“Come and fight a Gurkha!” he yelled, lost his right hand throwing back a grenade then “single handedly” defended his post for 4 hours against 200 enemy soldiers killing 31
Never mess with a Gurkha. Not everyone knows this, but then again, many people don’t know what a Gurkha/Gorkha is. Gurkhas were a branch of…
Fergus Anckorn – Saved His Fellow POWs By Performing Magic Tricks!
Fergus Anckorn who, during WWII, used magic as a means of saving both his own life and the lives of those around him, was born…
Did Hitler Escape From Germany? – A Look At Conspiracy Theories
It is 1945, and the end of WWII is near. Adolf Hitler is in his bunker alongside his wife, Eva Braun, on April 30th, 1945.…
Top 10 Most Bizarre Tanks Ever Built
Tanks are designed for front-line combat. These strong armored fighting vehicles are a pivotal part of any land forces in warfare. Tanks can be used…
Secret German WWII Code Machine Found On Ebay For £10
One should not be surprised by the astounding variety of odd things that are advertised on eBay – it has often proved to be a…
This Drone Footage Of Normandy American Cemetery Will Leave You In Awe (Watch)
The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial – located in Colleville-Sur-Mer – France, was built on the grounds of a temporary cemetery established shortly after the…
This Is How American Soldiers Were Prepared For Life In Britain (Watch)
In order to overcome cultural differences, the United States War Department, and Signal Corps produced a series of documentaries that compared the US citizens and…
Awesome! Red Army War Sleds With Airplane Engines & Guns!
The Winter War of 1939, between Finland and the Soviet Union, convinced the Soviets to develop more effective tactics in the so-called “General Winter” conditions.…
How To Assemble & Launch A V-2 Rocket (Watch)
The V-2 rockets were the first ever successful long-range guided ballistic missiles. In a lack of effective long-range strategic bombers, the Nazis turned to constructing…
When The Wehrmacht, In Retaliation, Carted Off 601 Dutch Men To Concentration Camps, 48 Returned
It is a matter of historical fact that Nazi Germany committed truly horrific crimes against humanity during WWII. Germany and 14 other countries have even…
When Four Prisoners Escaped From Auschwitz In The Kommander’s Car
In 1942, four Polish prisoners at Auschwitz had had enough. They wanted to escape, but if they did (regardless of whether or not they succeeded),…
He’s Called The Ghost, Has The Same Medal Count As Audie Murphy, Have You Heard Of Him?
By the time a man earns seven Purple Hearts and lives to talk about it, he could either be described as one of the luckiest…