Augusta Chiwy, The Hero Nurse From Band of Brothers, Dies Aged 94
Augusta Chiwy, a World War Two Belgian veteran nurse who saved the lives of numerous US Soldiers in Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge in…
The Female Reporter Who Told The World: 1,000 tanks massed on Polish border, Ten divisions reported ready for swift stroke
On the 10th of October, 2015, Clare Hollingworth went to the Foreign Correspondents Club in Hong Kong. An honored member, Clare has visited the club…
An Oklahoma 101st Airborne Airborne Veteran Remembers Bastogne
Veteran James Ahrend was a combat engineer with the 101st Airborne Division. Several years ago he went to Washington, D.C. to see the National World…
Scottish Pilot’s Missing Body Might Still Be In Lancaster Wreck In The Netherlands
On the night of the 12th of June in 1943, 503 aircraft from RAF bomber Command carried out a raid on the German city of…
Waffen SS Tank Commander Michael Wittmanns Gravestone Stolen
The gravestone of a Nazi tank commander has been stolen from a war cemetery in France. SS commander Michael Wittmann was buried in the La…
Art Schaefer – Served As A Navigator On A B-17 Bomber
Art Schaefer, now 93, attended the University of Arizona with the intention of going into the mining industry, but fate took a hand and changed…
Could the Nazis have conquered the United States?
Considering some of the different outcomes that could have happened during World War Two, historians and researchers have looked closely at how and what would…
The Carrier Pigeons – Unsung Heroes of the Second World War
The communication and information transfer has always been a vital part of empires throughout human history. The accuracy and reliability of Ravens as portrayed in…
The Battle for Texel – The Last European Battle of World War Two
Texel, a small West Friesian Island off the coast of the Netherlands, was occupied by the Nazis during World War Two, but didn’t see action…
Battle of Verdun Remembered Nearly 100 years After It Started
During World War One, the Battle of Verdun took more than 300,000 lives over 300 days. The area in the French forest where the battle…
Name and Date Found On Soviet World War Two Plane Found Earlier On Bottom of River
The remains of a wrecked Soviet World War Two plane have been located and are being recovered from a river in Poland. The plane has been…
First UK SAS Soldier To Land In France On D-Day Has Died
The first UK soldier to put his feet on French soil during the D-Day landings has died at the age of 95. Lieutenant Norman Poole…