36 Fiery Photographs of Flamethrowers Through the Ages
Over 1000 years ago the Greeks were the first to employ the tactic of hurling flames at their enemies and through the First and Second…
Witold Pilecki: The Inspiring Story of the Polish Spy Who Took on the Third Reich
Like many of the heroes of the Warsaw Uprising, nearly no one in the Anglosphere has ever heard of Witold Pilecki, a deeply Catholic member of the…
Polish Veterans to Participate in London’s VE Day Parade for First Time
Polish soldiers were crucial in the Allies victory over the Axis powers in World War II. In spite of this, they have never been allowed…
Eisenhower, When I Met The Man Behind D-Day, No One Believed Me
In April 1944, twenty-three-year-old private Walter J. Thorpe of Abilene, Kansas set out on an unlikely mission. He aspired to meet Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower.…
Stahlhelm Vs M1: Two of the Best Combat Helmets of World War II
During World War II, the increase in the mobility of infantry due to a departure from positional tactics of combat influenced the characteristics of combat…
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…
Battle of Sokolovo: The 969 Czechoslovaks Had to Walk More Than 217 Miles
The Battle of Sokolovo was the first engagement of Czechoslovak forces on the Eastern Front during World War 2. With it, the Czechoslovaks became the…
Kazimierz Moczarski – Resistance Fighter, Assassin, Anti-Communist Rebel, Cellmate Of Infamous Nazi Jürgen Stroop
Poland was the site of much turmoil, conflict, brutality, and tragedy during the Second World War. It was the first country Hitler invaded in 1939,…
Witold Pilecki – The Man Who Voluntarily Went to Hell to Gather Information
In September 1940, Witold Pilecki voluntarily surrendered to the Germans during a street raid in Warsaw. He did this in order to penetrate one of…
A Formidable Foe: German Panther Tank
The German Panther tank used in World War II was easily one of the most dreaded machines the Allies encountered on the European battlefields.…
12 Impressive German Self-Propelled Guns of WW2
Self-propelled guns played an important part in the Second World War, making heavy firepower mobile more cheaply than tanks did. Here are some of the…
Fascinating Pictures: How Allied Troops Were Welcomed as They Liberated Europe’s Capitals
In 1944, the Allies began making significant advances against the Nazi German regime and its Axis supporters in Europe. From the fall of Rome in…