World War 2 | War History

7 Funny Tanks That Helped Win D-Day

The landings in Normandy demanded new sorts of hybrid tanks that were capable of fulfilling multiple engineering tasks to provide maximum support to the infantry.…

Russia: Drone Captures Tanks Pushed To Their Limits

This footage from a drone is taken in Russia and shows the Suvorov Onslaught International Army Games. These military ‘Olympic-style’ games occur every year. Different…

Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk Teaser Trailer Released!

The first teaser trailer for Christopher Nolan’s World War II story, Dunkirk, has been released! The movie, starring Tom Hardy, Mark Rylance, and Fionn Whitehead, tells…

Historic Stock Footage Of The Famous Siege Of Bastogne In WW2

The Ardennes Offensive was a last ditch attempt by the German army to halt the Allied advance across western Europe. The plan called for a…

Watch: Nazi Germany’s Heavy Tank: Panzer VIII Maus

In late 1944 the Germans completed the first Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus, the heaviest fully enclosed armored fighting vehicle ever to see the light of day. The…

This Dentist Died In A Japanese Banzai Attack on Saipan But He Took Over 100 Enemy Soldiers With Him

Many humans worldwide fear going to the Dentist for pretty obvious reasons: The pain, the worry that you’ll have to get a cavity filled, and…

Fearless and Deadly – The Dedicated Young Women Who Fought For Stalin

Soviet women played a major role in World War II  on the Eastern Front. While most women worked in the industry, agriculture, transport, and other…

Amazing Pictures of Abandoned Soviet Tanks Left Behind on Shikotan Island

A note from the author It’s clear that no one will save these tanks, though it’s still sad to watch as such armor is thrown away…

Why German Luftwaffe Aces Were So Successful During WWII (Watch)

During WWII, Allied fighter pilots felt a grudging respect and admiration for their German counterparts because of the latter’s high kill rates. But did German…

90-Year-Old WWII Normandy Veteran Parachuting with The Red Devils

Over 70 years ago, Fred Glover’s glider was hit by anti-aircraft fire over the Merville Battery in northwest France. The British Airborne Division pilot fell…

Commander Rudder (2nd Rangers) 10 years later – I Took My Son to Pointe Du Hoc and Omaha Beach

FROM HISTORIES OF THE NORMANDY LANDINGS PREPARED BY THE ARMY HISTORICAL DIVISION. –  By W. C. HEINZ Thank you to our friends at OldMagazineArticles.com for…

This Rogue Nazi General Committed High Treason To Stop The Reign of Terror in Croatia

Many heroes’ names line the pages of WWII history. Many of these men and women were not recognized and known to the public during their lifetimes…