French President François Hollande Acknowledges French Responsibility for Roma Internment in WWII
French President François Hollande became the first French president to visit the main World War II internment camp for Roma people in Montreuil-Bellay in central…
A Quick Guide to England for Second World War American Service Personnel
The normal Englishman isn’t rude but shy, said a pamphlet published in 1944 and scheduled for re-publication by the Imperial War Museum. That’s what the…
Japan And Britain Participate In Joint Exercises For The First Time
For the first time since World War II, British fighter pilots will face off against their Japanese counterparts. The two air forces will participate in…
Bunker of the “Beast of Auschwitz” Found in a Convent
Fritz Bracht, nicknamed the Beast of Auschwitz, was born in Heiden on the 18th January 1899. After school he trained to become a gardener and…
Japan And America’s Differing Views Of The End Of World War II
US President Obama’s recent visit to Hiroshima was not used to “repair” the narratives about World War II. “Not a chance,” says Carol Gluck, a…
Polish Agency Looking to Remove Soviet-Era Monuments
An agency in Poland is trying to have Soviet monuments removed from the streets and installed in “educational parks”. The agency claims that the monuments…
The Huge Scale Of This US Airforce Warplane Boneyard In Arizona Is Mindblowing
Arizona is the final resting place of US Airforce’s aircraft and has been since World War Two ended. There are thousands of aircraft that have…
Fantastic! Starting & Driving The Only Operational King Tiger In The World (Watch)
The common name of Nazi Germany’s heavy tank is “Tiger II” but it is also known under the informal name Königstiger. This often is translated…
A Fleet Of 40 Ancient Ships Found In The Mysterious ‘Dead Zone’ Of The Black Sea – The Discovery Of A Graveyard
Research scientists discovered more than 40 vessels at the bottom of the Black Sea. They have been there for centuries and are perfectly preserved –…
MATILDA DIARIES Part 7 – Follow The Renovation Of This Historic Second World War Tank
Following on from the news regarding the Matilda II renovation, a new series of videos are being produced for The Tank Museum YouTube channel that will…
A Taste of Her Father’s Experiences – Daughter Who Flew In Her Father’s Corsair F4U
After a flight, recently, in a Corsair F4U once flown by Ferril Purdy, his daughter Gayla Maier said to him, after jumping from the plane,…
Museum Finds WWII Cutting Edge Technology in Containers
The Commemorative Air Force, a museum that preserves military history in Dallas, Texas, recently came into possession of two large metal drums. They were donated…