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    Shooting Down 7 Aircraft In One Day, This Marine Was Awarded The Medal Of Honor On His First Mission

    • World War 2
    May 20, 2017 Jeff Edwards

    Lieutenant James Swett wasn’t the only man to become an Ace in one day during the war and nor was he the only Ace to…

    A Soviet Spy Who saved The “Big Three” at the Tehran Conference was 19 years old at the time

    • World War 2
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    May 20, 2017 Nikola Budanovic

    During the spy games of WWII, the result of the war was hanging by a thread. Gevorg Vartanian, a young Armenian who joined the Soviet…

    In WW2, General Eisenhower Lost a Bet and Had to Give General Montgomery His Own B-17

    • World War 2
    May 20, 2017 Heather Fishel

    When you think of Dwight D. Eisenhower, there’s much that comes to mind: a military leader, President of the United States, Supreme Allied Commander, Chief…

    For Lt. Col. Merritt, WWII only lasted 6 Hours: But he was Awarded a Victoria Cross

    • World War 2
    May 20, 2017 Jeff Edwards

    Lieutenant Colonel Charles Merritt, who would one day go on to be a Victoria Cross recipient, spent three years in German captivity. However, by that point…

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

    • World War 2
    May 20, 2017 Sidney Mucheru

    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…

    Edward A. Carter, Jr. received the Medal of Honor for killing six soldiers and using the surviving two as a bodyshield

    • World War 2
    • Worldwide
    May 20, 2017 Shahan Russell

    Edward Allen Carter Junior was born on May 26th, 1916 in Los Angeles, California. Carter had a unique upbringing. His father was an African-American missionary,…

    Presumed Dead, Eric Wilson was Posthumously Awarded the Victoria Cross

    • World War 2
    May 20, 2017 Jeff Edwards

    As a result of the inexplicable gallantry it takes to receive one, it is entirely common for such an award to be given posthumously to…

    On Crucifix Hill, Captain Bobbie Brown Destroyed Three Enemy Bunkers And Was Awarded The Medal of Honor

    • World War 2
    May 20, 2017 Jeff Edwards

    On October 8th, 1944, Bobbie Brown did indeed have a prerogative, and that was to single-handedly destroy three German bunkers on a heavily fortified hill…

    Intercept Saratoga – A Photo for Fidel Castro

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    May 20, 2017 Miguel Vargas-Caba

    War History Online Presents a Guest Blog from Author Miguel Vargas – Caba A Flight by the Crews of the 392nd ODRAP in search for the Aircraft…

    The Night Attack – Vlad the Impaler ambushes the Ottoman Sultan

    • Medieval
    May 20, 2017 Jack Beckett

    Mehmet II, known as Mehmet the Conqueror, was one of the greatest military commanders of his day. The Ottoman Empire under his rule was vast,…

    The Battle of Leuctra: Crushing the Spartans and the Birth of the Echelon Formation

    • Ancient History
    May 20, 2017 William Mclaughlin

    The echelon formation is a solid staple in the modern military and police world. Fighter jets use this diagonal formation to maintain visibility while maximizing…

    Reinhard Heydrich’s Mercedes – Found In A Garage, Carefully Restored, Then Sold at Auction

    • World War 2
    • Military Vehicles
    May 20, 2017 Lincoln Riddle

    On June 26th, the Danish Auction Company, Campen Auctioneer, auctioned off what may very well be the car that Reinhard Heydrich owned and suffered fatal wounds…

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