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George Clooney’s “Monuments Men” Expected in Berlin Film Fest

Heziel Pitogo

Recently, Germany and the world witnessed the news about a treasure trove of priceless artworks stashed away in a dingy Munich flat hidden among piles…

Hundreds attended funeral of a British WWII veteran who died alone

Photo story (Clockwise from top left): (1) Harold Jellicoe Percival, the WWII veteran who died alone (2) Mohne Dam breached during Operation Chastise and pictured…

Son posts father’s World War II diary online

Steve Khalif

Veteran Charles F. wrote a diary during the second world war which is now being published by his son. He served in North Africa and…

Rommel and Montgomery: The Fathers Fight, the Sons Make Peace

Bernard Montgomery was one of the British top Generals during WWII — commander of the Eight Army known as the Desert Rats. Erwin Rommel was…

THE BOYS OF SHAKESPEARE’S SCHOOL IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR – Review by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes

THE BOYS OF SHAKESPEARE’S SCHOOL IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR By Richard Pearson Published by Pen & Sword Military ISBN: 978 1 78159 152 9…

New York: Former Nazi Death Camp Guard Jakiw Palij, 91, ‘used to Jewish Protestors’

Steve Khalif

Jakiw Palij, 91, is a former Nazi concentration camp guard who was recruited by the German Army when Nazi occupied Poland. He has been a…

D-DAY TO BERLIN – The Long March to Victory. Review by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes

D-DAY TO BERLIN The Long March to Victory By David Edwards Published by Haynes ISBN: 9780857332103 Review by Mark Barnes for War History Online Christmas…

Major Dicky Day dies at 91 years old. Bore witness to one of the worst disasters of the 1942 Burma Campaign

Major “Dicky” Day bore witness to one of the worst disasters of the 1942 Burma Campaign. He saw the Sittang River Bridge be blown up…

WWII surveillance images of Gold beach sold for over £3,000 at auction

Photo story (Clockwise from top left): (1) Sophisticated technology was used by spitfire pilots to plot images of Gold beach; Mont Fleury was one of…

Members of the SAS Honor the Dead with Their Own Traditions

In the Vosges Mountains in eastern France, sits a memorial that reads “Stele SAS” or SAS Memorial. The memorial is secluded from the rest of…

WWII-centric Movie, The Book Thief, Hit Theaters

“The Book Thief” is a movie that takes place in a fictional German town at the height of World War II and it focuses on…

Mini Sub Raid Against German Battleship Tirpitz

The German Battleship Tirpitz, launched in 1941, was thought to be unsinkable it was dubbed The Beast after ten attempts made by the British and Russian forces against it…