Royal Navy to Dismantle Masts of Sunken SS Richard Montgomery
The Royal Navy has been tasked by the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) to dismantle the masts atop the wreck of the SS Richard Montgomery,…
Remember When Poland Declared War On Japan- And It Lasted 16 Years?
Although Japan allied itself with Nazi Germany and Italy during the Second World War, it did not support the Nazi invasion of Poland in 1939.…
Mark Ruffalo, Hugh Laurie Join ‘All The Light We Cannot See’ Netflix Limited Series
The cast for the upcoming Netflix adaption of the award-winning novel All The Light We Cannot See has grown to include some of Hollywood’s biggest…
Four Polish Prisoners Escaped from Auschwitz In a Kommander’s Personal Vehicle
There are very few who managed to escape from Auschwitz. Those who did were often recaptured and forced to contend with horrible – and often…
The Battleship that Fired the Last Shot of WWII
USS Massachusetts was from the South Dakota-class of fast battleships built under the limitations enforced by the Washington and London Naval Treaties. As with the…
5 Little-Known Facts About the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is located in Arlington National Cemetery, in Virginia, United States and is one of the most symbolic and hollowed…
Uruguay Ordered to Sell Bronze Eagle Recovered from Sunken Kriegsmarine Warship
After a years-long legal battle surrounding its sale, the Uruguayan Court of Appeals has ordered that an 880-pound bronze eagle from the stern of the…
There’s Only One German Dornier Do 335 Aircraft Left In The World
The Dornier Do 335 is one of Germany’s most weird and wonderful late WWII aircraft. Its unique push-pull engine configuration made the Do 335 extremely…
Task Force Baum: George Patton’s Controversial Mission To Rescue His Son-in-Law From A POW Camp
How far would you go for your family? This is the question General George Patton had to ask himself in March of 1945 when he…
Here’s the Unbelievable Real Story Behind ‘The Great Escape’
Many people have seen the classic 1963 Steve McQueen movie, The Great Escape, but few know the true story that inspired the film. Here we take…
WWII-Era Letter Delivered to Family, 76 Years After It Was Sent
The widow of a US soldier who served during World War II is thanking the United States Postal Service after the organization delivered a long-lost…
How the Soviet Polikarpov Po-2 Biplane Went From Crop Plane to Lethal Weapon
The Soviet Polikarpov Po-2 plane was initially designed to be a crop duster but ended up being surprisingly essential for the Soviets during the Second…