Bet You Didn’t Know…[Little Known Curious Facts about WWII]
Bet you didn’t know… Here’s a list of little known curious facts about the Second World War. Why not read and find out how much…
Daring RAF pilot who dropped the Flag of France on occupied Paris
Images Used (From Left): (1) Alfred ‘Ken’ Gatward, the daring RAF pilot (2) Air Chief Marshal Sir Philip Joubert de la Ferté who devised…
Medals of WWII Dambusters Hero Richard Trevor-Roper Set to Go Under the Gavel for £60k
The medals of Dambusters hero Richard Trevor-Roper are set to go under the gavel this coming March after his family found them stored inside a…
WWII Commando Unit Devil’s Brigade Awarded Congressional Gold Medal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ls4CsWgLEGU The US Congress awarded the Congressional Gold Medal – the highest civilian award – to the surviving members of the WWII commando unit Devil’s…
Ten Disturbing War History Urban Legends
There’s a grain of truth in every urban legend and with that said, here are ten disturbing urban legends that rose up throughout the history…
WWII Stories: The Nazis’ Dolls
Accordingly, German dictator Adolf Hitler allowed the making of sex dolls for his massive Nazi army during the Second World War to combat syphilis [he…
6 Great Guns in the History of US Army
Images Used (Clockwise from top Left): (1) A Beretta M9 (2) US Marines on board the USS Blue Ridge and training with Beretta M9 pistols…
Crafty Gadgets and Famous Spies of WWII
James Bond truly isn’t the only legendary spy out there. The Imperial War Museum of London proudly displays the gadgets used by famous spies during…
German Pensioner, 93, Under Investigation Over Claims of Being a Belsen SS Guard in WWII
A 93-year-old female German pensioner is under investigation over claims that she worked as a SS guard in the notorious Nazi camps Bergen-Belsen and Gross-Rosen during…
World War Two B-29 pilot tells his story to US Marines
A 92 year old World War Two B-29 pilot has visited US Marines at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego to tell them his story and…
5 Deadliest American Weapons of War from WWII
Images Used (Clockwise from top left): (1) Japanese aircraft pilot Kiyoshi Ogawa who died at the age of 22 year old when his aircraft…
‘Army of occupation’ Army veteran shares story of service in the Pacific during WWII
By Jeremy P. Ämick Growing up on a farm in Taos, Mo., Norbert Bernskoetter rarely traveled any farther from home than an occasional trip to…