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Patch, the dog with an uncanny resemblance to Adolf Hitler

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“Adolf” or “Hitler” is how Patch, a puppy, wants to be called. In fact, he only responds to orders when called by the name of…

WWII ‘Safe’ Ships Went Down To Save Soldiers

Ian Harvey

Australian archaeologist Michael Bendon was working in north-west Crete, in 2008. He was helping excavate an ancient 67BC town, destroyed by the Romans and which…

German Hotel Apologized for Dubbing Spa Break “Kristallnacht”

Kristallnacht, Night of Crystal, also known as Night of Broken Glass — the name given to the wave of attacks done to the Jews throughout…

The man who spared Hitler and could have changed the course of history

Ian Harvey

Henry Tandey was the man that Hitler believed saved his life when he was fighting wounded on the war front. This was to be the…

GERMAN MACHINE GUNS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR – Review by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes

GERMAN MACHINE GUNS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR By Hans Seidler Published by Pen & Sword Military ISBN: 978 1 78159 273 1 Review by…

Horrific World War I experience documented in soldier’s diary

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  Harry Drinkwater Soldier’s diary is a surviving testimony of his actual hair-raising experience during the Great War. As a soldier in the muddy trenches,…

Rommel and Montgomery: The Fathers Fight, the Sons Make Peace

Bernard Montgomery was one of the British top Generals during WWII — commander of the Eight Army known as the Desert Rats. Erwin Rommel was…

Closure for missing WWII soldier

Ian Harvey

A year before the end of the Second World War and it was becoming clear to Nazi Germany that they were losing the war. Hitler…

75th anniversary of Kristallnacht marked

Ian Harvey

The 75th anniversary of Kristallnacht, one of the most famous events in the history of Nazi Germany during which at least 90 Jewish people lost…

Man Who Hid Art Loots in Munich Apartment Holds Key to “The Amber Room”?

The cache of hidden art found in a dingy Munich flat and said to amount to £1 billion may look like a story right out of the…

Nazi Officer, War Criminal Erich Priebke Secretly Buried in Italian Jail Cemetery

A newspaper had released a report saying Ex-Nazi SS Captain Erich Priebke was  buried secretly in an Italian prison cemetery after a number of locations…

In WW1, Alvin York Captured 132 German Soldiers Pretty Much Single Handed

Alvin York almost captured 132 German soldiers during WW1 using a rifle and pistol. The Germans had 32 machine guns together with rifles and pistols.…