WWII Amazing Stories: How a Handgun Shot Down a Fighter Plane!
How could a small weapon – a handgun – win over a bigger foe, a fighter plane? The year was 1943. It was the height…
A British truck refuelling a Messershmitt ?? – 10 Bf-109 photos and their pilots you may not have seen before
A German propaganda picture showing a British truck refuelling a BF 109 in the Channel Islands (Source: Bundesarchiv) Pilot Major Günther Rall when getting out…
German Special Forces: The Brandenburg Regiment
The Brandenburg Regiment, part of Germany’s Nazi special forces, was created by Captain Theodor von Hippel. Hippel was a military man, who had served in…
US World War Two Raiders to receive Congressional Gold Medal
A group of World War Two heroes are to receive the US Congressional Gold Medal for their role in the war and are going to…
Japan reverts to its Imperial past – Rewriting of history textbooks in Japan
The role of Imperial Japan in the Second World War has already gone down as a dark chapter in history books. Japan’s treatment of its…
The escape of the ‘Orzel’ – an adventure of a Polish Submarine in WWII
There is no shortage of accounts of bravery and heroic escapes in the history of the Second World War. But there are very few stories…
Top 5 Strangest Photos of World War II (Watch)
We present you the top 5 strangest photos from World War II, with their stories! We will take a look at beer bombing Spitfires that…
Incredible pictures of damaged B-24 Liberators that made it home
“T’ings Is Tuff” – Douglas-Tulsa B-24H-15-DT Liberator – s/n 41-28931 724th Bomb Squadron, 451st Bomb Group, 15th Air Force. Shown making a belly-landing at it’s base in…
56 Movie Mistakes: The Longest Day
The Longest Day, which was made in black and white, features a large ensemble cast including John Wayne, Kenneth More,Richard Todd, Robert Mitchum, Richard Burton,…
The body of WWII airman that was found dangling from a tree but which turned out to be a moss covered vine
In 2008 a group of hikers were walking along the Kakoda Trail, a mountain pass in New Guinea that saw intense fighting between the Australians…
World War Two brothers honored in Tulsa
A World War Two veteran from Tulsa, Oklahoma has retold his experiences of the war. Larry Lantow was a tank unit commander and the only…
Russia shuts down a Museum holding a WWII exhibition about US and British involvement
It is reported that Federal Security Service in Russia has stopped a World War II exhibition in Yekaterinburg. The exhibition organisers planned to display photographs…