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…
CABLES SHOW CONFUSED PICTURE OF ATHENIA TORPEDOING – By Tom Sanger
Early Monday morning, Sept. 4, 1939, the American ambassador to Great Britain, Joseph P. Kennedy, was awakened by an assistant with the news that a…
Adolf Hitler Planned To Destroy The Manhattan Skyscrapers During WWII – Years Before Osama Bin Laden
The Fuhrer not just wish for world domination. He was specifically obsessed with the vision of the destruction of America’s city, New York. Adolf Hitler…
The Molotov Line in Pictures: Introduction – By Piotr Tymiński
Why the Molotov Line? Is it because it’s the longest fortification line in Europe? Nah, years ago I haven’t had a clue about it… I…
Two Tigers By Tom Marshall
Photos of a father and son, taken 30 years apart. Arthur James Langran served with the Leicestershire Regiment during the First World War and his…
At Sea In a Lifeboat – After the Sinking of the SS Athenia – By Tom Sanger
Survivors in one of Athenia ’s lifeboats alongside City of Flint Few passengers on a cruise ship nowadays ever give much thought to escaping the ship…
ON THIS DAY! Paris Liberated By The Free French Forces, August 25th 1944
Image Courtesy of Wikipedia After the Allied Forces landed in Normandy and finally penetrated the German lines, the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces, American General Dwight…
When Warning Was Required – The SS Athenia Sunk 8 Hours Into WWII – By Tom Sanger
A little more than eight hours after England and Germany declared war on Sept. 3, 1939, a German submarine attacked and sank the British passenger…
Nazi Goebbels’ Billionaire Descendants
It has been revealed that the descendants of the one of the most trusted associate of Adolf Hitler, Josef Goebbels are living the ‘Royal’ lives…
The Winter War – When the Finns Humiliated the Russians
November 30th, 1939, following the alleged shelling of Russian troops by Finnish soldiers, the Soviet Union launched an invasion on Finland. The Finnish army of…
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Winston Churchill
WW2 British PM Winston Churchill is, arguably, one of the most respected leaders of the 20th century [which is a feat considering all the political…