Family vs. Historian: the U-33 Controversy
The Greenock Telegraph reported on January 21, 2014 the story of the relatives of a U-Boat gunner direct their anger toward an Inverclyde historian’s dismissal…
Scottish Twins Died On the Same Day at Anzio During WWII
The Herald Scotland reported on January 21, 2014 the story of two Scottish twins who perished during the Second World War on the same day.…
B-17 Bomber Wing Panel as a Memorial to Forgotten WWII Vets
Mobile, Alabama – In a recent ceremony, retired Major George Cramer, part of the 384th Bombardment Group and flew 25 missions during WWII, added his…
Wartime Claim To Fame Divides the 2 Italian Towns of Nettuno and Anzio
The American Third Infantry Division landed in Nettuno in Jan. 22, 1944, while other British and American troops headed for the nearby beaches in Anzio.…
Bermuda Was As Important to the Atlantic as Pearl Harbor Was To The Pacific
On January 25, 2014, the Royal Gazette brings the story of Luftwaffe. September 10, 1942, the US Army Air Corps Administration Building at Fort Bell…
Volunteer Body Hunters in Search of Russia’s WWII fallen
Russia’s volunteer body hunters — individuals who are willing to devout their time and effort to scouring previous WWII battlefields to look for the remains…
Heinrich Himmler’s Love Letters to Wife Bared after 7 Decades
SS commander Heinrich Himmler’s love letters addressed to his wife were revealed by Germany’s Die Welt newspaper for the first time Sunday. The collection let…
Libya: Italian War Cemetery in Tripoli Attacked, Guard Killed
Renewed attacks on the Italian War Cemetery in Tripoli, Libya last January 19 resulted to a casualty – that of the life of the cemetery’s…
Germany: Calendars Feature WWII Luftwaffe Head’s Cottage, Government Orders Recall
A Germany state government orders the halt and distribution of thousands of calendars after finding out that the charming cottage on the cover photo belonged…
Hungary: Jewish Leaders Charge Government of Belittling the Holocaust
Hungarian Jewish leaders demanded the resignation of one of Hungarian government’s key appointees last January 19; this certain person had compared the arrest and deportation of…
Europeans Who Lived Through WWII At Higher Risk Of Physical, Psychiatric Complications
Stated in Dr. Joachim K. Winter’s new study, are the possible physical, psychiatric and social complications one should be aware of and it also brings…
Top Ten Most Destructive Bombing Campaigns in WWII
WWII (1939-1945) saw various atrocious developments when it came to warfare set in a backdrop of mass destruction of humans due to their ethnicity, religious beliefs…