ARMOURED HUSSARS Volume 2 – Images of the 1st Polish Armoured Division, Normandy, August 1944 – Review by Mark Barnes
It is some time since we saw the first volume of this series and I am pleased to say this latest outing is most welcome. …
Russian Supreme Court Convicts Online Blogger for Mentioning Russian Invasion of Poland in 1939
On September 1, 2016, the 77th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s invasion of Poland and 17 days before the anniversary of the Soviet Union’s invasion of…
“Torpedownia”- A German WW2 Torpedo Testing Station Abandoned Off Poland’s Coastline (Pictures)
Remnants of World War Two are ever present across Europe even though the war ended over 70 years ago. One of those is a torpedo…
Facts And Pictures: Bloody Battle For The Bridge Over The Rhine At Remagen In WW2, March 1945
On 7 March 1945, Allied troops captured the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen. This surprise success allowed thousands of troops to cross the River Rhine and…
Amazing WWII Color Pictures – Flying Tigers! P-40 Tomahawk!
If you are asked to think of World War II fighters you might very well imagine planes with sharp noses and shark’s faces. You might…
Disturbing Memories of World War Two – An American Veteran Remembers the Execution of Nazis
One second they were there, the next they were gone. Such is the memory of World War II veteran Herbert McClure, who while waiting for…
Defying and Outwitting The Nazis in WW2: A Very Sharp Pair of Heroes
There are so many unsung WWII heroes and heroines of whom we never hear, so it is fortunate for us that a high school student,…
The Soviet Pilot Who Stole a MiG, Downed It In Japan, and Demanded to Join the Japanese
On September 6, 1976, a Soviet military jet landed at the airfield in Hakodate, Japan. The runway wasn’t long enough, so the jet actually plowed…
Hitler’s Island Beach Resort in Germany Opens for Vacationers
The island of Rügen, Germany, has a three-mile-beach resort that was built by Adolf Hitler. Part of that resort is now a luxury holiday destination.…
Airmen Pitch In To Help Restore Historic WW2 Bunker and Repaint Sherman Tank
Men from the USAF 52nd Logistics Readiness Squadron based at Spangdahlem Air Base have been helping to restore portions of a WWII bunker at Fort Aubin…
Hitler’s “Wolf’s Lair” As It Is Today – The Military Headquarters for the Eastern Front (Pictures & Video)
The Wolf’s Lair, or the in German Wolfsschanze, was one of many Fuhrer’s Headquarters located near the Eastern Front. Adolf Hitler did not want to repeat…
Notorious Nazi Julius Streicher – The Evil Voice Of Anti-Semitism
The notorious Nazi Party member, Julius Streicher, wasn’t part of the military nor did he participate in the planning of the Holocaust. Nevertheless, on the…