WATCH: Private Snafu – Fighting Tools Argunners
PRIVATE SNAFU: Episode 6 – Fighting Tools Private Snafu was the title character of a series of American instructional cartoon shorts, ironic and humorous in tone, produced by Warner Bros., between…
Ghost Fleet: Stunning WWII Ship Graveyard in Truk Lagoon Argunners
Satellite photographs from the Chuuk Islands. (Credits: NASA) My dream history lesson includes a tropical Pacific island where I step off a beautiful boat soaked in sunshine the warm Micronesian…
Fujikawa Maru Shipwreck – Imperial Japanese Navy Argunners
The Fujikawa Maru is one of the lagoon’s most famous wrecks. Covered in lush coral this ship was built in 1938 as a passenger cargo ship that carried raw silk and…
Kiyosumi Maru Shipwreck – Imperial Japanese Navy Argunners
Kiyosumi Maru in 1934 (Credits: Wikimedia Commons) Stepping off the Odyessy and descending upon our first wreck, the Kiyosumi Maru, feels like entering another world. The intact ship body, sitting 12m…
Hoki Maru Wreck – Imperial Japanese Navy Argunners
Another Lagoon favorite is the Hoki Maru due to her cargo. Construction equipment and vehicles are found in hold #5 including intact trucks, tractors, a steamroller and two bulldozers. The trucks have…
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All General Discussions All other non-related content to the subjects below. 0 0 No Topics Combat Vehicle Forum All news, articles and discussions related to the History of Combat Vehicles…
WWII pilot reunited with P-47 – Argunners Argunners
92-year-old retired Air National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 2 Robert Hertel was reunited with the P-47 Thunderbolt during the Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base,…
Film shines a light on Canada’s role in WWII Italian campaign Argunners
Looking over the history of the Second World War, we’re drawn to certain high polish marks, like Normandy, that dominate our attention. Outshone in the chronicles is the less lustrously…
WWII B-29 bomber sits on the bottom of Lake Mead Argunners
We’re nearing the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. Many of the men and women who fought that war, and the machines they used to win it,…
WWII B-17G Pilot veteran receives medals Argunners
A bomber pilot held as a prisoner of war during World War II visited the Air Reserve Personnel Center to receive his POW Medal among various other medals, then took…
VIDEO: WWII Dambuster medals donated to Motat Argunners
Dambuster Les Munro presents his medals and associated memorabilia to Auckland’s Motat museum at a special ceremony today. The medals and memorabilia were handed over at the Bomber Command Memorial…
Unseen Horror Pictures of the Liberation of Bergen-Belsen, 70 years ago Argunners
Bergen-Belsen (or Belsen) was a concentration camp in what is today Lower Saxony in northern Germany, southwest of the town of Bergen near Celle. Originally established as a prisoner of war camp, in 1943, parts of it became a concentration camp.…
Japanese crew member of sunken WWII ship Musashi feels sense of destiny Argunners
A former crew member of the Musashi, a battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy that was sunk by U.S. forces during World War II, said he felt “a sense of…
Iwo Jima In Remembrance – Horror from 70 Years Ago Argunners
The Battle of Iwo Jima that started on 19 February until 26 March 1945, codename Operation Detachment, was a major battle in which the United States Armed Forces to capture the island of Iwo…
Story of a Liberator's Tail Gunner: Joseph W. Jamro Argunners
At 93, Joseph Jamro’s gentle demeanor contrasts dramatically with the dangerous battles he survived fighting Germans during World War II. Jamro grew up in Schenectady and joined the Army Air Corps…
Infographic of Remarkable WW1 facts – Argunners Argunners
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…
Horrible Details of pilot's death little known, until now Argunners
‘There’s no such thing as closure’: Madeline Teremy of Hamlin talks about the story surrounding the death of her father, Norman J. Rogers, and his crew during WWII. In September 1946…
Story of Luftwaffe Ace Oskar Bösch with 18 Victories Argunners
Oskar Bösch in 1944. (Credits: Argunners) Oskar Bösch was born on 18 May 1924 at Höchst in Austria. He was a qualified glider pilot when he joined the Luftwaffe in…
Horrors of World War I brought in color Argunners
The featured photographs, colorized by Benjamin Thomas, Doug Banks, Dave Chandler, Frederic Duriez, Paul Reynolds and Royston Leonard, capture in vivid detail the horror, devastation and sadness on the battlefields of World War…
Great Battles of the Great War – The Somme – Here Comes Kitcheners Army Argunners
World War 1 Documentary: Great Battles of the Great War – The Somme – Here Comes Kitcheners Army August 3rd, 2015 July 30th, 2015 July 20th, 2015
You can buy & own a unique B-25H for just $950,000 Argunners
Ever felt the need to just go out and buy yourself a toy to fill up those lazy Sundays or impress your friends? The ladies aren’t unreachable anymore with this little…
Historical Footage of the Doolittle Raiders on 18 April 1942 Argunners
Historical Footage of the Doolittle Raiders Mission and USS Hornet. On 18 April 1942, airmen of the US Army Air Forces, led by Lt. Col. James H. (Jimmy) Doolittle, carried…
Syrian rebels firing WWII German Howitzer Argunners
A new video appears which show the Syrian rebels showing off a rather unusual bit of weaponry: A World War 2-era German Howitzer. The video, which was released by Shaam News…
Unbelievable: Reality TV on surviving German Occupation to win money Argunners
Today, 23 May, a new reality TV-serie called Dovolená v Protektorátu will premiere on Czech TV in the Czech Republic. A family had to survive a two-month ordeal of German occupation including…
REVIEW: Nazi Concentration Camp Commandants 1933-1945 Argunners
BOOK: Images of War – Nazi Concentration Camp Commandants 1933-1945 – Rare Photographs From Wartime Archives by Ian Baxter (ISBN: 9781781593882) This book accurately reflects it’s title. Short on words and filled…
Argunners Magazine in the Media Argunners
Its not strange to see weird prototypes of tanks but this one is certainly a number one of… The Horten H. IX (“Horten Ho 229”) was a late World War II…
Easy Company: Attack on Foy in 1945 – Now and Then Argunners
In the wood behind this monument, on 18 December 1944 “E” Company of the 506th P.I.R. 101st Airborne division U.S. Army dug their foxholes in the Bois Jacques Woods as…
Cadillac of Italy's WWII Battleships: Battleship Roma
Battleship Roma (‘Corazzata Roma’) was the fourth Vittorio Veneto-class battleship of Italy’s Regia Marina (Royal Navy). As Roma was laid down almost four years after the first two ships of the…
First Peak into WWII Thriller Anthropoid
The first image of a new upcoming WWII thriller, called “Anthropoid”, featuring Irish stars Jamie Dornan and Cillian Murphy has been released. “Anthropoid” tells the incredible story of a remarkable operation…
The German Sdkfz 186 Jagdtiger in 12 images
Jagdtiger is the common name of a German heavy tank destroyer of World War II. The official German designation was Panzerjäger Tiger Ausf. B as it was based on a…
Carriere Suzanne – Abandoned WW1 Underground Hospital
“Carriere Suzanne“, Northern France, an abandoned WW1 underground hospital established into a giant limestone quarry. One of the most beautiful places Marc Askat from 442 – Explorations has ever explored. Argunners…
Remains of 36 WWII Marines KIA at Tawara Return Home
After being recovered on a remote Pacific island called Tarawa Atoll, the remains of 36 U.S. Marines killed in World War II are finally returning to the United States. Lead…
Chapter 3 – The Pentagon | The Last Jump
Chapter Three The Pentagon – July 10, 1996 “The sweetest of all sounds is praise.” Xenophon (431 BC – 352 BC) “Well, sir, I have some good news and some…
Trailer: New Movie “War Pigs” (2015)
A new movie is on the run, nicknamed “War Pigs”, which will depict a rag tag unit of misfits known as the War Pigs and who have go behind enemy lines…
Royal Family told: open archives on family ties to Nazi regime
Buckingham Palace has been urged to disclose documents that would finally reveal the truth about the relationship between the royal family and the Nazi regime of the 1930s. The Sun’s…
Five Events that led to the Pacific War
The Pacific War was a part of World War II that began at Pearl Harbor. There more than 300 Japanese planes bombed the US Pacific Fleet battleships and aircraft at…
Missing WWII Submarine HMS Urge finally found after 70 years
A U-class submarine funded by the people of Bridgend during World War Two has finally been found 73 years after it sank for the final time. HMS Urge disappeared in…
SdKfz 186 Jagdtiger Portrayed in 12 Images
Camouflaged Jagdtiger Jagdtiger with zimmerit of the schwere Panzer Jager Abteilung 653. Tactical number 301 Destroyed Jagdtiger Captured Jagdtiger on culmeyer trailer. Jagdtiger of Schwere Panzerjager Abteilung 653 Steinweiler Pfalz…
Panzers of Normandy, 1944 in 31 Photographs
A 6-pdr anti-tank gun crew of the Durham Light Infantry, 49th (West Riding) Division inspect a knocked-out German Panther tank during Operation ‘Epsom’, 27 June 1944. Wrecked German transport and…
Belgian RAF Squadron Pilots
Belgian Royal Air Force Pilots (Credits: Argunners) Identified pilots in above picture: Stassens, Neyskens, Seurmans and Labye. Can you help identifying other names? As of December 2014, the RAF officially recognizes…
A View Through British Eyes: The Normandy Campaign
Operation Overlord was the code name for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful invasion of German-occupied western Europe during World War II. The operation commenced…
Operation Failure: Market Garden in 37 Photographs
A fleet of Allied aircraft flies overhead as paratroopers of the Allied Airborne Command float groundward in the invasion of the Netherlands, still another step towards the liberation of Europe.…
In RAF Bomber History: The Avro Lancaster in 20 Photographs
The Avro Lancaster is a British four-engined Second World War heavy bomber designed and built by Avro for the Royal Air Force (RAF). It first saw active service with RAF Bomber…
German WWII Snipers & Sharpshooters in 12 Photographs
A German Sniper and Spotter in Position observing at Woronesch. German Sniper in World War II. German Sniper in Training. German Sniper in Training. German Sniper in Training. German sniper…
Follow the Tracks: M4 Sherman in 29 Photographs
The M4 Sherman, officially Medium Tank, M4, was the most numerous battle tank used by the United States and some other Western Allies in World War II. It proved to…
Real or Fake: “Nazi Vehicle Graveyard in Belarus”
– When I first read the title of the video I was actually amazed and eager to watch it but after seeing this video on “War History Online“, a so…
VIDEO: A WWII Pilot's Long Road Home – Herb's Burial
The remains of an American WWII pilot may never have been found without the help of a 75-year-old German man. On April 13, 1945, Herb was assigned to the 368th…
VIDEO: WWII Grenade detonated near Thames in Greenwich
A bomb disposal squad that carried out the controlled explosion of a World War Two hand grenade found on the banks of the Thames “woke up half of Greenwich”. Scotland…
REVIEW: The Hood Batallion by Leonard Sellers
BOOK: The Hood Battalion – Royal Naval Division, Antwerp – Gallipoli – France 1914-1918 by Leonard Sellers (9781783461684) As we approached the anniversary of the Gallipoli landings it felt natural to me…
Japan's PM Shinzo Abe heckled at Okinawa battle anniversary event
TOKYO, Japan (November 20, 2013) U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy pays a courtesy call on Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Japan’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe, has been heckled at…
