Forgotten Trenches & Bunkers from the Battle of the Reichswald
Earlier this month The Battlefield Explorer visited the western edge of the Reichswald forest, called Pyramid hill to look at the German trenches and remains…
The Greatest Rescue Operation of WWII – It Almost Didn’t Happen
It was the greatest successful rescue operation during WWII but it almost did not occur due to politics – and few people knew about it…
Eddie Chapman – Nazi Germany’s Best Spy Was An English Double Agent
This is the story of a thief and con artist who nevertheless saved thousands of British lives – as a spy for the Nazis. Edward…
How German U-boats Failed To Counter The American Landings In North Africa
Throughout WWII, U-boats were the greatest threat to Allied ships in the Atlantic and Mediterranean. In November 1942, however, when American forces made seaborne landings…
Nukes on the Moon: The A119 Cold War Project
In the late 1950s, in the midst of the Cold War, the United States developed a super-secret plan referred to as Project A119, involving the…
Winston Churchill Was Such A Passionate Smoker, He Asked That His Oxygen Mask For High Altitude Flights Be Customized To Fit A Cigar
In 1895, young Winston Churchill, who was then a mere second lieutenant in the Royal Hussars, visited Cuba as an observer of the conflict between…
The SK-105 Kürassier – Austrian Light Tank Capable of Climbing a 75% Slope
After WWII, the Austrian military went through a series of reforms to reconstitute itself as the armed wing of the newly formed Austrian state. It…
A Widow Of A Holocaust Survivor Donates $22 Million To A German Zoo
Little is known today about the German underground resistance against the Nazi Party as their actions were extremely limited and were very often brutally punished…
The Panhard EBR – French Postwar Armored Vehicle, Heavily Armed, Lightly Armored
The Panhard EBR was a French reconnaissance vehicle made in several different variants in the period between 1951 and 1963. Based on a design that…
The Desperate Breakthrough at the Halbe Pocket – How A German General Neglected Hitler’s Orders to Save His Men
During the last days of WWII, anyone with any sense in the German Army was aware of the fact that the lives of their soldiers…
Maximilian Kolbe: The Friar Who Died For Another At Auschwitz
Undoubtedly, Auschwitz is considered to have been one of the most horrific places in the world. It also produced some incredible acts of human kindness.…
Wartime Bomb Shelters – Saving Lives From Bombing Raids
Bomb shelters were unnecessary until the 20th century when warfare evolved to aircraft, and falling bombs became a threat. A bomb shelter is not intended…