WWII Stories: Fate of the Guernsey Man Who Punched German Soldier Finally Discovered . . . After 70 Years
The fate of Guernsey man Sidney Ashcroft was finally discovered 70 years after he got deported from his then Nazi-occupied home island for punching a…
WWII Stories: Fate of the Guernsey Man Who Punched German Soldier Finally Discovered . . . After 70 Years
The fate of Guernsey man Sidney Ashcroft was finally discovered 70 years after he got deported from his then Nazi-occupied home island for punching a…
Pearl Harbor: 16 Days To Die – Three Sailors trapped in the USS West Virginia
In the aftermath of the attacks on Pearl Harbour during World War Two stories emerged of sailors who were trapped in the sunken battleships, some…
Julius Erasmus, Hürtgenwald’s Grave Digger – He Buried 1569 Soldiers, Alone!
Julius Erasmus lost everything in the Second World War but that did not stop him from doing what others neglected to do after the conflict…
Remembering Hiroo Onoda: Japanese Soldier who Fought WWII for 29 Years After It Ended!
Hiroo Onoda was a Japanese soldier a brave and an amazing survivor. However, he was surviving and fighting for a war that has long since…
WWII Amazing Stories: How a Handgun Shot Down a Fighter Plane!
How could a small weapon – a handgun – win over a bigger foe, a fighter plane? The year was 1943. It was the height…
WWII Stories: Odette Sansom, the First Woman to Receive the George Cross
Get to know Odette Sansom, the woman whose life – highlighted with daring spy moments, horrible death, thrilling escape and sweet romance – spawned a war-themed…
WWII Stories: Iris Nigg Lundin – One of the First Women Teachers of WWII Pilots
Iris Nigg Lundin may seem like an ordinary elderly lady at 97 but she had a special spot within the Marines during the Second World War…
WWII Stories: Remembering the 7 Powell Brothers
Get to know the seven Powell brothers who all served and survived the Second World War. Only one of the seven, George Powell, remains alive…
Stuart Archer: Bomb Disposal Expert and Longest George Cross Holder at 100
Get to know Stuart Archer who, at 100, is the longest holder of the George Cross. The acting lieutenant was given the decoration for his courageous…
Oscar Rosowsky: The WWII Forger Who Became 3,500 Jews’ Lifeline
In another time, Oscar Rosowsky may have been considered “a crook” and imprisoned. Worse, he might have been tortured and killed had the Nazis caught…
WWII Love Letters Reveal How Three WWII Soldiers Contend for One Woman’s Heart…
A series of recently discovered WWII love letters unveiled how three WWII soldiers contented for the heart and the hand of one woman. Teal Davis…