Germans | War History

A WWII Paratrooper from the ‘Battle of Arnhem’ dies at the age of 90

A World War II paratrooper who took part in the Battle of Arnhem has recently died. He was 90. Philip Letchford was among those paratroopers…

‘High Hitler’ – a drug history of the ‘Fuehrer’

There is something strange and eerie about the way Adolf Hitler carried himself; everything about him was mysterious and odd. Now, recently discovered historic documents…

Scars of WWII – Czech Republic determined to rid the country of the Nazis’ mess

It is said that wars leave permanent scars on the face of history. This becomes even more evident in the case of a world war,…

Classified Nazi reports reveal Hitler’s bombing of German people

Nazi reports

A classified operation undertaken by the Nazis during World War Two has been uncovered by secret reports which have only now come to light. The…

Secret Nazi files reveal V-2 rocket tests on German people

Nazi reports

Secret Nazi records reveal how Hitler tested the V-2 rocket on his own German people. The secret records were filed as highly classified SS documents and…

DEATH OF THE LEAPING HORSEMEN – Review by Chris Buckham

LEAPING HORSEMEN

The surrender of the German 6th Army following the battle of Stalingrad marked not only the end of the myth of German invincibility but also…

Spokane woman to be honored for role in World War Two Dutch resistance

A woman from Spokane, Washington State, is being honored for her role as a member of the Dutch resistance during World War Two. Today, Carla…

Chicago D-Day veteran receives French Legion of Honor

Legion of Honor

A World War Two veteran who took part in the D-Day landings has been honored by the French government with the Legion of Honor at…

US World War Two internment and prisoner exchanges revealed

When the US entered World War Two after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941, the US responded in many ways and one was the…

The Great Retreat of World War One remembered

During World War One, the retreat from Mons, also known as the Great Retreat, was the Allies’ retreat to the River Marne, at the end…

Battle of the Bulge remembered by US veteran

Battle of the Bulge

The Battle of the Bulge has become one of the most well-known battles of World War Two, since it was the Germans’ final attempt at…

German film-makers document the Germans who fought back against Hitler

On the 70th anniversary of World War Two, German film-makers commemorate and tell the real stories of those Germans who tried to fight back against…