World War II | War History

Brightlingsea Searching for Information on Anzacs Stationed There in WWI

Australian soldiers stationed in Britain during World War I caught the interest of quite a few English girls. Residents Brightlingsea are looking for the descendants…

Irish Dunkirk veteran still waiting for Legion of Honour Medal

97-year old George Rodgers is a veteran of WWII. Her served in the Royal Ulster Rifles and was part of the last defence during the…

Japan’s revisionists have different view of World War Two

Japan’s revisionists are a driving force behind a different version of what happened during World War Two. Slave labour, torture and sex slaves for the…

The Man Who Worked to Complete Washington’s World War II Memorial Dies at 96

F. Haydn Williams died on April 22nd at his home in San Francisco at the age of 96. He formerly served as a Defense Department…

Polish Resistance Fighter Who Fought Against Nazis & Soviets Finally Given State Funeral

The prime minister and other Polish government ministers attended the state burial of Col. Zygmunt Szendzielarz, a World War II resistance commander and victim of…

U.S. Professor Could Be Jailed On Claims Poles Killed More Jews than Germans during WWII

A Polish-born Princeton professor is fighting a charge of national insult for claiming that during World War II, the Polish people killed more Jews than…

Remains of U.S. Servicemen Returned Home from India

U.S. military members held a ceremony April 13 to pay final respects to what they believe are the remains of a U.S. airman or airmen…

Poland Removing WWII Soviet Victory Monuments

The Poles have been removing memorials thanking the Soviet Union for liberating Poland from the Nazis, which were erected around the country after World War…

12-Year-Old Girl Traveled 230 Miles To Replace A Flag Stolen From WWII Veteran

A 12-year-old girl traveled more than 230 miles to aid a disabled World War II veteran who is more than seven times older than she…

Why the Rosenbergs Were Executed

On April 4th, 1951, Judge Irving Kaufman sentenced Julius and Ethel Rosenberg to death. He called them traitors who put “into the hands of the…

World War II Veteran Locates Ambulance He Drove During the War

Seventy-one years ago, a young soldier left his World War II ambulance in a vehicle “graveyard”and returned to his home state of Wisconsin.Thomas Grasser thought…

Sir John Leslie, Ireland’s Oldest World War II Veteran Passed Away at 99

Sir John Leslie, one of Ireland’s oldest surviving World War II veterans, passed away at age 99. He was the owner of the famous Castle…