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Leopold Münster rammed a B-24 Liberator Mid-Air as last Kill Argunners

Portrait of Leopold Münster Leopold Münster was born on 13th December 1920 as son of Leopold Münster in Pohorsch near Odrau, Orbital Neutitschein/ Sudetenland. At the age of 5  he…

Airplane Graveyard of World War II in Pacific Ocean Argunners

Brandi Mueller, a Merchant Mariner licensed by the U.S. Coastguard, captured incredible photos of an airplane graveyard containing over 150 Allied WWII aircraft, lying 30 feet under the Pacific Ocean…

Battle for Maritime Communications during World War II | Argunners Argunners

In 1938, Germany had only 3 “pocket” battleships, 6 light cruisers, 7 destroyers, 12 torpedo boats, and 36 submarines—many of which were unfit for ocean service[1]. The British Home Fleet…

REVIEW: History of the Totenkopf's Panther-Abteilung by Ian Michael Wood Argunners

REVIEW: Engaged in Eastern Front combat from 1943, starting with the recapture of Kharkov and enormous battle around Kursk shortly after, the unit received it’s first Panther tanks at the…

Chips – Most decorated Dog of World War II | Argunners Argunners

Chips, a German shepherd, collie, husky mix, was the most famous and decorated sentry dog in World War II, one of 10,425 dogs that saw service in the Quartermaster Corps’…

Horrors of War shown by previously unpublished WWII Photographs Argunners

Brig.Gen. Charles D. Palmer receiving the Legion of Merit from Lt.Gen. Alexander M. Patch. Argunners Magazine published a series of amazing WWII photographs recently uncovered from the archives of General Charles Day…

Hiroo Onada: Japanese soldier who surrendered after 29 years Argunners

When the Japanese surrendered during WWII, one unknowing soldier spent 29 years staying true to his word until someone finally dragged him out of the jungle. Japan’s involvement in WWII came to a…

Amazing WWII Photographs you've never seen before 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…

Story of Leonard Siffleet – Executed Australian POW Argunners

It’s probably one of the most famous images of World War II and you will certainly have seen it before but do you know the history behind it? This is…

USS Saratoga Shipwreck (CV-3) in Bikini Atoll Argunners

The 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…