World War 2 | War History

In 1943 a British pilot made an emergency landing on the Italian island of Lampedusa, only to have it surrender to him

The official story is that in June 1943, as a precursor to the Allied invasion of Sicily, the island was secured without resistance by the Royal…

Blitzkrieg, Bombs, and Blunders: “Smiling Albert” Kesselring in World War II

Albert Kesselring, also called “Uncle Albert” by his troops and “Smiling Albert” by Allied forces, was a German Field Marshal (Generalfeldmarschall) and life-long military man.…

The Mystery of Hitler’s ‘Werewolf Bunker’

Ian Harvey

Hitler’s ambitious campaign of dominating the European continent gave us the horrors of the death camps and a deadly World War; it also left us…

Mystery of Three US Airmen Who Vanished in Malayan Jungle Finally Solved after 70 Years

Just a few months after the end of the Second World War, three United States airmen took off from Singapore in a military transport plane.…

Joined the Marine Corps at 14, Medal of Honor by 17, This Marine Knows How to Get Things Done

Jeff Edwards

For many young people, the outbreak of the greatest War this planet had ever seen would come just a little too early for them to…

Did You Know – There Are Still 3 Coded Messages From WWII That Haven’t Been Decrypted Yet, but we are still working on them!

Though World War II ended more than half a century ago, not all of the mysteries of that time in history have been solved. Questions…

Bone Chilling Pictures of Jews Being Humiliated And Led Off To Be Exterminated By Nazi Germany

Adolf Hitler and the other Nazi leaders of Germany believed that Jews were racially inferior and dangerous. They used propaganda to convince the German people…

The MASSIVE 60cm German Siege Mortar Karl

During World War 2, the Germans were famous for designing and producing mega war artillery. One of the most notable German Mortar Guns was the…

He Parachuted Out Of His Crippled B-24 Then Killed The Enemy Pilot With A Head Shot From A Pistol

The following story may or may not be true, but the US Army Air Force (USAAF) believes it is. It is about a man who…

Inside the Jagdpanther by World of Tanks

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We return to you from The Tank Museum in Bovington, England with a new episode of “Inside the Tanks”. Our military specialist, Richard “The_Challenger” Cutland,…

You Know These, right?! 11 House Hold Names That Worked With The Nazis During WWII

Kodak The famous camera company’s German branch actually used slave labor from German concentration camps. Several European branches of Kodak did extensive business with the…

3 Stories of Humanity and Compassion in WWII

Even during WWII, one of the largest and most deadly conflicts in recent history, there were moments of humanity and compassion. Here are three of these…