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Veteran US Aviator Given Tour of the Guam Airbase He Served at in WWII

Rowland Ball, 91, is a World War II veteran who served as an officer in the US Army Air Corps. He flew 27 missions out…

Gold, Juno, And Sword – The British and Canadian Landings on D-Day

Today, the Normandy landings might be most associated with the iconic photos of Omaha Beach, but let us not forget that there were five sectors…

Marines at Both Iwo Jima Flag Raisings Misidentified

In a statement made Wednesday, the US Marine Corps said that it had misidentified two Marines that helped to raise one of the flags atop…

British WWII Submarine Wreck Discovered, Bodies Of Crew Still Onboard

It is always such a sad occasion when a mass grave is located – wherever it is and whoever lies within – but there is…

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…