WWII Vet's Heartbreaking Words About Being A Prisoner Of War
World War II Veteran Ray Maloney was a P-47 pilot who was shot down over enemy territory and was taken to the Prisoner Of War Camp “Stalag Luft III”, in…
B-17 Aviator talks about how he parachuted into a POW Camp
World War II veteran William D. Whittaker of the 398th Bomb Group, recalls the dramatic moments as he found himself jumping out of his B-17 after it was hit, parachuting right…
REVIEW: Roll of Honour by Barry Blades
The Great War was the first ‘Total War’; a war in which human and material resources were pitched into a life-and-death struggle on a colossal scale. British citizens fought on…
Misidentified Dead of WWII
A series of articles, laying out the true events behind the creation of: “The Best Kept Secret Of World War Two!” In December, 1945, when it became known that General Patton…
Bois Jacques Monument vandalized for the 4th time!
Vandals have vandalized the Battle of the Bulge monument in Bois Jacques past week-end in the night of Saturday on Sunday. It’s sadly the fourth time (!) vandals have struck the…
REVIEW: Dog Company – The Boys of Pointe du Hoc by Patrick K. O'Donnell
An epic World War II story of valor, sacrifice, and the Rangers who led the way to victory in Europe. It is said that the right man in the right place…
Headstone of Field Marshal Walter Model stolen from Cemetery
Today, Argunners, was making a photographic reportage of various Military Cemeteries in and around Hürtgenwald such as the German Military Cemetery Vossenack and the German Military Cemetery Hürtgenwald (where Friedrich Lengfeld…
WATCH: Swiss ZfK-55 Sniper Rifle
The Swiss military began experimenting with scoped sniper rifle during WWII, with the K31/42 and K31/43. These use periscopic optics permanently mounted to the side of the receiver, and were…
WWII Documentaries Christmas Shopping Ideas
For the first time ever, the most influential documentaries on World War II are available in one comprehensive collection. Academy Award winner Laurence Olivier narrates the definitive history of World War…
WWII Aviation DVD Christmas Shopping Ideas
The Imperial War Museum Collection features rare and fascinating original films preserved in the Museum’s archives. Many have never been released to the public before and are presented here, complete and…
Unternehmen Wintergewitter: Manstein’s Effort to Rescue the 6th Army at Stalingrad
“Sixth Army must know that I am doing everything to help and to relieve it. I shall issue my orders in good time.” —Adolf Hitler to Gen. Friedrich Paulus, commander…
Omaha Beach Area, Normandy – Then & Now
After our previous photographic journey of Normandy Then & Now: Otto Funk and Unit, we’ve a new Then & Now in the series called Normandy Then & Now: Omaha Beach…
The Un-killable Soldier: Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart
Lieutenant General Sir Adrian Paul Ghislain Carton de Wiart VC, KBE, CB, CMG, DSO, (5th May 1880 – 5th June 1963,) was a British Army Officer of Belgian and Irish…
WWI Flying Ace Baron von Richtoven: Everything in The Sky Belongs to Me
World War I claims so many “firsts” that it’s a challenge to tally all of the ways in which the first global war altered the twentieth century. But an easy…
Historical Images
Articles Battle of the Somme Remembered in Color Articles Amsterdam Then & Now by Koos Winkelman Articles The Lost Tommies of World War I in Colour Articles Stunning Then &…
Story behind a famous Stalingrad photograph
It’s an image you have seen thousands of times while searching or viewing media from the Battle of Stalingrad. However do you know who this officer is? And why one…
INTERVIEW: 'Oder Front' series Author A. Stephan Hamilton
‘Oder Front’ author A. Stephan Hamilton takes on the ultimate researcher’s challenge – Berlin during the chaotic final months of the Second World War. Here, we take a closer look…
WATCH: RSC 1917 – France’s WW1 Semiauto Rifle
Did you know that the French Army issued more than 80,000 semiautomatic rifles during WWI? They had been experimenting with a great many semiauto designs before the war, and in…
Otto Funk and his unit in Normandy: Now & Then
You’ve probably seen one of the most famous photographs taken in Normandy, 1944, already that show the young Waffen-SS soldier Otto Funk with a ‘Thousand Yard Stare’. Funk was only…
Foy, Belgium in 1945 – Then & Now with Easy Company
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…
This American comedy legend defused land mines in WWII
Long before he was making everyone laugh with classic films like “Blazing Saddles” and “Spaceballs,” comedy legend Mel Brooks was defusing land mines in World War II. After graduating high school in 1944,…
Last Hurrah of the Surface Kriegsmarine – Battle of Barents Sea
Painting of the Battle of the Barents Sea, World War II. The ship depicted is the German destroyer Friedrich Eckoldt. (Credits: Irwin J. Kappes via Wikimedia) “Contrary to the operational…
TV Producer Norman Lear Reflects on WWII Service
TV producer Norman Lear, 93, best known for iconic American sitcoms All in the Family and The Jeffersons, talks about his service as an air force pilot during World War…
These Japanese bombers attacked targets with rocket-propelled people
Kamikaze attacks — known as “special attacks” by Japan — were an infamous tactic designed to not only destroy American ships but also strike fear in the Allied navies. But…
USS Indianapolis: The Legacy, a new top WWII documentary!
USS Indianapolis: The Legacy, produced by filmmakers Sara Vladic and Melanie Capacia Johnson, was an official selection at this year’s GI Film Festival. The film follows the crew from the early days…
Remains of 19 Soldiers from World War I found in Flanders
The archeological department of the Flemish intercommunal CO7 have discovered the remains of nineteen soldiers from the First World War. The remains of nineteen soldiers that were killed in action during World…
This officer served his machine gun.. until he had been shot five times – Jack Dimmer VC
Memorial Plaque of Jack Dimmer. (Credits: Andy Arnold) A few years ago I worked for the London Borough of Merton. Based at the Civic Centre in Morden, for nearly two…
How Wilfred Owen's Poetry Reaches Out To Modern Sensibilities
What passing-bells for these who die as cattle? –Only the monstrous anger of the guns. -Wilfred Owen, “Anthem for a Doomed Youth” My friend, you would not tell with such…
REVIEW: Men of the Battle of Britain by Kenneth G. Wynn
Since it was first published in 1989, Men of the Battle of Britain has become a standard reference book for academics and researchers interested in the Battle of Britain. Copies…
TRAILER: Unsurrendered 2 – The Forgotten Filipino Guerrillas
Trailer for the World War II Documentary “Unsurrendered 2: The Hunters ROTC Guerrillas” by the Film Production Company Spyron-AV Manila. This documentary will tell you the story of the far forgotten Filipino…
“I Was Almost Shot Down Flying A Nazi Plane” recalls US WWII Fighter Pilot
Decorated fighter pilot Duke Ellington aka “Ed” explains how he got to fly a German ME-109 fighter plane during the war after a German airfield was captured in Sicily. So…
An Almost Forgotten Division – 1st Australian Armoured Division
Cate Clark began her interest in the World War 2 formation, the 1st Australian Armoured Division after meeting local identity Don McDonagh. Don, almost an icon in the local community of Gunnedah…
Cpl. Robert Meyers Missing Since Korean War Accounted For
The Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that the remains of a serviceman, Cpl. Robert Meyers, missing from the Korean War, have been identified and will be…
Ravens and the Secret Air War in Laos
“The job of the Ravens was to, literally, look for trouble. And they often found it . . .” — Orr Kelly, FROM A DARK SKY, The Story of U.S.…
Stunning Then & Now Photographs from the Battle of the Bulge
Argunners Magazine is able to present you stunning Then & Now photographs from the Battle of the Bulge. The photos were taken by Koos Winkelman from the Netherlands, who enjoys to travel…
Rio de Janeiro Maru Wreck in Truk Lagoon
Before WWII the Rio de Janeiro Maru was an eight-deck passenger luxury liner that carried people and cargo from Japan to many areas of the world including South America, South Africa, the…
Unseen Horror Pictures of Bergen-Belsen after Liberation
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.…
The Guns at Khe Sanh, 1968
“The 66-day battle of Khe Sanh, which began in January 1968, became a classic defensive operation for U.S. forces. It tested American concepts of defense and demonstrated that good fire support could…
A Sniper of the Great War
This photograph from my collection shows a Sergeant from The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Helpfully it is signed by the soldier ‘Yours truly Sgt. J. Wyeth’. However on searching…
Medals of WWI Hero, LtCol Henry William Murray, on Display
Studio portrait of Major (Maj) Henry William Murray VC DSO and bar DCM (Credits: AWM) Australia’s most decorated soldier of the First World War will have his medal group –…
Missing Hungarian WWII Soldier Finally identified and will return home
The body of a Hungarian soldier who died during World War II was successfully identified in Ukraine. Gyula Ágner was highly awarded during the war. His remains will be brought back to Hungary,…
Gold Medal Ceremony for WWII Monuments Men
On Thursday, October 22, leaders of the U.S. House and Senate will present a Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of the Monuments Men, a group of men and women who…
Soldiers Missing from Vietnam War Finally Accounted For
The Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that the remains of three U.S. servicemen, missing from the Vietnam War, have been identified and will be buried with…
World War II POWs Honored in Japan
YOKOHAMA, Japan (NNS) — Standing in front of the Commonwealth War Cemetery, several Marines stood in ranks in their dress uniforms, waiting to escort former prisoners-of-war and their families into…
REVIEW: The Church Lads’ Brigade in the Great War by Jean Morris
REVIEW: The premise for this particular book is an interesting one; rather than a straightforward battalion history, the book is based on a page from ‘The Brigade’, the magazine of the…
Luftwaffe and RAF Aircraft on Lübeck Airport, 1946
Argunners Magazine has the privilege to publish a selection of photographs from Gerald Trevor Roberts’ archive, who served in the Royal Air Force (RAF) during World War II. After World War II…
Heinkel He 280 – Germany's First Jet Fighter
Could Germany have gotten a jet fighter into combat much earlier than it did? What if the Reich had rushed the Heinkel He 280 into service rather than waiting for…
The forced suicide of Erwin Rommel
On October 14, 1944, Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel, nicknamed “The Desert Fox” was given the choose to face a public trial for treason – as a co-conspirator in the ’20 July’…
WWII German Female POW Camp in Vilvoorde
Shown are a selection of photographs that depict female German prisoners of war outside their tented accommodation in a camp for SS, Luftwaffe and civilian women prisoners. The Prisoner-of-War camp…
Statue to honour man that captured Australia's First Japanese WWII POW
A bronze life-size statue of the Aboriginal man who captured Australia’s first Japanese prisoner of World War II is to be created on the Tiwi Islands off the Northern Territory…
