World War II | War History

World War II Pilot Pays Tribute to Fallen Comrades in Battle of Britain Anniversary

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Joy Lofthouse was among the many World War II Veterans who commemorated the Battle of Britain and remembered friends and comrades lost during the battle.…

WWII Vet’s Smoking Habit Nearly Gets Him and Wife Kicked Out of Home

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Andy Nowicki and his wife, both 90 years old, have called their apartment in Newington, Connecticut their home. However, they were informed by their landlord…

WWII Vet Publishes His Second World War Memoirs

Gordon Huntington was in his 20s when World War II broke out. He worked as a signalman for the British Navy when he was captured…

Re-enactors Depict World War II, Ammo Demo in DeRidder

Wings and Wheels Fly-In/Cruise-In visitors will be treated to a ‘time travel’ exactly in the middle of World War II! A number of groups from…

WWII Vets Defy Government Bar on their Memorial Site Despite Threats of Arrest

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Considering that the government shutdown prohibits the access to museums, parks, memorials and monuments in and around Toledo, the World War II veterans are considered…

Canadian Soldier May Have Been Buried In German War Cemetery

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Family of a Canadian soldier who died in World War II feat may finally get the closure that they have prayed for more than six…

Final Stretch of Hitler’s Motorway to Get a Makeover in 2015

The last remaining stretch of the highway built by Germany’s Third Reich will get a makeover after being riddled with potholes in its 80-year life.…

War Memorial at Littlecote House Unveiled

A memorial in the form of a plaque was unveiled recently in the grounds of the famous Littlecote House which is situated near Hungerford, by…

Finding Nazi Gold Through a Musical Score: Truth or Hoax?

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Recent weeks have flung the sleepy Bavarian town Mittenwald in a flurry of diggings – scenes that bring into mind George Lucas’ films Indiana Jones. The…

WWII and Monopoly, how it helped captured Airmen escape!

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  The board game called Monopoly had really come a long way since it was first mass-produced in America in 1934. The game is basically…

Adolf Hitler as Action TV Promoter?!

Condemnations and criticisms rained upon a Dubai-based TV network when it  decided to use Germany’s Third Reich dictator in its ads to promote its action…

D-Day Dummy found in a Garden Shed

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  One woman was going and cleaning through her grandparents’ belongings in a garden shed when she chanced upon a rare find – a parachute…