Didn’t Know This: giving the Nazi salute in modern day Germany is punishable for up to 3 yrs in prison.
The Nazi salute or Hitler salute (German: Hitlergruß – literally Hitler Greeting) is a gesture that was used as a greeting in Nazi Germany. The…
WWII Soldier Killed Just 8 Days Before Germany Surrendered Featured in Education Program
Richard Padgett was born into a wealthy family in the town of Walterboro in Colleton County, South Carolina on 16th February 1923. Called Paul by…
The Glory Days of East Berlin’s Stasi football club: Berliner FC Dynamo
Back in the days of the USSR and the German Democratic Republic, East German football teams were often named after the factories they represented. FC…
Gary Powers – Not A Cold War Hero To All Americans
Gary Powers became (in)famous as the American spy-plane pilot who was shot down by the Russians, in 1960. In 1957, American President Dwight D. Eisenhower…
Auschwitz Concentration Camp: 71 Years Since Liberation
Auschwitz concentration camp, the most notorious of the Nazi death camps, was liberated 71 years ago, on 27 January 1945. For five years it had…
Mel Gibson To Direct Second World War Drama: Hacksaw Ridge
Mel Gibson was photographed overlooking the principal photography for his upcoming creative venture; a Second World War drama called Hacksaw Ridge. It has been a…
Exploding Rats, Anti-Tank Dogs, Mini Subs, Guided Bombs And More, a list of the strangest weapons of WWII
World War Two required the production of weapons on a massive scale. The war was also a time when weapons research and development took center…
The End of the 900 Day Leningrad Blockade – January 27, 1944
Sieges are a familiar sight throughout the many pages of history and the many nations around the world. Yet there is one siege that left…
67 Year Old Man Have Been The Oldest Soldier of the First World War
100 years after World War One and a story of the oldest soldier to fight in the war has emerged. Thousands of young, middle aged and…
Stuart & Shermans – Paraguay Reactivates 75 Years Old WWII Tanks
IHS Jane’s 360 has recently reported that Paraguay is to return their M3 Stuart light tanks to service and maintain their M4 Sherman main battle…
Poignant First World War Guestbook Messages Published For The First Time
The Peterborough Women’s United Total Abstinence Council existed to promote abstinence from alcohol at a time when drink-fuelled domestic violence was a major problem in…
Two Unlikely Friends, An American B-24 Pilot And A German 20mm AA Gunner
These photographs tell a tale of friendship between two old warhorses that are enjoying their pasture. This would not have been the case 70 years…