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Fresh Start for Dachau: Moving On from Its Shameful Nazi Past

Heziel Pitogo

Shame from its Nazi past been Dachau’s tail for years. The town, with its 45,000 population, is nothing short of a neat Bavarian town complete…

Missing WWII Pilot Receives Full Military Honors

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The remains of missing World War II airman has finally been identified. He was buried in Utah September of this year with a sole surviving…

To-be-Auctioned Rare WWII German Coding Machine ‘Enigma’ Awakens Memories of WWII ‘Intelligence’ Battle

Heziel Pitogo

British auction house, Bonhams, is putting up a rare German code machine used by the Nazis for coding their military messages during the Second World…

Nazis tried to make truce with Britain in 1941; In exchange, they wanted an unobstructed attack on USSR

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The Nazis tried to trade peace with Britain. In return, they want to attack the USSR without any intervention from the Allies in 1941. This…

History of Tanks: ISU-152

Joris Nieuwint

During World War II, the Soviets developed a massive mobile gun to defend against the German tanks. It was based on the KV-1S tank and…

WWI’s Battle of the Somme: JRR Tolkien’s Unlikely Inspiration for His ‘Middle Earth’

Heziel Pitogo

  The Telegraph reports: JRR Tolkien or John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, the Father of Modern Fantasy Literature, is well-known for his fantasy work “Middle Earth”…

Lithuania Remembers 70th Year of Vilnius Jews Carnage

Heziel Pitogo

Pre-World War II Vilnius, Lithuania’s capital city, was known as the “Jerusalem of the North” and Jews living in the area had enjoyed the freedom…

Singapore Ceremony Commemorates 70th Anniversary of Operation Jaywick

Robert Manto

Recently, a ceremony has been held in Singapore to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Operation Jaywick, which is regarded as one of the most successful…

One of the most horrific slaughters of infantry- Battle of the Hohenzollern Redoubt

Photo story:  Men in Uniform paying homage at the memorial to the casualties of the 46th North Midland Division at the Hohenzollern Redoubt on 13th…

Remembering Ferguson Smith, WWII Hero Turned Cold War Spy Catcher

Heziel Pitogo

Surprised was the least of words to describe how the London suburb neighborhood Ferguson Smith, full name Ferguson George Donaldson Smith but was mostly known through…

Wargaming donate £75,00 to the Dornier bomber restoration project

The severely damaged German Dornier Do17 Bomber, recovered last June, will soon get a major makeover, thanks to the collaboration of game developer Wargaming and…

WWII Soldier Documented Own Life, Service Through the Lens

Heziel Pitogo

Eugene Donatelli, like most young American men at the onset of the Second World War, got to tour free around the world courtesy of Uncle…