12 Steps On The Road to WWII In Vintage Propaganda Posters
I. 28 June 1919- Treaty of Versailles The peace treaty of Versailles was a humiliation for Germany. There are those who believe that the peace treaty…
6 Daring Assassination Attempts on Hitler
While Adolf Hitler garnered much approval in his early days of leadership, many Germans soon began to see the folly of keeping such a man…
Amazing Story Of Captain Charles Upham, The Only Combat Soldier To Be Awarded The Victoria Cross Twice
When you have thrown on your first Victoria Cross, you have entered an elite fraternity in the history of war that commands the respect of…
WW2: Accidental Detonation of 4,000 Tons of Explosives In England Killed 70 and Scarred the Land Forever
On November 27th, 1944, seismologists in Switzerland at first thought it was an earthquake, hardly guessing the seismograph recorded the effects of a massive explosion…
Epic: Recovering The Last Luftwaffe Float Plane From A Fjord In Norway 70 Years After It Sank
The twin-engine three-seater float plane was originally bought by the Norwegian Navy Air services in 1939. It was used by the Norwegians against the invading German…
Little-Known Military Machines: Britain’s WWII Heavy Assault Tank
The British designed a tank especially for use in World War 2: The Heavy Assault Tank aka Assault Gun aka the Tortoise. However, this tank…
Exciting WWII Tales Of The Cromwell Tank (Watch)
War memories are sometimes teeming with amazing anecdotes, and in this video, Lindybeige recounts two of them and also talks a little about the British WW2…
German WWII Submarine Wreck Is Leaking Mercury Into Ocean
German U-boat U-864 sunk off the coast of Fedje, a Norwegian island, during World War II. The submarine was carrying 67 tons of mercury. When…
Nazi 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…
Band of Brothers Wild Bill Guarnere and Babe Heffron Sing A WWII Foxhole Song (Watch)
Two of the real life Band of Brothers, best friends Wild Bill Guarnere and Babe Heffron, sing “Mares Eat Oats.” William J. Guarnere (April 28th…
Battle of the Kasserine Pass 1943: Erwin Rommel, The Desert Fox
In late January and throughout February 1943, American troops had their first major engagements with German forces in World War II in Tunisia. It really…
Nancy Wake – WW2 Freedom Fighter, Allied Agent, And The Gestapo’s Most Wanted
The books and moments of history are filled with memorable names, courageous figures, and moments of sheer ingenuity. Yet not all names are as well…