Pacific veterans return to World War Two battle sites
Retired Lt. Col. Kenneth “Scooter” Barclay is seen during a recent tour of World War II battlefields with The Greatest Generations Foundation. 70 years after…
Seventy years since Allied POWs forced to march across Germany
Seventy years ago 10,000 Allied POWs were forced to march hundreds of kilometres across Germany as the Nazis made their last attempts to salvage any small…
Czech leader will attend Putin’s VE Day commemorations but will also honor the Czechs that fought WITH the Nazi’s against the USSR
General Andrei Vlasov, leader of the Nazi-allied Russian Liberation Army Russia is planning three days of VE Day commemorations this year. However the plans have…
Card game scrutinised by Polish government for incorrect war reference
In a World War Two faux pas, US toy maker Mattel has printed the words Nazi Poland on cards in a new game it has…
Goering’s daughter tries to reclaim family estate
[Via] Edda Goering, the daughter of Hitler’s right-hand man Hermann Goering, has lost her battle to try to recoup funds the family had taken away…
The Japanese Concentration Camps
Australian and Dutch prisoners of war at Tarsau in Thailand, 1943. Image Courtesy of Wikipedia 140,000 prisoners of war had passed, during the Second World…
Schwerer Gustav – Hitler’s giant gun – How it worked and why it turned out to be a disaster
Image Courtesy of Wikipedia At the beginning of World War II, the Nazi leader, Adolf Hitler, eager to invade France, demanded the construction of a…
KELLY’S HEROES – the best quotes EVER! We know this is going to make you smile!!!!
You only have to mention the film ‘Kelly’s Heroes’ and within seconds everyone is firing off quotes from the film – our non WWII friends…
One hundred years of chemical warfare
Chemical warfare began one hundred years ago during World War One and was first used by the Germans fighting against the French on Flanders Field.…
B-17 Alliance Museum to delay opening until June
[Via] The B-17 Alliance Museum in Salem, Oregon, has had to delay its grand opening until June. The museum is opening at Salem’s Municipal Airport…
Soldiering On Awards honours World War Two burns victims and Gurkhas
An awards ceremony in central London has taken place to honour veterans of war. [Via] In particular, the 2015 Soldiering On Awards has awarded World…
The beautiful Spitfire – in COLOUR!!!
The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and many other Alliedcountries during and after the…