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…
One of the Last Surviving Nazi War Criminal dies in Canada
[Via] A Canadian newspaper Globe and Mail has reported that one of last surviving Nazi war criminal has died at the age of 93. Simon…
New documentary details death toll of World War Two
Just over 70 years ago the US Army established the first war cemetery in Europe. Thousands of US soldiers were killed during the D-Day invasion…
Nephew finds Halifax bomber grave of lost airman, ends WW2 family mystery
[Via] A London-based family has finally discovered the truth about the husband and father who was killed during a bombing raid over Germany during World…
Sacrifices made by all including Great Britain’s Royal Family
Elizabeth in Auxiliary Territorial Service uniform, April 1945 via Wikipedia World War II was a time in which everyone made sacrifices including Britain’s royal family. These…
5 paintings missing since WWII returned to Germany thanks to the ‘Monument Men Foundation’
The damage and destruction during the Second World War was wide spread and spilt into many pillars of society. Art and cultural symbols were targeted…
Remains of German and Italian Soldiers recovered from a Bosnian Town
[Via] A team searching for the remains of the Bosnian Muslims killed during Yugoslav Civil War has uncovered the remains of German and Italian soldiers…
The Defiance of an AP Reporter – the story of Allied Embargo over German surrender in May 1945
[Via] In this age of information and technology, we are blessed with numerous news sources and information platforms that we can use to corroborate the…
US-Soviet ties leading up to the Second World War
Despite the fact that United States and Soviet Union were not on the best of terms prior to the Second World War, the conflict in…
Soviet-Nazi-Japanese spy letters recovered
[Via] World War Two spy letters have been found in Japan. The letters belonged to Richard Sorge, a spy for the Soviet Union, who worked…
VE Day was the start of a Cold War battle for Lithuania
A military parade during celebrations in the Soviet Union in 1983 of the anniversary of the October Revolution, via Wikipedia Even though VE Day marked…