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After the Nuremberg Trials, Spandau Prison Was Dedicated To Holding 7 Nazi War Criminals

In the borough of Spandau on Berlin’s west side, there sits a shopping complex on Wilhelmstraße that was once a shopping and leisure fixture for…

Operation Drumbeat – U-Boat Happy Days On The USA East Coast

The United States of America took a huge blow at Pearl Harbor in 1941, which prompted them join the war alongside  the British. Before that…

Amazing Photos Of The Fuhrerbunker in Berlin – Have You Seen Them All?

Hitler’s Last Day

We will be taking a look at the bunkers used by Adolf Hitler and his entourage in Berlin. There were two bunkers connected to each…

Chester William Nimitz: 26 Fast Facts

Admiral Chester William Nimitz contributed to the success of the United States Navy from his beginnings at Annapolis 1905 to this very day. His accomplishments,…

The Rise and Fall of Graf Zeppelin, the Nazis’ Only Aircraft Carrier

The Nazis having their own aircraft carrier is a scarcely known story but that didn’t mean it did not occur. Here’s the account of the…

8 Convicted Nazi War Criminals Who Got Off Easy

Jack Beckett

From 20 November 1945 until 1 October 1946 a series of military tribunals, called the Trial of the Major War Criminals, was held by the…

The Rise and Fall of Graf Zeppelin, the Nazis’ Only Aircraft Carrier

The Nazis having their own aircraft carrier is a scarcely known story but that didn’t mean it did not occur. Here’s the account of the…

George ‘Blood and Guts’ Patton

George Smith Patton Jr was born on the 11th November, 1885, into a family with a long record of military service.  He saw action in…

Hitler’s Inner Circle: The 10 Henchmen That Served Hitler and the Nazi Party

Adolf Hitler’s inner circle were the most powerful men in the Third Reich. It was a finely balanced team of military commanders, administrative leaders and…

70th Anniversary Celebrations of VE Day

VE Day

For the Finest Generation this year’s Victory in Europe Day celebration will mark the last time that they can gather in significant numbers to celebrate…

VE Day fighter flyover for Washington, D.C.

VE Day

On the 70th anniversary of the Allied victory over the Nazis during World War Two, a vintage plane flyover will take place on 8th May…

Great Waters: 70 Years After – by Ron Simpson

  The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest, largest, and most complex naval battle in history that started with Britain’s declaration of war against…