Second World War | War History

A Stained Glass Window Illustration Dedicated to ‘Battle of Britain’ Veterans

Undoubtedly, Adolf Hitler had a number of illusions and dreams shattered one after another as the conflict in the Europe intensified. Hitler was under the…

The Resilience of 741st Tank Battalion’s leader Capt. Cecil Thomas on the D-Day

741st Tank Battalion Sherman on D Day On D-Day, June 1944, a total of 50 M4 Sherman tanks stormed the Omaha beach, however by the…

One of the Last Surviving Nazi War Criminal dies in Canada

Nazi War Criminal

[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…

Transport For London trying to bring back to life a ‘Ghost Metro Station’

Ghost Metro Station

[Via] One of the most famous tourist destination in London is surely a ride on world’s oldest and iconic underground train system. In the historic…

Grace Fields – The Martyr Steamer of the Dunkirk

The role of the people and crew from the Isle of Wight in the Operation Dynamo famously known as the Dunkirk evacuation is undoubtedly worth…

5 paintings missing since WWII returned to Germany thanks to the ‘Monument Men Foundation’

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…

Children of the War – A look into the lives of children fathered by Allied soldiers during the WWII

It is estimated that in Germany alone there were more than 250,000 children fathered by soldiers from Britain, United States, Russia and France. In Austria…

A Second World War veteran is reburied after a conflict with the cemetery

Second World War veteran

[Via] After a family accused the Ever Green Cemetery in Louisville of a negligent mistake, a Second World War veteran and his adult son had…

Dunkirk Veterans Look Back, on 75th Anniversary of the Evacuation

Dunkirk Veterans

[Via] The moment a Second World War veteran rode an old Norton 16H motorbike, his excitement and enthusiasm was beaming from his face. He spoke…

RAF trained Soviet Pilots in a Secret Mission during WWII

Soviet Pilots

Some of the Soviet airmen who came to Scotland in 1943 to undertake top-secret training at Errol Airfield, including Commander Peter Kolesnikov, front row, left.…

A WW2 Veteran is building his ‘Online Profile’ for the generations to come

WW2 Veteran

[Via] In the recent decades, advancements in science and technology essentially means societies and people have to adhere to new norms in order to keep…

40 Facts about the Dunkirk Evacuation of WW2

The end of May, early June 1940, 75 years ago in the early days of the Second World War, the most amazing rescue mission took…