P-51 Mustang Pilot Missing since WWII Accounted For
The Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced on 11 June 2015 that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing since World War II, have been identified and are being returned…
Battle of Hill 60 –Â Three East Surrey Victoria Crosses
Hill 60 had been taken by the Germans in November 1914 during the Battle of First Ypres (Flemish:Â Ieper). Due to its height it provided an excellent vantage point over Ypres,…
Ben Kuroki, Japanese-American WWII hero, dies at 98
After the Pearl Harbor attack, Ben Kuroki volunteered for the U.S. Army Air Corps. He would become the first Japanese-American war hero, surviving 58 missions as an aerial gunne Ben…
Radio Chatter of Lancaster Crew being attacked by LW Fighter
This radio chatter clip is from a Lancaster Crew who were flying a mission over Germany during World War Two. The bomber got attacked by a German fighter later on in…
Capture of U-570 and its Enigma Cipher Machine
The Germans used the Enigma cipher machine for their military communications before and during WWII. In August 1941, the British managed to capture an Enigma coding machine from U-570. The first and only…
China & Russia searching for Remains of Soviet WWII Soldiers
China and Russia will begin a search for the remains of Soviet servicemen who died in battles in northeast China in 1945, the local foreign affairs authority announced Monday. The search…
US Sniper Rifles of World War 1
The United States had two primary types of sniper rifles during World War One, although both were based on the M1903 Springfield rifle. The most common optic used was the…
Fate of WWII B-17 Discovered – Uwe Benkel
A Story of Survival On Feb. 9, 1945, George Emerson was in the tail position (tail gunner) as his B-17 bomber flew toward their target for the day, an oil…
Larry Lantow – 3rd Armored Division
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…
Wilhelm Gustloff – The Greatest Maritime Disaster in History
The sinking of MV Wilhelm Gustloff by the Soviet Submarine S-13 resulted in the greatest maritime disaster in history with the largest loss of life at sea. At 55 degrees…
