Australia’s WWII Lend Lease program
On 10 January 1941, Draft H.R. 1776 – the “Lend Lease Bill” was presented to the United States Congress. Under the proposed act, the President…
Killing Heydrich, the Butcher of Prague
It all began on September 30, 1938 when the Munich Agreement was signed. With this agreement, England and France gave the Nazi dictator, Adolf Hitler…
Did You Know The Nazi’s Killed 16,000 People By Guillotine?
When you think of a guillotine, your mind usually pictures a medieval setting with a castle, a crowd of peasants and villagers ready for a…
Soviet Maps of the Cold War
For decades two super powers of the world locked their horns in a seemingly idiotic and potentially catastrophic tussle, and kept the civilized world on…
German Blitzkrieg At The Start of World War Two
[Via] While most of the world commemorates 70 years since the end of World War Two this year, the war began back in the beginning…
Tokyo Rose – The Traitor From Tokyo – Convicted AND Pardoned
Who is Tokyo Rose? Was she just an engrossing DJ working from a radio booth or was she a dangerous propagandist who undermined the morale…
New biography tells real life Great Escape character
The World War Two veteran who was played by Steve McQueen in Hollywood movie, The Great Escape, is the subject of a new biography. William…
WWII Veteran and a Beloved Community Worker Dies at 99
A decorated veteran of the Second World War, who took part in D-Day invasion and a number of battles in North African, has passed away…
In commemoration of Flight Lt. James Brindley Nicholson and ‘The Few’, Britain’s Typhoon gains the 1940 Colours
[Via] “Bravery is its own reward” echoing through the air at supersonic speeds, as the Royal Air Force colors its Typhoon Fighter Jet with the…
Monte Cassino – A Monument To German Bravery
On the 15th February, 1944, 1400 tons of high explosives were dropped by the Allied forces advancing upon Rome, on the Benedictine monastery of Monte…
Re-Educating The Hitler Youth (What To Do With The German Boy Soldiers?) – From Yank Magazine, 1945
From Yank Magazine, 1945 Captured Wehrmacht GIs between the ages of 12 and 17 get special indoctrination in democracy at this PW school sparked by…
10 Uncommon WWII Facts
In honor of the Second World War, here are 10 uncommon WWII facts to take to heart. Some are simply brow-raising they do not merit even…