Suitcases of Auschwitz Victims Placed Under High-Tech Storage
Warsaw, Poland – The Auschwitz Museum have placed some of the suitcases of the Auschwitz victims in a modern storage room for protection. The said move…
U-Boat hunter, Dr Innes McCartney joins War History Online as Guest Blogger!
Have you ever wondered how it feels when diving down through the cold murky waters of the ocean to find the wreck of a long…
New book tells the story of World War I American pilots
“The Unsubstantial Air: American Fliers in the First World War” is a new book by Samuel Hynes which tells the story of American pilots sent…
Another WWII Soldier, Decorated Pilot Peyton S. Mathis Jr., Finally Laid to Rest after 70 Years
At last, Army Air Force Major Peyton S. Mathis Jr. was able to come home after seven long decades! Remains of the decorated WWII pilot…
Birthplace of Adolf Hitler is a Problem to Austrian Authorities
Birthplace of Adolf Hitler is a Problem to Austrian Authorities Adolf Hitler was born in the town of Braunau during 1889. His father was a…
Hawaii: Wreckage of WWII Plane Found and Identified 69 Years After Its Crash
Hawaii – Wreckage of a WWII plane was discovered at Windward Oahu coast and was eventually identified by personnel from the Hawaii Undersea Research Lab…finally after…
World War I vehicles that shaped transportation forever
World War I was not only a battle for defining country borders or balancing power in Europe. Its impact was far ranging including technology developments…
Guest Blogger Dan Snow: If you are fascinated by military history, 2015 will be a massive year.
I thought 2014 would be hard to beat. I was privileged to play a small role in many of the commemorations of that remarkable year.…
Secret Nazi nuclear plant discovered in northern Austria
A secret Nazi nuclear plant has been found in St Georgen an der Gusen, a small town west of Linz in northern Austria. The plant…
Letters to WWI Soldiers Project Offers Glimpse into the Brutalities of the Great War
A British centenary undertaking, Letter to an Unknown Soldier, which invites the public to write letters to the Great War’s “unknown soldier” is giving people a glimpse…
Christmas cake for WWI Australian troops
On the centenary of World War I, Australia remembers its 50,000 Australian troops who spent their first Christmas away from home fighting for the Allies.…
A Malaysian Navy Ship Catches Scrap Divers Taking Metal Parts From The Wrecks of Two WWII Battleships
In December 1941 the Royal Navy lost the battlecruiser HMS Repulse and the battleship HMS Prince of Wales off Malaya when they were attacked by…