These Images Show How the French Celebrated Following the Liberation of France
The German occupation of France ran for four years and greatly affected the lives of French citizens. Things took a turn following D-Day, with the…
Nearly 80 Years After Sinking, the SS Richard Montgomery Still a Cause for Concern
During the summer of 1944, the SS Richard Montgomery left port in Philadelphia for the United Kingdom. Carrying thousands of tons of munitions, the trip…
The Biggest Haul of German Equipment in Western Europe?
The islands of Guernsey, which consist of a small archipelago of five land masses, were all marked by the battles to control the Western end…
Rare Photographs Emerge of the One & Only Spitfire-Messerschmidt Hybrid
During the Battle of Britain legend has it that when Head of the Nazi Luftwaffe, Hermann Goering asked Major Adolf Galland what was required to…
The Eastern Legions – One Million Foreign Recruits
As many as one million foreign recruits, volunteers, and conscripts fought on the side of the Germans. Imagine the surprise of Allied forces at Normandy…
Incredible Thirty Eight C-47’s to Cross the Channel to Mark D-Day 75th
On June 5, 2019, thirty veteran Dakota aircraft will take off from former RAF Duxford in Cambridgeshire to deliver hundreds of parachutists to the skies…
Best Commerce Raider in History – CSS Alabama
In 200 feet of water off the north coast of France, near the port of Cherbourg, lies a Confederate warship which never saw a Confederate…
Unsolved Mysteries of WWI
The Lost Treasure of the Tsars Tsar Nicholas II was Russia’s last emperor who was forced to abdicate in March 1917. Facing civil unrest and…
For sale $750,000: Country house that Charles De Gaulle used to train French paratroopers
Ribbesford House, in Bewdley, Worcestershire, is up for sale and expected to go for no less than $750,000. The house was similarly used as a…
Historic Paratrooper Landings -the Germans had succeeded, but at a cost unacceptable to Hitler
The title “paratroopers” remains a prestigious one, representing those soldiers brave and skilled enough to take part in airborne landings against enemy positions. Changes in…
Behind Enemy Lines – The 82nd and 101st Airborne On D-Day
The amphibious landings of D-Day were hours away when the first combat missions by the US Army started in France. The invasion of Normandy began…
Operation Tiger – Forgotten WWII Exercise That Turned Into A Catastrophe
Operation Overlord was the biggest offensive planned by the Western Allies against the Nazis, who had overrun most of Europe. Decisive action was necessary so…