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Did You Know The Nazi’s Needed Almost 1 Million Soldiers To Fight Partisans in Yugoslavia? – By Edin Hardauš

The National Liberation War in Yugoslavia lasted from July 1941 until May 15th 1945. During this period, the Axis forces engaged a massive number of soldiers…

Was Scipio The Best General of the Roman Republic?

Almost every armchair historian and even most professionals have their own list of favorite or best generals. There are names that often appear, such as…

Erwin Rommel – The Bold And The Brave

Ivano Massari

Erwin Rommel, the man who was to become one of the greatest and most honored of generals both by his enemies and his friend, was…

The M10 Tank Destroyer in WWII in 18 Pictures!

The M10 tank destroyer was a World War II United States tank destroyer which was based on the chassis of the M4 Sherman tank, it…

‘The Battle of the Bulge’ was so Historically Inaccurate, That President Eisenhower Came Out of Retirement & Held a Press Conference Just to Denounce the Film.

Jack Beckett

‘Battle of the Bulge’ is an American classic war movie, it was made in Spain and hit the screens in 1965. It was directed by…

32 sad, tragic but fascinating colorised images of WWII

Jack Beckett

Many thanks go to Doug Banks and his team – the masters of colourisation.  The beauty of these colourised images is that colour, allows you…

The Man Who Broke In And Out of Auschwitz, Not Once But Twice, Died Aged 96

A World War Two veteran and prisoner of war has died aged 96. Denis Avey controversially broke in out of Auschwitz, not once but twice!…

The 4 Worst Mistakes Of The Axis Powers During WWII

Looking back at WWII there have been four decisions made that, in the end,  did not work out to the Axis advantage. Of course, you…

Woman Reunited After 70 Years With Daughter She Had With German Soldier

An Italian woman who lived and worked in Germany during World War Two has been reunited with the daughter she had with a German soldier, 70…

MUST READ – 50 Famous Faces in Uniform during WWII

Jack Beckett

The death of actor Charles Durning on Christmas Eve brings into focus the wartime service of the ever dwindling ‘greatest generation’.  Here is a list, by…

20 Facts About The P-51 Mustang – The Best US Fighter of WWII

North American Aviation (NAA) built the P-51 Mustang in factories based in Inglewood, California, and Dallas, Texas. It took them 102 days to build the…

20 interesting facts about Hitler…

Adolf Hitler, one of the worst dictators ever if not the worst in recorded human history, was responsible for 60 to 85 million deaths during…