WWII | War History

Bank Almost Banned Winston Churchill in New 5-Pound Note for Fear of Upsetting the Germans, Japanese

Bosses of the Bank of England almost outed former Prime Minister Winston Churchill from the new 5-pound note as they were worried his records during…

US Govt. shutdown effects stretch across the Atlantic- Tourists enraged at US D-Day Cemetery site in Normandy

Photo story:  (Clockwise from top left) (1) American troops wade ashore on Omaha Beach, Normandy, France (2) Ships protected by barrage balloons landing supplies at…

Campaign launched by local German activists to stop historic Nazi bunker turned into flats and houses

Photo story:  (Clockwise from top) (1) Lousberg Bunker walls riddled with bullet and shell marks of WWII, (2) Lousberg Bunker to be demolished to make…

War criminal Nazi SS captain Erich Priebke dies at 100

Photo story:  (Clockwise from top left) (1) Erich Priebke in Rome military court for a hearing on 19th July, 1996, (2) Priebke, Nazi SS police…

The Goalkeeper of Auschwitz Returns to Nazi Death Camp to Bury the Past

Robert Manto

An Auschwitz Nazi death camp survivor, who played as a goalkeeper for the Welsh team in the Nazi death camp’s football league, returned to the…

Fresh Start for Dachau: Moving On from Its Shameful Nazi Past

Shame from its Nazi past been Dachau’s tail for years. The town, with its 45,000 population, is nothing short of a neat Bavarian town complete…

‘Slumdog Millionaire’ and ‘127 Hours’ Team To Make WWII Miniseries about the Heroes of Telemark!

Heziel Pitogo

The team who made Oscar-winning ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ and ‘127 Hours’ are bent on making their first TV project – a World War II miniseries set…

Missing WWII Pilot Receives Full Military Honors

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The remains of missing World War II airman has finally been identified. He was buried in Utah September of this year with a sole surviving…

To-be-Auctioned Rare WWII German Coding Machine ‘Enigma’ Awakens Memories of WWII ‘Intelligence’ Battle

British auction house, Bonhams, is putting up a rare German code machine used by the Nazis for coding their military messages during the Second World…

Nazis tried to make truce with Britain in 1941; In exchange, they wanted an unobstructed attack on USSR

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The Nazis tried to trade peace with Britain. In return, they want to attack the USSR without any intervention from the Allies in 1941. This…

Lithuania Remembers 70th Year of Vilnius Jews Carnage

Pre-World War II Vilnius, Lithuania’s capital city, was known as the “Jerusalem of the North” and Jews living in the area had enjoyed the freedom…

Singapore Ceremony Commemorates 70th Anniversary of Operation Jaywick

Robert Manto

Recently, a ceremony has been held in Singapore to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Operation Jaywick, which is regarded as one of the most successful…