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5 Of The Most Valuable WWII Treasures Still Missing Today (Watch)

Trillions of dollars worth of jewelry, gold, and fine art were reported missing or stolen after World War II ended. Is some of the loot buried…

Joachim Peiper’s Atrocities Against Allied Troops: When Intimidation Failed

The forces of Nazi Germany are infamous for the atrocities they committed. The SS, who played a dual role, both acting as frontline troops and…

The Horror Of Auschwitz – Looking Closely, We Can Find Stories Which We Have Not Heard Before

Auschwitz today is synonymous with the Holocaust; it has become an overarching symbol of the atrocities committed by the Nazi regime during the Second World…

Nancy Wake – WW2 Freedom Fighter, Allied Agent, And The Gestapo’s Most Wanted

The books and moments of history are filled with memorable names, courageous figures, and moments of sheer ingenuity. Yet not all names are as well…

The Full Horror of the Nazis’ Treatment of Women is Explored in this Important Book

Ian Harvey

Warning: Some readers may find the content of this article distressing Dr. Beverley Chalmers’ latest book is Birth, Sex, and Abuse: Women’s Voices Under Nazi Rule…

16 WWII ‘Facts’ That Just Aren’t True

Simon Templar

There are a lot of myths about World War II, just as there are about any other epic event. Some are half-baked. Some are based…

Skorzeny: The Mythical Nazi Commando (Part 1)

Guest Blog For War History Online By Adeyinka Makinde The rescue seventy years ago of the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini from captivity in a hotel lodge…

5 Most Valuable World War II Treasures Still Missing Today (Watch)

Trillions of dollars worth of jewelry, gold, and fine art were reported missing or stolen after World War II ended. Is some of the loot buried…

Gestapo Torture Chamber Under Eiffel Tower! Shocking Video

The Geheime Staatspolizei, known by its more infamous abbreviated name The Gestapo, was the official Secret State Police sanctioned and used by Nazi Germany throughout…

The Man Who Escaped 200 Times From A Nazi PoW Camp To Visit His Lover

For some people, escaping a German prisoner of war camp once would be enough. The first time Horace Greasley did it, he was just getting…

Reinhard Heydrich, Head of the Gestapo, Who Hitler Called “The Man with the Iron Heart”

Few men in all of human history have been responsible for such monstrous acts as Reinhard Heydrich. The head of the Gestapo, the Nazi secret police,…

Sobibor Death Camp: Archaeologists Reveal Its Horrors

The Nazi Holocaust remains one of the most horrific events to stain the bloody history of the 20th century. Though Jewish people took the brunt…