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The Luftwaffe’s Trial Run – 1937 Bombing of Guernica

The Bombing of Guernica was one of the first aerial raids on defenseless civilians ever to happen. It occurred on April 26th, 1937, in the thick…

Things The Russians Did Right During Operation Barbarossa

In June 1941, Operation Barbarossa began, setting off a bloodbath that was supposed to bring the Soviet Union to its knees. Yet when Adolf Hitler…

Living Legacies: the Real Band of Brothers Vets Who Just Won’t Quit

David Herold

There are those who merely exist in life, simply going through the motions and completing the average tasks required for another day. Then there are…

American Propaganda in World War II

Wartime relations can cause a country to get down – as we saw in the United States during Vietnam – to a point where a…

Tommy Prince Was So Quiet, Sometimes Instead Of Killing Germans He Would Steal Their Shoes

Tommy Prince was born on October 15th, 1915, in Scanterbury Manitoba Canada in a family of eleven siblings. He left school at an early age…

Unseen Pictures Of The Biggest Tank Battle of WWII

Damian Lucjan

Following their defeat at Stalingrad during the winter of 1942-43, the German armed forces launched a climactic offensive in the East known as Operation Citadel…

This Epic Siege In World War II Lasted For More Than 100 Days

War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Evan Pinter In history, there have been many great examples of heroic last stands. Among the most…

While His Maniac Brother was Busy Killing Jews, Albert Göring Worked Tirelessly to Save Them

What would happen to your family should one of your siblings join a deadly political beast? If you were a member of the Göring family…

D-Day: This Drone Footage Follows The Route Of The Gliders That Landed 50 Yards From Pegasus Bridge

On the night prior to D-Day, as part of the invasion of Normandy by the Allied Division, 181 men from the Glider Infantry (British 6th…

Half Blind Japanese Pilot Flies His Damaged Zero For 5 Hours, Then Refused Medical Attention Before Making His Report

During WWII, Sub-Lieutenant Saburō Sakai served as a naval aviator with the Imperial Japanese Navy. He claimed 64 victories, one of which was made after…

Returning To His Fellows: Veteran Who Survived Pearl Harbor Laid To Rest In The USS Arizona

Jessica Marino brought the urn with her grandfather’s ashes in it from New Jersey to Hawaii. She was bringing him so he could be laid…

Call Of Duty: WWII Will Have The Option To Play As A Woman In Multiplayer

As they have in the last few Call of Duty games, players will be able to play as either male or female soldiers in the…