WWII | War History

Antis: The Dog That Became a WWII Hero

Antis’ story is one courageous tale of how a dog’s bravery and loyalty made him a WWII hero.  Enemy fire tore into the engines of…

1500 Nazi plundered artworks worth about € 1bn found in a Munich Flat

Photo story (Clockwise from top left): (1) Hitler’s art dealer, Hildebrand Gurlitt confiscated & amassed over 1500 Nazi plundered artworks and ordered to destroy them…

Stanislaw Maczek, 102, General of Polish Armoured Division in WWII

General, Stanislaw Maczek of polish was a combat commander during the world war two died at his home in Edinburgh, at the age of 102.…

The Solitary Mountains that Saw Bonaparte’s Rise and the Axis Powers’ Fall

Riley Arthur, a National Geographic grantee, traveled to Slovenia to do a documentation on the Erased, about 200,000 non-ethnic Slovenian residents who were not automatically…

Heroine of Dunkirk is Being Restored to Her Former Glory

The Medway Queen was originally built as a recreational vessel in 1924. The vessel was used to take vacationers on trips around Kent for 15…

WWII style sky jump class drew participants from all over the world

Photo story (Clockwise from top left): (1) British paratroopers ready for sky jump inside a Douglas C-47 Skytrain transport aircraft on 17th September 1944 (2)…

In Memory of WWII Counterintelligence Officer and War Hero Earl S. Browning (1917-2013)

Retired Army Colonel Earl S. Browning, a WWII Counterintelligence Officer known for his many remarkable war exploits, passed away last October 23 at the old…

Bloodshed on the Set of Fury – Stuntman stabbed by Bayonet!

Things on the set of 2014 WWII era film, Fury, has seen its own bloodshed. A 35 year old stuntman was filming a battle scene…

Dorset’s Tyneham, Left Frozen in WWII Time

Heziel Pitogo

  Going to Tyneham, a small village in Dorset is like a trip back in time.  Seven decades ago, one fateful month in 1943, Tyneham’s…

Through Two Wars, a Bible Returns Home to be Used for a Memorial Service

A military bible that has seen two wars, finally makes it back home in time for a memorial for the wife of its original owner.…

Gestapo chief who played a major role in the Holocaust was buried in the Jewish grave, claims historian.

  Heinrich Mueller, also known as Gestapo Mueller to distinguish him from another general who they shared the same name, was the chief of Gestapo.…

The chilling abadoned hospital that nursed Hitler back to health after he was shot in a battle.

  Beelitz-Heilstatten in Brandenburg, Germany was a location of large complex hospital consisting of about 60 buildings which was designed by Heino Schimieden in 1898…