Christian Oord

Christian Oord is one of the authors writing for WAR HISTORY ONLINE

Articles by Christian Oord:

Churchill & Roosevelt Met in Tehran, Cairo, Moscow, Close to or Over Enemy Territory. Why Did Countries Take Such Risks With Leaders?

During World War 2, Churchill and Roosevelt met in locations such as Tehran, Cairo, and Moscow, locations that would have them traveling very close to,…

Sun Gun: Nazis Worked on a Weapon to Destroy Their Enemies With the Power of the Sun

The Nazis, during WW2, planned and worked on building a “sun gun” — a big mirror orbiting the Earth that could concentrate the sun’s energy…

Häagen-Dazs Made to Sound Danish Due to the Creator’s Respect of Denmark’s Treatment of Jews During WW2

Who has not heard of Häagen-Dazs or does not recognize the signature packaging with the burgundy or plum red coloring? The branding screams quality and…

What do Holocaust Survivors Think of Their tattoos?

Over one hundred people were crammed inside the small space inside a train carriage that would be better suited for transporting livestock. There was no…

German Forces Captured Stalin’s Son, Stalin Didn’t Care – He Despised Him

Nazi forces captured Stalin’s son, Yakov Dzhugashvili. When the Nazis proposed exchanging him for their captured field marshal Friedrich Paulus, Stalin retorted “I will not…

Did Adolf Hitler ever visit the front lines during WWII?

“Every day,” Hitler once proclaimed in his book Mein Kampf, “I put my life on the line and always faced death.” After reading such a…

The First Bomb Dropped by The Allies on Berlin Didn’t Harm Anyone But Did Hit an Elephant in Berlin Zoo!

More bombs fell on Berlin in the Second World War than on any other German city. Fifty thousand people died, and hundreds of thousands became…

Hidden WW2 Bombs Still Causing Fatalities Today – Are They Classed as a WW2 Casualty

Even though more than seven decades have passed since the end of World War II, hardly a day passes in Germany without somebody coming across…

‘Mad’ Jack Churchill – The Only Man to Dispatch a German Soldier With a Longbow in WW2

John Churchill, fondly referred to as Jack, is said to have marched into battle against the fearsome Wehrmacht carrying a set of bagpipes, a basket-hilted…

German Knight who Survived 50 Years of War With a Mechanical Arm

Götz von Berlichingen – Insanely crazy German knight who survived five decades of war, battled enemies with a mechanical iron arm, and invented the phrase…