Breathtaking Color Footage of Erwin Rommel And Afrika Korps (watch)
Having gained a solid reputation as a military genius of the highest order, Rommel was promoted to Lieutenant General and placed in command of the…
The German WW2 Sturmgewehr Assault Rifle (Watch)
After several years of rejecting the idea of a new automatic or semi-automatic weapon, Hitler asked his top commanders on the Eastern Front what they…
Awe-Inspiring Drone Footage Of Normandy American Cemetery – It’s Huge (Watch)
The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial – located in Colleville-Sur-Mer – France, was built on the grounds of a temporary cemetery established shortly after the…
Tough But With a Heart of Gold – The Woman Who Escaped The Nazis
Olga Korec had nerves of steel to remove a white armband adorned with the Star of David and ignore the soldier calling her as she…
The Nazi Invasion of the Balkans & Yugoslavia – A Costly Victory
In early 1941, Adolf Hitler could look at a map of Eastern Europe and think that his plans were progressing nicely. The invasion of the…
Ham & Jam – The Daring Glider Operation To Take Pegasus Bridge
On the night before D-Day, as part of the Allied invasion of Normandy, 181 men of the Glider Infantry of the British 6th Airborne Division…
Another Casualty Identified From The Tragedy Of The USS Oklahoma
Navy Fireman 1st Class Michael Galajdik was 25 when he died in World War II. His remains have been recovered and identified according to the…
American Soldier Who Died In The Pearl Harbor Attacks Identified – His Remains Will Now Return Home
Navy Ensign Verfi D. Sederstrom was 25 when he died on board the USS Oklahoma. The Oklahoma was attacked on December 7, 1941, by Japanese…
Amazing Story Of The Japanese Soldier Who Did Not Surrender Until 29 Years After The End Of WW2
After the atomic bombs had been dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan announced its surrender on August 15, 1945, bringing World War II to an…
WWII – Rare Footage of German Heavy Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Tank
The Tiger Tank was without a doubt the most feared tank by the Allied forces during the Second World War. The thing that made this…
Incredible Documentary About The Human Cost Of WWII – The Numbers Are Staggering
This thought provoking visualization will show you what the human cost was during World War Two. The documentary covers not just the military deaths but…
How the Father of Organized Crime Won His Freedom by Helping the US Government during WW2
War History Online Presents This Article By Guest Blogger Jack Hawkins It is often said that crime does not pay, and when Charles ‘Lucky’ Luciano…