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“Faith and Fairness” – World War II Veteran’s Legacy Defined by Ministry, Education and Equal Rights

War History Online presents this Guest Blog by Jeremy P. Ämick, who writes on behalf of the Silver Star Families of America. The late Dr.…

Check Out This Video Breakdown of the Top 5 WWII Infantry Rifles

This video looks at five of the best the rifles used by the forces that fought in World War II. These are the French MAS-36,…

The Six Men Who Were Behind the July 20th Plot to Assassinate Hitler

The July 20th Plot to assassinate Hitler in his Eastern Prussian Headquarters, called the Wolf’s Lair, was probably the closest anyone got to really killing…

Life In A Destroyed City: Watch the Citizens Of Berlin in July 1945

On May 2, 1945, the City of Berlin fell to Red (Soviet) Army after 16 days of terrible battle. Adolf Hitler would not surrender, so…

Dietrich von Choltitz Was The German General Who Refused To Destroy Paris, Hitler Wanted Him Shot

Dietrich von Choltitz was a German soldier born on November 9, 1894. He is greatly remembered for his role in the protection of the beauty…

When Soldiers, Sailors, And Civilians Celebrated Victory in Europe with a Riot in Halifax

May 8th, 1945, was greeted with elation, parades, and revelry around the world. On this day, Victory in Europe was officially achieved, and the Second…

Plaque Commemorating Far East POWs in World War Two Returns Home At Last

After 43 years, the Plaque commemorating Oxfordshire’s Far East Prisoners of War has finally been put back on display. At St. Michael at the North…

WW2 Canadian Bomber to be Recovered off Swedish Coast

Four years ago, a Canadian Halifax HR871 was discovered on the bottom of the sea off the coast of southern Sweden near Falsterbo. It had…

WWII Veteran Receives France’s Chevalier Legion d’Honneur

Henry Hardy received the Chevalier Legion d’Honneur, the highest military or civil honor in France, for his service in the artillery during D-Day in WWII.…

Graf Zeppelin: Amazing Photo Gallery – Diving at the unique WW2 German aircraft carrier (photos and video)

Underwater photos by Tomasz “Tomek” Stachura Graf Zeppelin (Flugzeugträger A, Aircraft Carrier A) was the only aircraft carrier launched by Germany during World War II.…

General Truscott, Who Apologized To The Dead Soldiers on Memorial Day 1945

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When asked to give a Memorial Day speech in 1945, General Lucian Truscott who had just spent the past 3 years retaking Europe from Nazi…

WW2-Era T-34 Tank With German Markings Pulled From Bog After 60 years (Watch)

In World War II, a Russian-built T-34 tank was captured by the Germans, repainted and used as their own. It was either stuck in battle…