World War II Drama Stalingrad Chosen by Russia for Oscars (with Trailer)
The Russian Committee for Oscars chose Fyodor Bondarchuk’s action-drama film of the WWII period as the country’s contender in the Oscars’ race for best foreign-language…
First look at WWII Movie ‘Fury’ Impressive
Fury director David Ayer shared a photo of the upcoming WWII movie via Twitter showing A-list Hollywood actor Brad Pitt together with his co-stars Shia LaBeouf,…
4 Paratrooper Collectables
SO FAR IN our news we’ve resisted writing about D-Day Airborne relics largely as they seem to be well covered everywhere else. We’ve all seen…
Operation Market Garden – Daily Situation Report – September 25th, 1944
A day-to-day account of Operation Market Garden, as it happened in 1944. Written by Joris Nieuwint for Hells Highway tours. Arnhem All day preparations are made…
Canada: Outrage Over WWI Memorial Stealing
The bronze sculpture with two crossed rifles and a helmet was made to honor fallen WWI soldiers and was placed on top of a cenotaph…
Operation Market Garden – Daily Situation Report – September 24th, 1944
A day-to-day account of Operation Market Garden, as it happened in 1944. Written by Joris Nieuwint for Hells Highway tours. Arnhem In a final attempt to…
Daimler Wants German Barracks as Its Testing Ground for Cars
The Immendingen army base – once a washing amenity for armored howitzers during the Cold War – is the perfect place Daimler’s looking for to…
Funding Memorial for WWI Hero Backed by Chris Tarrant
Gallipoli Campaign of World War I – War was raging all around them. After all, they were hiding under the Turkish trenches. He was shot…
WWII vets’ ‘Catch-22’ may be untangled: Were these men Deserters or POW in Switzerland?
For over 60 years, the real stories of these men were kept in the dark and their “hero-ness” were either ignored or ridiculed. According to…
Operation Market Garden – Daily Situation Report – September 23th, 1944
A day-to-day account of Operation Market Garden, as it happened in 1944. Written by Joris Nieuwint for Hells Highway tours. Arnhem The Airbornes are hard pressed around…