Australian Pilot Honoured for Fighting In Graignes
An Australian Pilot has been honoured for his bravery during World War Two when he, after being shot down, voluntarily took part in the Battle for…
Past students honoured at Margraten War Cemetery, Netherlands
Teachers and students from Omaha Central High School in the US have made a one-off unique trip on the journey that former students of the…
World War One’s Reckless Rex given home town memorial
[Via] A World War One Royal Air Force pilot known as Reckless Rex is being honoured in his hometown of Exmouth in Devon, in the…
How Germany remembers through war movies: The Bridge (1959)
World Wars One and Two have been epitomized and preserved on the big screen through hundreds of war movies. Many of the movies are incarnations…
World War Two veteran fights back against thugs
A World War Two veteran has saved his own life when he had to fight off two burglars who tried to rob his house. Kenneth…
‘Mephisto’ – A Beloved WW1 Tank Giftwrapped for AWM
[Via] Most of us would probably complain while wrapping a birthday present, imagine one day at work you are told to wrap a First World…
World War One German U-8 propeller returned to Germany
The propeller from the first German U-Boat to have been sunk by the British during World War One has been returned to the German Navy…
Operation Fortitude contributed to D-Day success
Operation Fortitude was a secret mission to fool the Nazis and draw any attention away from the D-Day Landings during World War Two. The D-Day…
Female World War Two spies leave unhonoured legacy
One of Britain’s female World War Two spies dies and leaves behind a bomb scare after weapons and munitions were discovered at her home. Eileen…
Chinese war veteran finds bullet in stomach after 70 years
[Via] A Chinese war veteran has discovered that still has a bullet lodged in his stomach after 60 years. Duan Zhicai, who is now 94,…
Remains of a Canadian Soldier from WWII discovered in Netherlands
Pte. Albert Laubenstein appears in this undated photo [Via] The remains of a Canadian soldier who died during Second World War has been recovered and…
British World War Two veterans returned to Arnhem for commemorations
[Via] London taxi drivers, or ‘cabbies’ as they are known, have joined together to organise a trip to Arnhem in the Netherlands for a group…