WWI Veteran Recalls Remarkable Christmas Truce of 1914
Late veteran of the Northumberland (Hussars) Yeomanry and Royal Field Artillery speaks of the unofficial truces, 100 Christmases ago The former soldier from Newcastle, Captain George B Jameson MC, reveals…
First American Aerial Victory in WWI – Stephen Thompson
Stephen Thompson in the uniform he was wearing on February 5, 1918. (Wikipedia) Stephen W. Thompson was born March 20, 1894 in West Plains, Missouri. Went to the University of Missouri…
Movie about Polish 303 Fighter Squadron (RAF) confirmed
The Polish Army Museum has held a press conference on April 14, 2016, in which they confirmed an upcoming movie about the Polish 303 Fighter Squadron of the Royal Air…
NEW WWI Books Releases – July 2015
Don’t miss out! Argunners keeps you updated on new (top) Book releases, so that you don’t miss out anything. In this list are the new WORLD WAR I BOOK RELEASES for the…
Set photographs from upcoming war thriller “Dunkirk” released
Warner Bros. Pictures has announced two days ago that the principal photography on the epic action thriller “Dunkirk” is underway in Dunkirk, France. Christopher Nolan (known for “Interstellar,” “Inception,” “The Dark…
Color footage of Luftwaffe plane wrecks
Color footage of various Luftwaffe wrecks taken in 1945 Great color footage has arised from various Luftwaffe plane wrecks such as the He 219, Ju 87, several Fw 190 and Me…
250 kg Bomb found in London, now finally removed
An unexploded bomb, dropped on London by the German Luftwaffe during the Second World War, was uncovered by builders at a construction site in the capital yesterday. Police warned it…
Hawker Hurricane with 5 Confirmed Kills for Sale
With 49 combat sorties, five enemy aircraft destroyed, and being itself shot down in the Battle of Britain, Hawker Hurricane R4118 is regarded as the most historic British aircraft to…
Cuffbands of the Feldgendarmerie
FELDGENDARMERIE CUFF TITLES Overview of the various types of cuffband worn by the German Field Police The earliest type is the Polizei pattern machine embroidered rayon yarn or hand embroidered aluminium…
2nd Lt. Warner H. Marsh and his P-47 soon to be uncovered?
Are the first parts of 2nd Lt. Warner H. Marsh jr.’s P-47 found and can he finally be brought home again? On 5 November 1944 twin-engined American aircraft of type Havoc (A-20),…
Trailer of “Allied” – Newest WWII Spy Movie Starring Brad Pitt Released
A teaser trailer of “Allied”, a new upcoming World War II spy movie, starring Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard has been released. The story of intelligence officer Max Vatan (Brad…
REVIEW: Subterranean Sappers by Iain McHenry
The first history covering a tunnelling company published since the 1920’s. This history of 177 Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers details from their formation on the Western Front in 1915 to…
WATCH: FG42 vs M1 Garand: 2-Gun Action Match
For this month’s 2-Gun Action Challenge Match, we had a loaner .308 FG42 from SMG Guns, which I handed off to my friend Karl to shoot. I went up against…
Musashi Expedition – 2 hour TOUR
Paul G. Allen and his research team broadcasted a live-stream tour of the wreckage of the Japanese battleship Musashi, one of the most renowned and technologically advanced battleships in history. Commissioned in…
One in three Royal Navy sailors was underaged in WW1
THEY lied about their age to serve King and Country and many paid the ultimate price. A review of historical records has revealed that as many as one in three…
Minstrel boy by Joe Strummer – Black Hawk Down
“The Minstrel Boy” is an Irish patriotic song written by Thomas Moore (1779–1852) who set it to the melody of The Moreen, an old Irish air. It is widely believed…
Memorial for the Fallen of The Battle of Bellewaarde, 16th June 1915
In the early hours of 16th June 1915, Allied forces began an attack on a ridge with the aim of depriving the German army of their excellent views that extended…
TRAILER: Elser (13 Minutes) – WWII Drama
Downfall (Der Untergang) director Oliver Hirschbiegel is back in the WWII time period with 13 Minutes (Elser: Er hätte die Welt verändert), which has the first trailer online. Based on a…
Sepp Dietrich & Eva Braun at Berghof, Berchtesgaden
Amazing color footage of German Chancellor Adolf Hitler’s residence Berghof in Berchtesgaden, Germany during World War II. The video begins with an aircraft in flight. It then shows Herta Schneider…
WATCH: Introduction to Military Flamethrowers
Learn everything you need to know about the military flamethrowers in this video with Ian McCollum and flamethrower specialist Charlie Hobson. Flamethrowers are a significant piece of military weapons history…
Lack of Prussian Blue Staining on the Walls of Gas Chambers
The Holocaust (which occurred during World War II, from 1939 to 1945) involved systematic murder and was the deadliest genocide in history. Nazi Germany erected concentration camps (also called “death camps”) that…
Wreck of German U-133 Submarine
Few people have the opportunity to dive a World War II U-boat wreck, a feared weapon of the German Kriegsmarine. Submarine Commander and scuba diver Kostas Katsaros from Athens, Greece, is…
Alex Vraciu, Hoosier WWII fighter pilot, dead at age 96
Alex Vraciu, one of the most acclaimed World War II Navy fighter pilots, died January 29, 2015 at the age of 96. Born Alexander Vraciu in East Chicago, Ind., the…
Video sheds light on sinking of the Musashi
Debris scattered over a large area at the bottom of the sea in the Philippines indicate that the massive Japanese World War II battleship Musashi was blown into pieces in…
REVIEW: Machine Gunner 1914-1918 by C.E. Crutchley
In 1914 there were only two machine guns supporting a British infantry battalion of 800 men, and in the light of the effectiveness of German and French machine guns the…
WWII POW Camp Discovered in mountains above Dubois
A year of intensive research has now provided a clear picture of the daily lives of 150 German and Austrian prisoners of war who lived in the mountains above Dubois…
From Colonial Warrior to Western Front Flyer: Five wars of Sydney Herbert Bywater Harris
A Real ‘Boys Own’ Adventure! Sidney in his RFC Suit, 1915. Sydney Herbert Bywater Harris was an adventurer, a man possessed of great courage and charm, who fulfilled every schoolboy…
Remarkable WW1 Facts compiled in an Infographic
The Gazette has compiled some of the most surprising WW1 facts – in the trenches, at home, at sea, and in the air (not forgetting the contribution of our furred and…
Brian Richard Esher his First Book “Rolling Coffins “
The new book “Rolling Coffins” from Page Publishing author Brian Richard Esher is the author’s personal recollection of the time he served in Vietnam as a Mechanized Infantryman during its…
U-Boot Mann Horst Bredow Passed Away
Horst Bredow in 1944 (Credit: Uboat.net) Sad news has come to us all after receiving the news that Horst Bedrow, Founder and Director of the U-Boot Archiv, passed away this…
Easter Offensive Vietnam 1972 – “Stunning in its magnitude”
The three-front Easter Offensive, launched by North Vietnam in 1972, stunned the South Vietnamese and Americans with its magnitude. Here, France’s Albert Grandolini explains how he explores this landmark campaign in the…
New Vietnam War Memoir Black Cat 2-1
New Vietnam War Memoir “Black Cat 2-1:The True Story of a Vietnam Helicopter Pilot and His Crew” “Publishers Weekly” calls new Vietnam War memoir” Black Cat 2-1: The True Story…
TRAILER: April 9th (2015) – Danish WWII Movie
Trailer for a new Danish World War 2 Movie called “9. April” (April 9th) In the early morning of April 9th 1940 the Danish army is alerted. The Germans have…
Australian Armour & Artillery Museum acquires Jagdpanzer 38t
A rare German World War II Jagdpanzer 38t tank is now on display at Australian Armour and Artillery Museum. The acquired Hetzer is also the only one of two original…
TRAILER: Nova – Nazi Attack on America
Long before 9/11, a far deadlier, little-known attack from the ocean depths struck our shores, lasting three-and-a-half years and claiming 5,000 lives. Now, famed undersea explorer Bob Ballard, discoverer of…
Lt.Col. (ret.) Ilias Kotridis and the “Metaxas line”
Lieutenant Colonel (ret.) Ilias Kotridis has dedicated his life and efforts unearthing the lost secrets of the “Metaxas Line”, a complex of concrete bunkers and fortresses that withstood the German…
REVIEW: Letters from Iwo Jima (DVD) (2006)
Nominated for 4 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Clint Eastwood’s Letters from Iwo Jima tells the untold story of the Japanese soldiers who defended their homeland against invading American forces…
REVIEW: Knight's Cross Holders of the Fallschirmjäger by Jeremy Dixon
Presented here are the biographies of the 130 men of the Fallschirmjäger—Hitler’s elite paratroopers, who won the Knight’s Cross and its higher grades. These men fought on nearly every front…
REVIEW: Images of War – German Army on the Eastern Front by Ian Baxter
After the defeat at Stalingrad in January 1943, the German Army’s front lines were slowly smashed to pieces by the growing might of the Soviet Army. Yet these soldiers continued…
Port Talbot Soldier's First World War Heroism Revealed
Details of the military career of a Glamorgan soldier, Second Lieutenant Rupert Hallowes – who was awarded the Victoria Cross and Military Cross for his actions during the First World…
Seldom interior images of Italy's WWII Battleship Roma
Seldom interior images of Italy’s WWII Battleship Roma (Page 2) Battleship Roma (‘Corazzata Roma’) was the fourth Vittorio Veneto-class battleship of Italy’s Regia Marina (Royal Navy). She was laid down almost four years…
Oldest Surviving Lancaster Pilot went for one last Flight
Former Lancaster pilot Jack Finan stands at the controls of the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum’s Lancaster as he talks to pilot Dave Rohrer. Finan took a ride in the Lanc…
WATCH: Shooting a MG34 and MG42
Firing a MG34 & MG42 Watch Ian McCollum from ForgottenWeapons shoot a MG-34 and MG-42 and explain how to load, unload and operate them (including how to change the barrel on…
Treasures Silverware Set of Eva Braun on Exhibit
The Gettysburg Museum of History is currently exhibiting a complete set of silverware that belonged to Eva Braun, who was the wife of Adolf Hitler. The Museum states: “This set was…
WWII Supermarine Spitfire to be Auctioned
German soldiers posing with the wreckage of Spitfire P9374 On 9 July 2015, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of France and the Battle of Britain, Christie’s London…
WATCH: Heavy Machine Guns of the Great War
I have been really enjoying The Great War series, so I figured I ought to take advantage of an opportunity to look at several WWI heavy machine guns side by…
REVIEW: Last Blood on Pomerania by Tomasz Borowksi
The 28th SS Volunteer Grenadier Division ‘Wallonien’, which mostly consisted of French-speaking citizens of the Kingdom of Belgium – first as part of the Wehrmacht, and later in the ranks…
Soldier Missing since the Korean War Finally Identified
The Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing from the Korean War, have been identified and will be returned to his…
New Upcoming WW2 Movies in 2018 – Argunners.com
Don’t miss out! Argunners Magazine keeps you updated on new upcoming (top) Movie, TV-serie and Documentary releases, so that you don’t miss out anything. In this list are the upcoming World War II Movie,…
Soldier Missing since Korean War Accounted For
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced yesterday that the remains of a serviceman, missing from the Korean War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial…
