The Tragic Tale of Hajime Fujii – A Kamikaze Fighter Who Crashed Into & Sunk The USS Drexler
This is an odd story that involves a flight instructor, his family, and a single-minded request. The whole thing was so strange, in fact, that…
Canadian WWII Soldier Missing for 70 Years Found Buried in Belgian Field
Kenneth Donald Duncanson, a private in the Canadian Army, was reported missing in action on September 17, 1944. He was fighting in Belgium to gain…
Britain’s Princess Anne Travels to Russia to Commemorate the Bravery of WW2 Arctic Convoy Sailors
Struggling to remove heavy ice off the decks of your ship while it is dangerously rolling in the icy waters of the Arctic is neither…
Veterans and Vehicle Enthusiasts Rally Round to Restore 95-Year-Old American War Hero’s 1967 Mustang
Ladies, we are told, bond with their cats, men are more likely to be crazy about their sport, but the real love of some men’s…
Promotion And Controversy – The Meteoric Rise Of US General Mark W. Clark
Granted, many in modern Texas may have never heard of General Mark W. Clark, also known as General Marcus Aurelius Clarkus by his subordinates. But…
Cab Drivers in London, England Help Keep WWII Veterans in Touch With Their Past
The London Taxi Benevolent Association was established after the end of World War II in 1947. The charity’s mission is to take veterans on outings…
Saving the Location Where Robert Capa took One of the Most Iconic Photographs of WW2
The small apartment where Robert Capa’s “Last man to Die,” photograph was taken has been saved from demolition by a combined effort of Leipzig residents,…
WWII Hero Paratrooper Veteran’s Last Words Were “Did I Do Good”
Maynard L. “Beamy” Beamesderfer passed away on August 11 at 92 years old. He was a WWII hero whose last words were, “Did I do…
U-570 In the WW2 Battle of the Atlantic – The Only Submarine To Ever Be Captured By An Aircraft
There were many extraordinary events in the Battle of the Atlantic, the contest between the Germans and the Allies for control of the sea lanes,…
22 Heart Wrenching Images Of Bombers That Didn’t Make It Home
The strategic bombing campaign during WWII cost the lives of roughly 160,000 Allied airmen and 33,700 planes in the European theater alone. When looking at…
Amazing! Cutting A World War Two Bunker In Half To Create a War Memorial
Bunker 599, located in the Netherlands, was cut in half and has been turned into an artistic war memorial. Originally built in 1939, the bunker…
Karl Donitz, Commander in Chief of the Kriegsmarine, Was The Last President of Nazi Germany
Karl Donitz, the Commander in Chief of the Kriegsmarine (Navy of the Third Reich), served as the last president of Nazi Germany. He was also the creator…