Raoul Wallenberg-the man who rescued thousands of Jews during WWII but died in Russian Captivity
Raoul Wallenberg rescued thousands of Hungarian Jews from deportation to Nazi extermination camps. Perhaps the most interesting thing is that he was only 32 years…
Operation Eagle Claw – Trying to free the Iranian Hostages
Operation Eagle Claw is often described as one of the most embarrassing and worst planned missions that the United States has ever attempted. The mission ended…
Top 9 Facts about World War 1
The top 9 facts about WWI, how did it start, what was the impact on women, facial masks and a lot more! 1 How the…
4 of the Greatest Hoaxes of World War II
Achieving one’s goals in the most important thing in war and all means have been used to do so during WWII. Trickery, planned hoaxes, deceit,…
Oskar Schindler-The German who saved 1200 of Jews from the Holocaust
Oskar Schindler is man who saved the lives of 1200 Jews during World War II. Instead of having the Nazi`s take them to concentration camps, Oskar…
Operations Manna and Chowhound – Supplying the starving Dutch with food dropped from bombers
A B-17 dropping food over The Netherlands, image courtesy of armyairforces.com In April 1945, over 3.5 million Dutch citizens in the western part of The Netherlands…
5 Soldiers who fought on even when the war was over or when the odds were against them
War is all about standing up for what you believe in, even if it eventually leads to your death. A real soldier fights till the…
The captured OSS agent who convinced an entire German Army to surrender!
Frederick Mayer was born in Baden Germany, in a Jewish family. He worked in Germany for a while after finishing High School education, working as…