August Landmesser, shipyard worker in Hamburg, refused to perform Nazi salute
His gesture remains engraved in the minds of people around the world, yet August Landmesser’s name is not widely known. He is the man in the iconic…
Top Picks of WW1 British Tommy Militaria
COLLECTORS KNOW that Great War relics are considered special not only because they bear witness to the first total war, but because in many cases…
Witold Pilecki: ‘Beyond bravery’ during World War II – Getting INTO Auschwitz
Inmate 4859. The Death Camp Volunteer – Beyond Bravery Thus, I am expected to describe bare facts only, as my colleagues want it. It was…
Recovery of German U-Boat U534 (scroll down for video)
The Type IX C40 U-534 was a long-range submarine used by the German Navy from 1942 – 1945. Commissioned in Hamburg, it was used chiefly…
THE TANK MUSEUM TO OFFER A TIGER RIDE IN AN EBAY CHARITY AUCTION
THE TANK MUSEUM TO OFFER A TIGER RIDE IN AN EBAY CHARITY AUCTION WHICH COMMENCES ON THURS 22/11/12: BID TO RIDE IN THE TIGER! How…
German WW2 Panzer Relics in Bulgaria (Video)
During World War II when Bulgaria joined the Axis powers in fighting the Soviet Union, they were given some 97 German Panzer IV tanks, about…
Germany remembers – 18th of November 2012 – Volkstrauertag by Rob Schäfer
Today is Volkstrauertag on which germany remembers those who were killed in war. Ich hatt’ einen Kameraden, Einen bessern findst du nit. Die Trommel schlug zum…