Operation Halyard: An Airlift Operation That Saved 417 Allied Airmen In The Balkans
During WWII, the situation in the former country known as Yugoslavia was, to say the least, complicated. On the one hand, there was a partisan…
The American T-95 Tank: The Story Of A Prototype
In a plan to replace the Patton M48 in the 1950s, the US Government experimented with another design to replace the iconic tank of the…
Solothurn Anti-Tank Rifle: A German Weapon That Almost Entered American Service During WWII
The rocket-propelled grenade launcher, a shoulder-fired anti-tank weapon, is in wide use today in conflicts around the world. Before its development, the weaponry used against…
Unconventional Designs And Challenging Builds – German Heavy Tank Destroyers At The End of WWII
When Ferdinand Porsche offered his designs for the Tiger II tank in 1939, it was deemed too unconventional. It was also considered too demanding to…
SS Officer Dirlewanger: A Violent Alcoholic, Sadist & One of the Worst Nazi War Criminals
The notorious 36th Waffen Grenadier Divison of the SS earned its appalling reputation mostly on the Eastern Front where they freely conducted numerous war crimes…
The American M18 Hellcat Was The Fastest and The Deadliest Allied Tank Destroyer In WW2
Apart from being the most effective American tank destroyer during WWII, the M18 Hellcat also held a speed record in the US tank arsenal until…
These Were The Best Pilots The German Luftwaffe Had During WWII
The Ace Fighter cult came to prominence during the First World War, which was the first conflict that utilized the use of aircraft in a…
This Crazy Soviet Pilot Flew a MiG 17 Under A Bridge
In 1965 an incredible stunt was pulled by a Soviet pilot named Valentin Privalov, who managed to fly his MiG 17 jet fighter under a…
We Ask If Anyone Was Really Neutral During WWII – The Story of Switzerland, Portugal and Sweden
The most destructive conflict in modern history certainly did not leave anyone unaffected. However, some countries – Switzerland, Portugal, Sweden, and Spain – were never…
An English Pointer Named Judy Rescued British POWs from a Sinking Ship, Fought a Crocodile & Earned Three Medals
When the city of Singapore was under Japanese siege in 1942, the ships anchored in the harbor received orders to retreat and regroup in Allied…
Winston Churchill was such a Passionate Smoker, he asked that his Oxygen Mask for high altitude flights be customized to fit a cigar
In 1895, young Winston Churchill, who was then a mere second lieutenant in the Royal Hussars, visited Cuba as an observer of the conflict between…
The SK-105 Kürassier – Austrian Light Tank Capable of Climbing a 75% Slope
After WWII, the Austrian military went through a series of reforms to reconstitute itself as the armed wing of the newly formed Austrian state. It…