Dauntless Dive-Bomber Found in Lake Michigan to be Restored at Portage Air Zoo
Until recently, no one knew that Lake Michigan was home to a World War II relic. The Dauntless dive-bomber plane sat at the bottom of…
A Man Misidentified in Famous Flag Raising Photo is Identified by Local Expert
The image in America of six Marines raising a flag at Iwo Jima in 1945 is one of the most iconic of all time. It…
Commemorative ceremony used to condemn anti-Semitism
A strong message from Poland’s Conservative President, Andrzej Duda, against xenophobia, prejudice and racism was made at a recent commemorative ceremony held to honour the…
An Escape Tunnel is Located at this Holocaust Massacre Site
A group of archaeologists and mapmakers seems to have discovered a long-forgotten hand-dug tunnel. The 70-year-old tunnel, dug mostly by hand by 80 Jews, was…
Nikita Krushchev’s Son Still Missing in Action from World War II
Former Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev’s son is still considered missing in action. A former chief of the Russian Defense Ministry’s Directorate for the Memorialization of…
Touchy move of Soviet War Monuments by Poles
The Polish Institute of National Remembrance (IPN), based in Warsaw, plans to move over 200 monuments originally set up by the Soviets after the end of…
Engine Damage Causes Fatal Crash Over the Hudson River
A vintage World War II plane has crashed, according to federal investigators. It seems to be the result of an engine cylinder that was damaged…
The Battle of the Somme’s Place in History
On July 1, 1916, at 7:30 am, the British infantry began their advance toward the trenches of the Germans. For the first few hours, eight…
New Danish Film Tells Horror Story Of German Prisoners Told To Clear Mines After WWII
A new Danish film has been released telling the story behind millions of landmines buried on the coast of Denmark during World War Two. Martin…
91-year-old WWII U.S. Veteran Honored by the French
James Facos was the ball turret gunner in a B-17 Flying Fortress. He flew 30 missions, including bombing runs to prepare for the D-Day invasions…
Restoring The B-17 Bomber in Urbana
The director of the Champaign Aviation Museum in Urbana, Ohio gets the same question everyday from visitors. They all want to know how much longer…
How The Work of the US ‘Monuments Men’ Was Undone By The Bavarian government
In World War II, a small unit of art historians served on the front line with American troops. They weren’t there to fight but to…