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SOVIET CONQUEST – Review by Nate Sullivan

The Soviet assault on Berlin was a glorious affair. The iconic (albeit staged) photograph of the Soviet flag being raised atop the Reichstag has come…

President Putin equates rewriting WWII history with hiding Nazi crimes

The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has said that recent attempts by some people at rewriting the history of World War II is no more than…

NATO boycotts WW2 commemoration ceremony to be held in Russia

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, David Cameron, joined the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, and leaders of the Baltic countries in boycotting the ceremony…

Soviet deadly air attack over Nazi’s Berlin – June 1941

In June 1941, Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa to attack the Soviet Union. Thousands of German troops, tanks and aircraft stormed the west of the country.…

Secret Nazi files reveal V-2 rocket tests on German people

Nazi reports

Secret Nazi records reveal how Hitler tested the V-2 rocket on his own German people. The secret records were filed as highly classified SS documents and…

Moscow Engines of Victory exhibition showcases World War Two hardware

Engines of Victory

Moscow has been reminiscing the World War Two comradeship of the US and then Soviet Union this week, regardless of current tensions between the two…

Finnish volunteers continue to find World War Two dead

Finnish volunteers

A team of Finnish volunteers working to retrieve the remains of World War Two military troops has recovered around 80 Finnish soldiers from the Russian…

World War Two veterans who protected Arctic Convoys are recognised by Russia

Arctic Convoys

World War Two veterans are being honoured by Russia for their role in the Arctic Convoys. The Arctic Convoys were a large contingent of around…

Treasure hunters on Nazi Amber Room search

Amber Room

Treasure hunters in Germany believe they have found the hiding place of the lost Amber Room, which was looted by the Nazis from the Soviet…

America looks back on Vietnam War after 50 years

50 years since the end of the Vietnam War, the United States looks at how and whether it should commemorate America’s failed attempt to thwart…

Cold War B-52 bomber restored to fly again

B-52 bomber

A B-52 bomber flown during the Cold War has been rescued from the US Air Force’s scrapyard in Tucson, Arizona, and renovated. The B-52 is…

1950s Pinnacle of Nuclear Testing – Atomic Annie the Nuclear Artillery Cannon

Nuclear Testing

In the early 1950s, nuclear weapons development and nuclear testing was a key priority for the US and the Soviet Union. It was a race…