953 eastern daylight time, a Boeing B-17G, N93012, owned and operated by the Collings Foundation, was destroyed during a precautionary…
Up, Up and Away For Secret Spitfires Memorial – Fundraising Campaign
FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN FOR TRIBUTE TO SALISBURY’S SECRET WARTIME CONTRIBUTION TAKES OFF Full-size Spitfire replica to be erected almost 30ft high at Salisbury RFC following unanimous…
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…