Hitler’s Birth Home May be Demolished
Adolf Hitler was born in a town called Braunau am Inn in Austria near the German border. The Austrian government is now seeking to demolish…
Jim Symes, Decorated World War II Veteran, Dies at 96
Major Jim Symes, a two-time Military Cross recipient, passed away at the age of 96. He received the first of the two honors for an…
Former World War II Tank Commander Went on to Become a Race Car Driver
David Render was a tank commander in World War II who fought at Gold Beach during the Normandy invasion in 1944. Although tank commanders averaged…
This Family Survived Being Torpedoed By A German Submarine in World War II
Ray Downs was sailing with his family on the freighter Heredia on May 19th, 1942. He was eight years old at the time, and they…
92-year-old 101st Airborne Veteran Finally Receives Purple Heart
Over 70 years after fighting in the Battle of the Bulge, 92-year-old Russell Rodgers of Gardnerville, in northern Nevada, was awarded the Purple Heart. He…
Missing Soldiers, Mistakenly Buried With The Enemy, Identified and Returned Home
Pfc. Lawrence S. Gordon was killed during World War II. His remains were mistakenly turned over by the U.S. military to the Germans and buried…
Remembering The Slaughterhouse That Was Verdun In The First World War
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande met in Verdun, the site of a 300-day WWI battle that failed to produce a victor.…
The Messenger Dog Who Saved Countless Lives At The Battle of Verdun
A courageous World War I war dog was widely hailed a hero, after battling bravely through no man’s land to deliver a life-saving message to…
An Old Gift From the Grateful Dutch Now Needs Restoration and Saving
Almost 60 years ago the people of the Netherlands gave the United States with a gift – the bronze bells of the Netherlands Carillon, which have…
Locating the Graves of Channel Islands WWII Resistance Heroes 70 Years on
They were arrested by Hitler’s men in the German occupied Channel Islands just a few months after their daughters were born. These men lived on…
Polish Government at Odds With International Academics Over WWII Museum
A Polish World War II museum is the subject of a political battle between Poland’s ruling Law and Justice party and international academics. Norman Davies,…
Belief that Stalin was ‘not so bad’ has taken root in Russia
The 9th of May was the date that celebrations were held all over Russia commemorating the defeat of the Germans by Russian forces in World War…