Children Bought a Tank & a Woman Drove it in WWII
On February 25, 1943, the Soviet newspaper Omskaya Pravda published a letter from Ada Zaneghina, a six-year-old girl. Ada and her mother had had to leave…
Total Surprise! Outnumbered 10 to 1: German Paratroopers Took Down Belgian Fortress Eben-Emael
On the 10th of May 1940, German armed forces invaded Belgium. One of their most challenging targets was Eben-Emael, a modern fort on the Albert…
The Nazi Invasion of Norway – Hitler Tests the West
In 1940, Germany invaded neutral Norway. It was the first real test of the Allied military in Europe, one which would not go well for…
What If We Had to do D-Day All Over Again: What Would it Look Like Today? – Video
In hindsight, peering through a modern lens, it’s easy to claim that the Allies were somehow destined to win World War II because their cause…
20 Specialist Armored Vehicles of World War Two
The Second World War saw massive numbers of armored vehicles deployed on all sides. While most were tanks, artillery, and transports, there were also lots…
Made in USSR: Effective Soviet Small Arms During WWII
The Second World War significantly affected the development of Soviet small arms and showed that simple weapons can be more effective than complex weapons. Combat…
The Terrifying German Rocket Launchers in 25 Photos
The first missile launcher systems developed in Germany were designed to fire both shells loaded with poisonous substances, and projectiles containing a smoke-forming composition to…
Miracle Weapons: Hitler’s Jet Planes & Rockets to Save the Nazis
Wunderwaffe or “miracle weapons” were new types of weapons designed to save the Third Reich from defeat in World War II. Nazi propaganda placed great…
How Communists in Germany Allied with Nazis to Destroy Democracy
The cooperation between the communist and Nazi parties in Germany to undermine social democracy must be one of the strangest and most extreme partnerships in…
Panzer Hunters – Soviet Anti-tank Guns of WWII with Photos
Soviet anti-tank guns played a crucial role in confronting German equipment on the Eastern Front of the Second World War, called the Great Patriotic War…
Best Field Marshall of WW2? Montgomery in Video & 33 Pictures
Monty, or the “Spartan General” as he was nicknamed, was described as a man with no diplomacy skills due to his directness. However, he remains…
Stalin’s Organs – The Iconic “Katyusha” Rocket Launcher with 25 Photos
On July 14, 1941, near a defensive site of the 20th Army in the forest east of Orsha, Captain Ivan Flerov’s battery attacked German positions.…