Probe Tied German Pizza Company to WWII Nazis
August Oetker of the German pizza giant, Dr. Oetker, has revealed that his family’s business is marred with ties to the Nazi party during the…
Remembering Frank Stone, One of Stalag Luft’s “Great Escape” Heroes (1922-2013)
Stalag Luft III, 1944 “The tension was electric the night of the escape. And then around dawn I heard a shot and barking and I…
Unbelievable! Paperclip, WWII Resistance Mark
Unbelievable but yes, the paperclip was at one time used as a resistance symbol during the Second World War. The Beginning of the Story World…
The Sordid Life of Hitler’s Valkryie: Unity Mitford
Unity Mitford. The name probably doesn’t ring any bells, however the English debutante made a name for herself among the Nazis and even Hitler himself.…
‘Slumdog Millionaire’ and ‘127 Hours’ Team To Make WWII Miniseries about the Heroes of Telemark!
The team who made Oscar-winning ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ and ‘127 Hours’ are bent on making their first TV project – a World War II miniseries set…
Nazis tried to make truce with Britain in 1941; In exchange, they wanted an unobstructed attack on USSR
The Nazis tried to trade peace with Britain. In return, they want to attack the USSR without any intervention from the Allies in 1941. This…
Jewish Bernard Warshaw Recalls WWII Memories From The Citadel to Dachau Concentration Camp
Bernard Warshaw, a son of a Jewish small town businessman, had dreamed of going to The Citadel, a military college in South Carolina. He had…
Final Stretch of Hitler’s Motorway to Get a Makeover in 2015
The last remaining stretch of the highway built by Germany’s Third Reich will get a makeover after being riddled with potholes in its 80-year life.…
Finding Nazi Gold Through a Musical Score: Truth or Hoax?
Recent weeks have flung the sleepy Bavarian town Mittenwald in a flurry of diggings – scenes that bring into mind George Lucas’ films Indiana Jones. The…
DVD GUDERIAN’S TANKS – From Panzer I to Kongistiger. – Review by Mark Barnes
Once the narrator puts a cork in it for a bit, the DVD gets properly under way with a quite stunning sequence of beautifully choreographed pre-war propaganda films showing armour, aircraft and much more on exercise.
WWII vets’ ‘Catch-22’ may be untangled: Were these men Deserters or POW in Switzerland?
For over 60 years, the real stories of these men were kept in the dark and their “hero-ness” were either ignored or ridiculed. According to…