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WATCH: The Sturmgewehr MP-44

The MP-43 (which is mechanically identical to the MP-44 and Sturmgewehr 44; the differences are the subject for another video later) is a tilting bolt rifle with a long stroke…

The Story of Roza Shanina (Female Red Army Sniper)

Roza Shanina was only 14 when she ran away from home and only 20 when she became a sniper in the Red Army, determined to face the German invaders that stormed…

Exceptional WWII items to be auctioned incl. Germany's surrender order

Bonhams will hold its third annual World War II auction on April 29 to offer artefacts, documents and memorabilia relating to historic events of World War II. To commemorate the 70th…

Kevin Wheatcroft – The man who sleeps in Hitler’s bed

Kevin Wheatcroft at home in Leicestershire, where he keeps one of the largest collections of German military vehicles and Nazi memorabilia. (Credits: David Sillitoe for the Guardian) When he was…

WATCH: Royal Navy destroys huge German WWII Mine

The Royal Navy bomb disposal experts have destroyed a 1,500lb (680kg) German WWII mine yesterday which was discovered on the seabed in The Solent. The World War Two GD ground…

Memories of four WWII veterans honored in Northampton

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) – On the first Sunday in February, western Massachusetts veterans honored the four Military Chaplains who sacrificed their lives during World War Two. Veterans filled the V.A.…

John L. Clem was 12 years old when he became a Civil War hero

“The Drummer Boy of Chickamauga” was 12 years old when he was promoted to sergeant after firing on a Confederate colonel who was attempting to capture him. At that point John…

New WWII Horror Movie starring Hayden Christensen

Internationally recognized actor Hayden Christensen (known from: STAR WARS: EPISODES 2-3, upcoming AMERICAN HEIST) will star in a bew WWII horror movie called “UNTÖT”, it was announced today by WARRIOR…

Japanese crew member of sunken Battleship Musashi feels sense of destiny

A former crew member of the Battleship Musashi of the Imperial Japanese Navy that was sunk by U.S. forces during World War II, said he felt “a sense of destiny”…

Stunning Cockpit Video from Avenger that made emergency landing

A dramatic, stunning cockpit video has been released showing the emergency landing of a WWII II-era Avenger during a historic flyover above D.C. earlier this month and how the cockpit filled…