Zetland Park named WWI Centenary Field
A section of a popular park in Grangemouth is to be redesignated to become Falkirk’s official World War One Centenary Field. Zetland Park, which already has an impressive war memorial,…
Two World War I Soldiers to receive Medal of Honor
Sgt. William Henry Johnson, left, of the 369th Infantry Regiment, and Sgt. William Shemin, with the 4th Infantry Division, are to posthumously receive the Medal of Honor for valorous acts…
Trailer: 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…
Voices of the First World War – Into Battle
http://www.argunners.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Podcast-7_-Into-Battle.mp3 They came down like: [whistles]. That was the noise the bullets made as they came down… As soon as war began in August 1914, the belligerent nations in Europe…
Admiral Sir John Bush passed away
Admiral Sir John Bush, who has died aged 98, was one of only a score of officers to win three Distinguished Service Crosses in the Second World War, and was…
In RAF Bomber History: 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…
The Sinking & Horrors of USS Indianapolis
USS Indianapolis, starboard bow. (Credits: NARA) When the USS Indianapolis was sunk by Japanese torpedoes in the final weeks of WWII, around 900 men of the crew jumped into the water…
Wojtek, the Bear that fought in World War 2
Wojtek, a Syrian brown bear, was born in 1942 and initially sold by an Iranian boy to Irena Bokiewicz, a young Polish Refugee, after he found the bear cub in a…
Secret of World War II: B-17 Lady Jeannette – Part 3
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…
Battalion 1944 has announced new stretch Goals
Until some weeks ago most have never heard of “Battalion 1944”, which is a new upcoming World War II shooter however after launching their Kickstarter fund project they hit their…
Six Unknown British WWI Soldiers to be reburied near Ieper
100 years after they were killed in action in October 1914 during World War One, six British soldiers will be re-interred in the Prowse Point Military Cemetery near Ieper in…
WWII Navy Tanker, USNS Mission San Miguel, Discovered
World War II Navy Tanker, USNS Mission San Miguel, has been found by Hawaiian Researchers. The San Miguel served during World War II and the Korean War, receiving numerous commendations…
Liberation & War Destruction in unseen photographs
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…
Top Selling Titles of Pen and Sword Books
Don’t know what to purchase these holidays for someone or for yourself? Why don’t you look at these top selling titles (DVD and Books) from Pen and Sword Books of 2015?…
British D-Day veteran awarded highest French honour
Mr Turner with his awarded Legion d´Honneur (Credits: Diocese of Portsmouth) 89-year-old British D-Day Veteran Ted Turner, who goes to St John’s Church, Purbrook, was awarded the Legion d’Honneur by the…
Voices of First World War – Horrors of Gallipoli
Landing of the 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment at W Beach on 25 April 1915 (Credits: Imperial War Museum) http://www.argunners.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Podcast-14_-Gallipoli.mp3 There was millions and millions and millions of flies. The whole…
Marine missing since Battle of Tarawa finally accounted for
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, unaccounted for since World War II, have been identified and are being returned to his…
Bob Hopper reflects on his uncle’s Second World War exploits
My grandfather taught army recruits bayonet fighting in the First World War, so perhaps it was only natural that my father and his two brothers would volunteer to join the…
What stopped the German Stormtroopers in 1918?
Our Terraine Prize winner Sanders Marble – Senior Historian at the US Army Office of Medical History – wowed our WW1 Prize Fund judging panel, having ‘identified a major gap…
Pfc. Harris Missing Since 1945 in France Accounted For
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing since World War II, have been identified and are being returned to…
U-Boat Commander and KC-Holder Alfred Eick passed away
German U-Boat Commander and recipient of the Knight’s Cross Alfred Eick has passed away on 12 April 2015 in Bielefeld. Eick was born on 9 March 1916 in Essen and started his…
Quest for lost British Submarine HMS Triumph
During the second world war some 40 British submarines were sunk in the Mediterranean. Many have been found, but HMS Triumph, lost with all hands in January 1942, is still…
Fumitsuki Destroyer Shipwreck – Imperial Japanese Navy
The Fumitsuki is a dedicated warship built for the Japanese Navy, and has no “maru” following its name. One of only two made-for-war ships sunk in Chuuk, it is a 97m…
WATCH: MP 3008 Sten Copy
The MP 3008, aka Gerät Neumünster, was one of two German efforts to copy the British Sten gun. The first was the Gerät Potsdam (“gerät” meaning device or project; basically…
Hurricane unearthed 75 years after it crashed during Battle of Britain
Sgt Kazimierz Wunsche (Credits: Polish Embassy UK) The remains of No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron’s Hurricane were uncovered exactly 75 years after the airplane’s crash on 9th September 1940. Piloted…
AAF Maj. Peyton Missing from WWII Account For
Army Air Force Major Peyton found final rest. The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, lost during World War II, have…
Iwo Jima In Remembrance – Horror from 70 Years Ago
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…
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…
