The Luftwaffe Self Destruct Mission: Operation Bodenplatte – January 1st 1945
For the German Luftwaffe, World War II all but ended on January 1st, 1945 with their last, desperate attempt to strike back against the Ally’s…
The Last Saturday of October – The Declassified Secrets of Black Saturday
War History Online presents this Guest Article by Douglas Gilbert Vasili Arkhipov is arguably the most important person in modern history, thanks to whom October 27, 2017…
Poles Who Gave Their Lives To Help Jews In WWII Are Honored With A New Holiday
A new holiday has been approved in Poland remembering the Jews that were taken to the death camps in Nazi Germany during World War II. …
The Amazing Harry Errington: The Only London Fireman to Earn a George Cross for Service in the Blitz
The bombing campaigns of WWII put a massive strain on firefighters. In both Britain and Germany, campaigns of deliberate destruction set cities alight. Not just…
Taking the War to the Skies – Some of the Best Fighter Planes of the War
Boulton Paul Defiant A two-seater British plane, all of the Defiant’s firepower lay with the rear gunner. It performed well in the Battle of France…
Armored Warfare Introduces A Massive Change – Seasons
Starting this spring, new engaging storylines and thematic updates will change the approach to content releases Global publisher and developer My.com is excited to…
The Desperate Measures Hitler Took to Avoid Losing WWII
In the summer of 1944, Adolf Hitler’s monstrous dream of an eternal empire began to collapse. Five years after his invasion of Poland had plunged…
The Doolittle Raid – American Planes Take Revenge For Pearl Harbor
The Doolittle raid is one of the most famous air attacks of WWII. The first American attack on the Japanese Home Islands, it was achieved…
Salvagers are Ransacking World War II Era Sunken Ships
In 1942, off the coast of Indonesia, one of the most significant naval engagements ever took place.During this engagement, known as the battle of the…
The Tank Museum Giving The Opportunity To Step Behind The Scenes Of The Tank Museum’s New Workshop & Restoration Facility
Go Behind The Scenes Of A Ww2 Tank Restoration Date Available: Friday 29th June Price: £100| Time: 09:00 – 18:00 This TANKFEST Preview Day, The…
Fleet Admiral Leahy, Chief of Staff to the Commander in Chief Was Fiercely Opposed to Dropping the Atomic Bomb on Japan
Before the official establishment of the position of Joint Chiefs of Staff in the United States Military in 1947, there served a man who was…
Piggyback Hero – by Ralph Kinney Bennett
We present this guest blog by author Ralph Kinney Bennett In 2003 they laid the remains of Glenn Rojohn to rest in the Peace Lutheran Cemetery in…