What do Holocaust Survivors Think of Their tattoos?
Over one hundred people were crammed inside the small space inside a train carriage that would be better suited for transporting livestock. There was no…
Soviet Minefield Clearance: Did They Really Use Human Beings?
The Red Army had a reputation for being fairly profligate with its manpower. The way that it conducted operations in World War II was no…
Did WW2 TV Sitcom Hogan’s Heroes Get Anything Right About Life in a German POW Camp?
Hogan’s Heroes was a highly successful American comedy series that ran from 1965 to 1971. It followed the fictitious adventures of a special operations group led…
Apocalypse Now Movie Mistakes
Made in 1979 by Francis Ford Coppola, Apocalypse Now is one of the classic war films of the 20th century. It is based on Joseph…
Sunken Treasure! A Wartime Discovery Is One-of-a-Kind Find
Benjamin Franklin once said: “Three people can keep a secret if two of them are dead.” He meant, of course, that sharing a secret with…
The Most Highly Decorated NCO Fired Zero Gunshots
His actions in the First World War earned him numerous decorations. But interestingly, none of his award-worthy war actions involved using any weapons. Indeed, William Harold…
The Nazis Weren’t The First, Sweden First Started Sterilising People Who Were Not “Aryan”
In the first half of the 20th century, as part of the study of eugenics in Sweden, a program was launched for compulsory sterilization. According…
He Walked Through a Minefield, Took Out 3 Machine Guns With Grenades, Then Destroyed a Tank
Thomas Barfoot rose from rather humble beginnings in rural Mississippi to become a war hero who served in multiple wars and was awarded a Medal…
He Knew It Was a One Way Ticket, He Dashed Into The Flames & Saved His Ship & Friends
The history of the Medal of Honor is full of tales of servicemen who paid the ultimate sacrifice in service of their country. Every one…
Over-Dosed on Amphetamines, Stepped On a Mine, Laid in a Ditch, Skied 250 Miles To Escape The Russians
Sadly, the news in recent years has too often been filled with stories about people becoming addicted to and overdosing on methamphetamine, a drug which…
“Baddest Man in the 761st” He Went Full On Berserker Destroying Everything In His Path
Warren Gamaliel Harding Crecy was born in Corpus Christi, Texas on January 4, 1923. Those who knew him called him “Harding.” He and his wife…
Medal of Honor: The WW2 Video Game Was Designed by Steven Spielberg
If you mention the name Steven Spielberg and World War II in the same sentence, there’s a ninety-nine percent chance you’re talking about his Oscar-winning…