Heziel Pitogo

Heziel Pitogo is one of the authors writing for WAR HISTORY ONLINE

Articles by Heziel Pitogo:

Nazi Officer, War Criminal Erich Priebke Secretly Buried in Italian Jail Cemetery

A newspaper had released a report saying Ex-Nazi SS Captain Erich Priebke was  buried secretly in an Italian prison cemetery after a number of locations…

So-Called Sunken “Yamashita Treasure” Fires Up Frenzied Search in South Pacific

Talks about a supposedly sunken treasure off Solomon Islands coast in the South Pacific have sparked up frenzied searching by local and and foreign adventurers.…

Remembering Nancy Wake: WWII’s Most Decorated Woman

While she was still alive, Nancy Wake, WWII’s most decorated woman for her extraordinary war feats, hated people who messed up her life story; she…

American War Movies Must-See on Veteran’s Day

To honor Veteran’s Day this coming November 11, one author, Robert Demar, has made up a list of good American war movies to watch –…

WWII Movie “Stalingrad” Brings Life to Russia’s Film Industry

WWII movie “Stalingrad”, the first ever Russian film in IMAX 3D, has become the country’s highest-grossing picture ever after breaking record sales not just in its…

Antis: The Dog That Became a WWII Hero

Antis’ story is one courageous tale of how a dog’s bravery and loyalty made him a WWII hero.  Enemy fire tore into the engines of…

The Solitary Mountains that Saw Bonaparte’s Rise and the Axis Powers’ Fall

Riley Arthur, a National Geographic grantee, traveled to Slovenia to do a documentation on the Erased, about 200,000 non-ethnic Slovenian residents who were not automatically…

In Memory of WWII Counterintelligence Officer and War Hero Earl S. Browning (1917-2013)

Retired Army Colonel Earl S. Browning, a WWII Counterintelligence Officer known for his many remarkable war exploits, passed away last October 23 at the old…

Dorset’s Tyneham, Left Frozen in WWII Time

  Going to Tyneham, a small village in Dorset is like a trip back in time.  Seven decades ago, one fateful month in 1943, Tyneham’s…

First Photos of WWII Drama “Unbroken” – Jolie’s Second Directorial Work

Hollywood A-Lister Angelina Jolie has decided to work on a WWII drama for her second directorial work — “Unbroken”, a film adaptation of the life…

Fallen WWII Paratrooper Honored with Bronze Star Medal

Fort Bragg, North Carolina – The US Army followed through with its promise on the mother of a fallen WWII paratrooper and gave her soldier son…

Bailiwick of Guernsey WWII Memorial Gets Nod

A memorial commemorating the Allied airmen shot down in the Bailiwick of Guernsey during the Second World War was approved and could be built up…