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US Man Exposed as Nazi Commander Dies at Age 100

Michael Karkoc passed away on December 14th at the age of 100. The retired carpenter was publicly outed by the Associated Press as a former…

Omaha Beach Bronze Bust Planned for Native American D-Day Medic

There is a memorial that looks over Omaha Beach in France, it honors the Native Americans who took part in the Normandy invasions that helped…

USS Orleck: The WW2 Ship Has to Move But Who Wants Her

USS Orleck: A long-held dream of the Jacksonville Historic Naval Ship Association could soon come true. For some time, they have been collecting funds and…

US Marine Corps Veteran, 104, Seeks Valentine’s Cards for Collection

Ian Harvey

Bill White, 104, is a US Marine Corps veteran who served for 30 years, including during World War II. He requested people send him Valentine’s…

Found: USS Grayback, Final Resting Place of 80 Entombed Sailors

Ian Harvey

Thanks to a Japanese amateur researcher, the wreck of the USS Grayback has been located off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, 75 years after the…

Gone Viral: Bugler Stands & Plays Taps in the Rain, Tribute to WWII Nurse

Ian Harvey

Specialist Melvin Taylor was present at the funeral of 100-year-old WWII nurse veteran Annie Ruth McVadon recently and was called upon to play the iconic…

Tension Between Poland & Russia Mars Holocaust 75th Anniversary

Ian Harvey

The 27th January 2020 marked the 75th Anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by the Soviet Army. Auschwitz was the largest, as well as the…

Son of War Hero Montgomery & Friend of Manfred Rommel, Dead at 91

Ian Harvey

David Montgomery inherited his title from his father, the famous Field Marshal, who tackled Erwin ‘Desert Fox’ Rommel in the deserts of North Africa in…

Why wasn’t Auschwitz bombed by the Allies

Ian Harvey

On a cold April morning in 1944, two Jewish men somehow found themselves on the right side of the Auschwitz barbed wire. Rudolf Vrba and…

Iconic Eisenhower & 101st AB Paratroopers Rise in Bronze

Ian Harvey

This tableau was inspired by a famous photograph of Gen. Eisenhower talking to the men of the 101st Airborne Division before they took part in…

Rare Opportunity: D-Day Tour Company For Sale

Jack Beckett

For sale is an established and highly respected battlefield tour business specialising in the D-Day landings and the Battle for Normandy. Having operated for over…

Fury at Disney-Style ‘D-Day Theme Park’ Plans for a $110 Million Attraction

Ian Harvey

D-Day: What then to make of the plan, announced recently, to build a “theme park” -type permanent installation near where the D-Day landings occurred, in…