San Francisco Maru Wreck – Imperial Japanese Navy Argunners
One of the deeper wrecks in the lagoon sitting upright from 45 to 63m (145-205ft), it is unique as there is not much growth due to its depth. It is also…
Lady Jeannette – “The Best Kept Secret Of World War Two” Argunners
“Lady Jeannette” – B-17G, SN: 42-97904. (Credits: Via B-17 Flying Fortress Rescue) A series of articles, laying out the true events behind the creation of: “The Best Kept Secret Of World…
Images of the infamous Polish Gold Train unearth Argunners
Images of the infamous Polish Gold train are going around the world since yesterday after they were shared on various Media & Social Networks such as Twitter, Facebook and Polish…
WWII Veterans Remember: Tank Unit Commander Larry Lantow Argunners
Whenever one of his men was killed in action, it was Larry Lantow’s job to write to their families. But unlike many things done over and over, he said, it…
WWII Vet Remembers Battle Of Tarawa, Fights Back Tears Argunners
World War II Veteran Bob Ashburn recalls witnessing the gruesome aftermath of the Bloody Battle of Tarawa as an 18-year-old teenager. Tarawa was such a bloody battle and an often…
Iron Grave: KO & Wrecked Panzers in Normandy 1944 Argunners
A Wespe destroyed in Normandy, 1944. Dwight D. Eisenhower walking past a destroyed German Tiger Tank after the battle of Chambois, France 1944. A StuG IV destroyed and abandoned in…
British Army in the Invasion of Normandy Argunners
A gunner at a 25-pdr battery chats to a local French girl in Normandy, 20 July 1944. A sergeant of the Royal Army Veterinary Corps bandages the wounded ear of…
British Army in the Invasion of Normandy Argunners
Universal Carriers of 2nd Middlesex Regiment (3rd Division’s MG battalion) pass a Churchill AVRE of 77th Assault Squadron, 5th Assault Regiment, in La Brèche d’Hermanville, 6 June 1944. D-day -…
British Army in the Invasion of Normandy Argunners
Troops of 3rd Division pause in La Brèche d’Hermanville during their move inland, 6 June 1944. French civilians show their identity cards to a British Royal Army Service Corps captain…
“Abgeschossen und Verschollen” – The Hunt for Missing Bomberpilots – Argunners Argunners
“Abgeschossen und verschollen – Auf der Suche nach vermissten Bomberpiloten” (Shot Down and Missing – On the search for Missing Bomberpilots) – is a German documentary film of Harald Hort. The…
WWII B-17 Veteran receives Presidential Unit Citation Argunners
Sen. John McCain and Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Larry O. Spencer congratulate 2nd Lt. John Pedevillano, a WWII Army Air Corps B-17 bombardier, during a ceremony in…
First Invasion Then Liberation: Walcheren Landings Argunners
Operation Infatuate was the codename given to an Anglo-Canadian operation during the Second World War to open the port of Antwerp to shipping and relieve logistical constraints. The operation was…
Timelapse of a Heinkel He 111 in Rotterdam Argunners
On 30 of April 2015 a big exhibition will be opened which will be dedicated to the Battle of Rotterdam in May 1940. One of the main top pieces that…
Luftwaffe Ace and Knight's Cross Holder Walter Schuck passed away Argunners
Former Oberleutnant of the Luftwaffe, later Hauptmann a.D., and Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Holder Walter Schuck has died at 94 years of age on 28 March 2015. Walter Schuck…
Shinkoku Maru Wreck – Imperial Japanese Navy Argunners
Beautiful Wildlife on the Shinkoku Maru. (Credits: Argunners) My favorite wreck in the Lagoon, the Shinkoku Maru, has become a fantastically beautiful artificial reef. Pink and purple anemones can be found…
Images of the infamous Polish Gold Train unearth Argunners
Images of the infamous Polish Gold train are going around the world since yesterday after they were shared on various Media & Social Networks such as Twitter, Facebook and Polish…
WWII: Biggest-ever tank battle in RT's 3D graphics Argunners
As Russia remembers the Soviet Army’s exploits in combatting the German’s push in 1941-45, it cannot leave out the major turning point of the war, which remains to this day the…
Indian Army Reserve Officers Argunners
A list and details of 684 Indian Army Reserve Officers volunteering for the IARO throughout 1916 and published in January 1917 has been uploaded to the FIBIS database website. This…
Missing WWII Helldiver Airplane Discovered – Argunners Argunners
A United States Navy Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft lost in World War II and missing for over 70 years was recently found resting in the tropical waters of the Republic…
Awesome Game “Verdun” is set in the trenches of World War I Argunners
World War II has given the video game industry plenty of material, but a good World War I game is pretty hard to find. Not anymore. A recently-released game set on the…
Erwin Rommel “Desert Fox” committed suicide 71 years ago Argunners
71 years ago, on 14th of October 1944, Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel, nicknamed “The Desert Fox” was given the choose to face a public trial for treason – as a co-conspirator…
TRAILER: Dad's Army Argunners
Dad’s Army is an upcoming 2016 British war comedy film, based on the BBC television sitcom Dad’s Army: It is 1944 and World War II is reaching its climax. The…
The Messerschmitt Me262 Jet Fighter Argunners
The Messerschmitt Me262 Schwalbe (“Swallow”), also called the Sturmvogel (“Stormbird”) in its fighter-bomber version, was the world’s first operational jet fighter. It had the potential to create havoc for the…
Book Love in War Shows Heroism of Nurses During Wartime Argunners
immersive and touching love story that shows the heroism of nurses during the chaotic battles of World War I In Love in War (published by Xlibris) author Alan Watchman creates…
A German underground ball-bearing factory in Germany, 1945, where all size bearings were made. Shown is a row of polishing and grinding machines used to finish the bearings. – Argunners Argunners
A German underground ball-bearing factory in Germany, 1945, where all size bearings were made. Shown is a row of polishing and grinding machines used to finish the bearings. This might…
Three East Surrey VCs – Battle of Hill 60 Argunners
Hill 60 had been taken by the Germans in November 1914 during the Battle of First Ypres. Due to its height it provided an excellent vantage point over Ypres, Zillebeke…
Dead horses and wrecked vehicles of a German convoy are strewn along the road in the vicinity of Lug, Germany. Following an attack from U.S. Artillery. The Germans were trying to escape encirclement by 3rd and 7th Armies. – Argunners Argunners
Dead horses and wrecked vehicles of a German convoy are strewn along the road in the vicinity of Lug, Germany. Following an attack from U.S. Artillery. The Germans were trying…
American forces are trying to recapture this German town (unknown) from German mountain troops who infiltrated it during the night, dislodging American troops and taking a number of Prisoners. Hotel 'Wenk' and Gasoline are in yard and hit by a tracer bullet, resulting in the burning, as seen in photograph. In the church tower on the left is a German lookout, who is also sniping at the U.S. soldiers. – Argunners Argunners
American forces are trying to recapture this German town (unknown) from German mountain troops who infiltrated it during the night, dislodging American troops and taking a number of Prisoners. Hotel…
Drone films Remembrance of Operation Market Garden Argunners
On Friday, September 18, ‘Dronespecialist’ had the honor to attend the paratrooper dropping in Ermelo in remembrance of Operation Market Garden, which was an unsuccessful Allied military operation, that took…
REVIEW: In My Father's Footsteps by Gwilym Davies Argunners
In 1944-45, Capt. G.H. Davies served with the hard-fighting 53rd Welsh Division. He was an artillery officer in command of a battery of 25-pdr field guns and saw action from…
10 facts of World War II you may didn't know Argunners
Hiroo Onada (Credits: Wikimedia Commons) Atomic Cloud over Nagasaki. (Credits: Wikimedia Commons) A Lancaster Mk III of No. 619 Squadron on a test flight from RAF Coningsby, 14 February 1944.…
Allied WWII Snipers in 13 Extraordinary Photographs Argunners
Photographical journey through the Allied snipers of World War II. Most are British and, or Canadian Snipers using the British Lee Enfield. The first photograph shows a sniper demonstrating his camouflage…
WATCH: Fallschirmjager FG-42 Rifle Argunners
The German FG-42 paratrooper rifle was a very impressive design, managing to meet a very strict set of performance criteria. The first production model in particular was exceptionally light and…
WATCH: What Manner of Men Argunners
When Flight Sergeant Richard Brown bails out over the Arnhem battlefield, he finds himself in brutal fight on the ground, fighting a losing battle against superior German opposition. Can he…
Beautiful WWII USAAF images of B-24, A-26 & A-20 in England Argunners
Argunners is fortunate enough to feature its readers with some beautiful images from the United States Army Air Force, taken in England during WWII. Most of the photographs depict the…
Hangar full of WW2 Vehicles, Tanks and Classic Cars Argunners
Argunners Magazine received thanks to Marc Askat from 442 Explorations a view into a very incredible Hangar filled with World War II and Post WW2 Vehicles, Tanks and Classic Cars.…
German Sdkfz 2 Kettenkrad for sale priced at $135,000 Argunners
For all World War II Motorcycle enthusiasts there is good news. An original German NSU Kettenkrad (Sdkfz 2) from 1943 is currently being offered online for a price of $135,000.…
Amazing WWII Photographs you've never seen before – Part 1 Argunners
Brig.Gen. Charles D. Palmer receiving the Legion of Merit from Lt.Gen. Alexander M. Patch. Argunners will be publishing a series of amazing WWII photographs recently uncovered from the archives of General…
British soldiers KIA during Market Garden finally laid to rest Argunners
Driver John Kennel (Credits: Mod UK) On 16 September two special ceremonies took place at Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery (“Airborne War Cemetery”) for two British soldiers who were killed in action…
Normandy Then & Now: Omaha Beach Area Argunners
After our previous photographic journey of Normandy Then & Now: Otto Funk and Unit, we’ve a new Then & Now in the series called Normandy Then & Now: Omaha Beach…
Model Kate Upton Makes Video & Selfie Flying in a P-51 Argunners
Kate Upton flying in a P-51. (Credits: Kate Upton) Model Kate Upton, born in 1992 and in 2011 voted as “Rookie of the Year” for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, took…
24 Scuttled Japanese Submarines, including I-402, found Argunners
Submarine I-402 of the Imperial Japanese Navy was one of three completed Sen Toku I-400 class submarine aircraft carriers during World War II and world’s largest submarine until 1965. She was…
WATCH: M18 Hellcat Tank Destroyer Firing Argunners
I didn’t have the opportunity to do a full video with the folks who own this M18 Hellcat Tank Destroyer, but I did get some footage of it firing. Enjoy!…
Wreck of the USS Saratoga (CV-3) Argunners
USS Saratoga (CV-3), commissioned in 1927, was an Lexington-class American Aircraft carrier measuring 268 meters (880 ft.) in length and weighting 39,000 tons. Originally she was designed as a battlecruiser, but was…
German WWII 'Ghost' Train Filled with Gold Found in Poland? Argunners
Various media websites are reporting that two individuals (one Polish and one German) may have found a ‘long forgotten’ German train from World War II that was filled with gold;…
AUDIO: Veteran's personal account on artillery barrage Argunners
91-year-old World War II veteran George Hansen from Clovis, California, recalls a night during the war when his squad came under heavy mortar fire while on their way to a…
Six WWII Japanese Bodies Found in Sealed Cave – Argunners Argunners
The bodies of six soldiers, believed to be Japanese troops who fought in World War II, have been found in a reopened cave in the Pacific nation of Palau. Remains…
An Infantryman in the Battle of the Bulge Argunners
Staff Sgt. Rocco Moretto (left) with Tech Sgt. Bob Wright (later killed in action) at Bütgenbach, Belgium in December 1944. (Credits: Robert F. Dorr) When Germany surrendered on May 8,…
GALLERY: WWII Airplane Graveyard in Pacific Ocean Argunners
Brandi Mueller, a Merchant Mariner licensed by the U.S. Coastguard, captured incredible photos of over 150 Allied WWII aircraft now lying 130 feet under the Pacific Ocean near the Marshall…
Never seen before WWII Photographs show Horrors of War – Part 2 Argunners
Brig.Gen. Charles D. Palmer receiving the Legion of Merit from Lt.Gen. Alexander M. Patch. Argunners will be publishing a series of amazing WWII photographs recently uncovered from the archives of General…
