Secret World War Two Diaries Of Soviet Ambassador In Britain Uncovered
The personal diary of the Soviet Ambassador to Britain during World War Two has been uncovered. Ivan Maisky was the Soviet Union’s Ambassador to the…
Remains of Jews Gassed in Auschwitz And Found Preserved In Jars Finally Laid to Rest
The remains of preserved Jews who were part of Nazi experiments at Auschwitz have finally been laid to rest 70 years after the end of World…
New Danish Film Tells Horror Story Of German Prisoners Told To Clear Mines After WWII
A new Danish film has been released telling the story behind millions of landmines buried on the coast of Denmark during World War Two. Martin…
Joint Russia-US air operation relives Alaska-Siberia route
A joint Russia-US air operation has taken place across Alaska and Siberia this summer. A team of both Russian and US Air Force pilots flew…
Fate of Irish Soldiers post-World War One
The Irish soldiers who took part in World War One returned home to more fighting and continual war over the years. In 1919 at the…
WWII Veteran Transmitted The News of Japanese Surrender 70 Years Ago
A World War Two US veteran, now aged 93, reminisces as the 70th anniversary of Japan’s surrender to the Allies approaches. Stephen Dennis was a…
Disney cartoons used to support war effort
A new BBC Radio 4 documentary has explored how Disney characters helped the Allies’ World War Two efforts. Few remember Disney characters during the war,…
World War Two Popski’s Private Army Veteran Dies Aged 93
A World War Two reconnaissance veteran who survived the Italian front with Popski’s Private Army has died aged 93. Major John Campbell was honoured with…
German Blitzkrieg At The Start of World War Two
[Via] While most of the world commemorates 70 years since the end of World War Two this year, the war began back in the beginning…
The Code Breakers of the First World War – An Exhibition at Bletchley Park Honors the Secret Heroes
[Via] The First World War was all about information and right move at the right time. Every nation and empire involved in the conflict worked…
Victory Over Japan Day Commemorated In The UK
[Via] Alongside Victory in Europe Day which is commemorated every year in May, Victory in Japan Day is also widely commemorated to remember the end…
Churchill envisioned attacking the USSR at the end of World War Two
As World War Two was in its final months Stalin was ever more sceptical about Allied forces in Europe. In May 1945 he even ordered…