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Mark V** – A Longer Tank For Wider Trenches – WW1 Innovations (Watch)

When the Germans realized what a threat tanks could be, they made their trenches wider to trap them; one answer to this was to build…

USS Orleck Naval Museum Board – Time is Running Out – Salvage Yard in the Ship’s Future

The 71-year-old ship needs support now – both financially and with volunteers. As of now, there are only three weeks for the members of the…

Member Of Elite WW2 Russian Aviation Unit The “Night Witches” Dies At 96

A former member of the all-female “night witches,” Irina Rakobolskaya, has died at the age of 96 in her native Russia. The organization is unknown…

The Jews In Finland Who Fought Together With The Germans: “We Had A Common Enemy”

During the Winter War of 1939, the Soviet Union invaded its north-western neighbor, Finland.  The population stood together in self-defence. Among them were Finnish Jews,…

Firing The Hugely Powerful German MG42 Machine Gun (Watch)

MG42 Machine Gun

This video looks at the MG-42, a World War II German machine gun. It is being fired as part of a demonstration at Dellwood Park, Lockwood,…

Stunning Must See Video Of A Dakota AC-47 T, Acting As Lethal Spooky Killer!

War History Online Presents this Guest Article By Author and Blogger Hans Wiesman – Check Out His Website! In this Dakota Hunter Blog post, you’ll…

Spine Chilling Drone Footage Of Oradour-Sur-Glane, Wiped Out By The SS

On June 10th, 1944, SS Major Adolf Diekmann and his 4th SS Regiment marched to the village of Oradour-Sur-Glane, surrounded it, and ordered every resident…

Firing The Biggest Gun Of WWII, The 80cm Railway Gun ‘Schwerer Gustav’ (Watch)

Schwerer Gustav – This was the name given to a German 80 cm railway gun, a huge piece of artillery designed to be shot from…

Abdul Hafiz, The Indian Muslim Recipient of the Victoria Cross, Killed Aged 18

In the modern era, the age of 18 is often considered the point at which one is expected to branch out from the home and…

The Weapons They Carried: 10 WWII Infantry Weapons That Were Crucial to the Fight

Let’s take a look at the top 10 WWII Infantry Rifles of WWII, both Allied and Axis. M1 Garand The M1 Garand was the standard…

Breathtaking Color Footage of Erwin Rommel And Afrika Korps (watch)

Having gained a solid reputation as a military genius of the highest order, Rommel was promoted to Lieutenant General and placed in command of the…

An Unassuming Double Agent In WW2

British citizens sympathetic to the Nazi cause and willing to pass on intelligence during World War II never suspected that Jack King wasn’t a Gestapo…