World War 2 | War History

Did You Know “Kilroy was Here” Can Be Found On National WWII Memorial In Washington?

A little comic relief really does work to calm the nerves and reduce tension. A welcome and a nod can make a new and frightening…

Brecourt Manor – The Famous Band of Brothers battle – From the Air!

The famous attack on the German Artillery Guns at the Brécourt Manor by Easy Company was immortalized in the series Band of Brothers. Now, see the whole location…

Used His Last Moments In a Burning B-24 To Sink a U-Boat – Rescued German Captain Recommended Him For a VC

Flying Officer Lloyd Allan Trigg was awarded a Victoria Cross for destroying a German submarine in WWII. The only reason we know of his heroic deed…

“Mad Major” Carpenter Attached 6 Bazookas To His Artillery Spotter Plane And Went Tank Hunting

Even the German infantry troops would fire at Carpenter with rifles and pistols trying to down “The Mad Major”. Charles Carpenter enlisted in the US…

Malta: The Island Nation that Defied the Fuhrer

Jeff Edwards

The George Cross remains one of the highest military honors that can be given in the United Kingdom.  Second only to the Victoria Cross, it…

The Mysterious Disappearance Of The French WW2 Submarine Surcouf

The mystery of how the record-breaking French submarine Surcouf sunk has been debated since the day it disappeared in the Pacific, near Tahiti. Were she…

Having a Heil of a Laugh, German Soldiers Having Some Fun #5 is more than funny

Boys will be boys, especially in war so here are some of the pictures the propaganda ministry would rather have were never made! Hot Seat!…

Shot Down Over Hungary, Parachuted, Shot In The Heart And Nearly Lynched But Saved At The Last Moment!

A fresh, young, pilot of only 22, Richard Carroll was in the midst of his 15th mission when his B24 was hit by flak. The…

Flying the Me 262 – Amazing Footage Of The Only Flyable Nazi Jet Fighter

There are very few aircraft in the history of aviation as unique and innovative as the Messerschmitt Me 262. This was created out of desperation.…

64 years later: 101st Vet got to eat the meal that was stolen at Bastogne

With food being scarce during the Siege of Bastogne the defenders of the battered bastion instinctively searched for alternatives to fill their aching stomachs.  However,…

The oldest Commando of WWII – 73 year old Walter Cowan of course, oh, he was also in WWI

When fifteen-year-old Walter Henry Cowan became a Royal Navy trainee in 1884, Great Britain was the dominant naval force in the world. The boy had…

German Jews Who Fled To the Philippines Were Saved From Japanese Brutality By Their Swastika Stamped Passports

During WWII, the Philippines was one of the few countries that accepted Jews. And while the swastika meant eventual death for Jews in Europe, it…