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Bringing the story of Witold Pilecki, Polish hero who volunteered to go INTO Auschwitz, to America

Inmate 4859. The Death Camp Volunteer – Beyond Bravery  Thus, I am expected to describe bare facts only, as my colleagues want it. It was…

Create your own WWII Style Propaganda Poster Online

Jack Beckett

We are proud to bring you the Keep Calm-o-matic. Just enter the pithy saying of your choice, choose a few simple options, and before you…

Camouflage California: Hiding Air Bases, Factories and Plants in WWII

Jack Beckett

In February 1942 the United States Navy Monitors had been tracking a Japanese submarine lurking on the outskirts of San Francisco. Several nights after this,…

What’s the origin of “Kilroy was here”?

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…

The Lebensborn project was one of most secret and terrifying Nazi projects

Ian Harvey

During World War Two around 12,000 blue-eyed, blond children were kidnapped by the Nazi’s elite security service, the SS. The children were kidnapped as part…

10 Little Known Facts about D-Day

Here are the numbers that tell you everything you need to know about D-Day. 2 Mulberry Harbours: A raid on Dieppe had taught the British…

Jim “Pee Wee” Martin 3/506 101st Airborne thoughts on Band of Brothers episode 6 “Bastogne”

A few remarks about Episode #6 “Bastogne” of the “Band of Brothers” series. Bastogne…Bastogne…Bastogne. How could I have ever imagined as a young boy growing…

A World War II mystery:Why is a Navy fighter plane submerged off Miami Beach?

Ian Harvey

Randy Jordan took his boat, Emerald Diver, out in the middle of December, 2010. The weather was good, and the visibility was good underwater, so…

August Landmesser, shipyard worker in Hamburg, refused to perform Nazi salute

His gesture remains engraved in the minds of people around the world, yet August Landmesser’s name is not widely known. He is the man in the iconic…

Instead of firing, Stigler gave a salute. Amazing tale of a desperate WWII pilot’s encounter with a German flying ace

Truly touching moments of humanity, ethics and morals are rather rare in warfare. The Christmas Truce of WWI was an excellent example of such humanity,…

Witold Pilecki: ‘Beyond bravery’ during World War II – Getting INTO Auschwitz

Inmate 4859. The Death Camp Volunteer – Beyond Bravery  Thus, I am expected to describe bare facts only, as my colleagues want it. It was…

Recovery of German U-Boat U534 (scroll down for video)

Jack Beckett

The Type IX C40 U-534 was a long-range submarine used by the German Navy from 1942 – 1945. Commissioned in Hamburg, it was used chiefly…