Colorized WWII Photos make Allied Troops come to life
The following featured photographs, colorized by Allan White, Benjamin Thomas, Doug Banks, Jared Enos, Johhny Sirlande, Tom Thounaojam, Olga Shirnina, Paul Reynolds and Royston Leonard, capture in vivid detail the Allied Troops on…
HMS Urge – British Submarine Found after 73 years
HMS Urge, an 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. Fate of HMS…
USS Saratoga (CV-3) Shipwreck in Bikini Atoll
The USS Saratoga (CV-3), commissioned in 1927, was an Lexington-class American Aircraft carrier measuring 268 meters (880 ft.) in length and weighting 39,000 tons. Originally she was designed as a battlecruiser, but…
Voices of First World War – Ypres Gas Attack
http://www.argunners.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Podcast-13_-Gas-Attack-At-Ypres.mp3 But I could hardly believe my eyes when I looked along the bank. The bank was absolutely covered with bodies of gassed men. Must have been over a thousand…
Did you know these Fun Facts of World War II?
Here are some of the more fun facts that occurred during World War II that you may did not know. I also added on fact from more recently but that…
WATCH: Aftermath Aerial Footage of Ieper (Ypres) in 1919
Aerial footage of Ieper (Ypres) filmed from an Astra dirigible piloted by Jacques Trolley de Prévaux in 1919. His cameraman was Lucien Le Saint. This new footage and photographs of…
TRAILER: USS Indianapolis – Men of Courage has been released!
Watch the first official trailer of USS Indianapolis – Men of Courage, starring Nicolas Cage, Tom Sizemore and Thomas Jane. Directed by Mario van Peebles. USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage…
WWII Now & Then – Dijon, France 70 years later
Past summer, Pierre Mazille found a collection of photographs from World War 2 of his hometown Dijon, France. As a photo project, he decided to reshoot the pictures to show…
Operation Flipper: Assassination Attempt on Erwin Rommel
The Commando raid in an attempt to assassinate Erwin Rommel at his HQ in Sidi Rafa, Libya in November 1941, was called Operation Flipper. It resulted in a failure. British…
NEW WWII Book 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 II BOOK RELEASES for the…
Make a 360° Tour in your favorite Allied Warbird
I stumbled upon this great website of VintageTin, where you are able to visit one of your favorite Allied warbirds in an incredible online 360° tour. Thanks to this opportunity…
Yamagiri Maru Shipwreck in Truk Lagoon
The Yamagiri Maru was a 133m (437ft) passenger/cargo carrier launched in 1939 and converted to a military transport ship in 1941. This ship was damaged by two torpedoes in 1943 from the…
WW1: Maddiston soldier succumbed to poison gas
A terrible fate awaited the many brave soldiers who fought in World War One – one of the most sinister from the effects of poison gas. Private John turner died from…
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Images of the infamous Polish Gold Train (Hoax)
Images of the infamous Polish Gold train are going around the world since yesterday after they were shared on various Media & Social Networks such as Twitter, Facebook and Polish…
German Bunker of the Atlantikwall excavated in Denmark
A team of World War II enthusiasts recently rediscovered and unearthed a Regelbau 506d type German bunker which was built in March 1943 for the Atlantikwall. It’s one of those…
Private Snafu – Rumors
PRIVATE SNAFU: Episode 8: Rumors Private Snafu was the title character of a series of American instructional cartoon shorts, ironic and humorous in tone, produced by Warner Bros., between 1943 and 1945…
NEW War TV Mini-series and Tips
Featured in this article are a few upcoming war mini-series or newly released ones and series that deserve a honorable mention. Most of the TV mini-series are related to World War I…
The biggest aircraft Boneyard in the world
Rows after rows of once-majestic aircraft are lined up at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in the baking heat of Arizona’s Tucson desert, left abandoned in piles of metal. This is where…
5 Battle of the Bulge Museums you must visit!
For someone who doesn’t know a lot about the Battle of the Bulge, going to Belgium or Luxembourg might be a total disaster for you. Where do you go to…
Horrors of World War 2 depicted by horrifying Photographs
Argunners Magazine published a series of amazing WWII photographs recently uncovered from the archives of General Charles Day Palmer, who was a four-star General. Most of the photographs were confidential photographs taken…
Purple Heart was created by George Washington 233 years ago
Exactly 233 years ago on August 7, 1782 General George Washington – then the Commander-in-chief of the Continental Army – created the “Badge for Military Merit”, also referred to as…
WATCH: Film Shooting of Wir Waren Kameraden
Watch a video of the Film Shooting of a new upcoming World War II movie Wir Waren Kameraden. The movie is based on the true story of a German soldier,…
95 year old Mystery of lost US Navy Ship Solved
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Navy announced the discovery of World War I-era fleet tugboat USS Conestoga (AT 54), 95 years after her disappearance with 56…
Siegfried Jamrowski died at the age of 94
Siegfried Jamrowski, born on the 1st of November 1917 in Angerapp/ Ostpreussen. Jamrowski fulfilled his RAD service in the Reichsarbeidsdienst from April till October 1936 in Goldap. On the first…
Story behind a lone World War I Headstone
To a passer-by, the headstone situated in the middle of the field might seem out of place, particularly if they are not aware of the history of the local area.…
Grudinina Mill untouched since Battle of Stalingrad captured by Drone
Drone footage shows the ruined Grudinina mill in the Russian city of Volgograd. The mill was used to produce highly-explosive bombs for the Red Army and hasn’t been reconstructed since…
Naval Careers of America’s Six Sailor Presidents Argunners
From 1961 to 1993 the Navy could boasted veterans in the nation’s highest office, with the exception of Army veteran Ronald Reagan’s 8-year term of 1981-89. John F. Kennedy, Lyndon…
Fujikawa Maru Shipwreck in Truk Lagoon 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…
Female World War II Pilot Proud to be a WASP Argunners
For one Larned, Kansas, native, Women’s History Month means more than just honoring the many women in science and the military who set the stage for the women of today…
Liberation & War Destruction in unseen photographs Argunners
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…
21 Photographs of WWII Plane Wrecks & Crashes | Argunners Argunners
A U.S. Navy Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat after crashing on a U.S. Essex-class carrier off Peleliu in 1944. The plane had been shot up over Peleliu, taking out the hydraulics. With…
WWII Veteran Reunites with former Aircraft Argunners
Retired Lt. Col. Alston Daniels beams as he sits in the cockpit of a Douglas C-47D Skytrain for the first time since 1962 April 7, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force…
Former World War II Pilot reunited with P-47 | Argunners Argunners
Retired Air National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 2 Robert Hertel is wheeled around a P-47 Thunderbolt during the Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz.,…
USAAF 1st Lt. Gatlin Missing From WWII Accounted For Argunners
1st Lt. James F. Gatlin was Missing since WWII. The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing since World War…
Wedding Gown Made From Husband's WWII Parachute Argunners
An Indiana couple celebrates 66th wedding anniversary by showing off wedding dress made from husband’s World War II parachute. Jessica Schmidt reports for NBC News. August 27th, 2015 September 28th,…
The Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife Argunners
Perhaps nothing better symbolizes the difference between conventional and Special Operations units than that most personal of weapons, the knife. Reflecting a dual-purpose need, the conventional force standard issue knife is…
Battle of Kiska – Where the Allies suffered 313 casualties against a ghost enemy Argunners
In the summer of 1943, American and Canadian forces launched an amphibious assault on the north Pacific island of Kiska, in order to seize the last enemy strongholds on U.S. Soil…
Messerschmitt Bf109 found in Suda Bay, Crete Argunners
An unknown page of the Battle of Crete came literally back to the surface, as underwater explorers of aviationarchaeology.gr checked on the remains of a WW2 aircraft in the Bay of Suda,…
WATCH: FW190 found in a forest in Leningrad Argunners
Although this is an old video it’s still footage from an incredible find in 1989! It was in incredible condition and did you know – after seeing this video – this…
Alfred Czech & Other Youngest Iron Cross Recipients Argunners
Alfred Czech with his newly awarded EKII According to various sources, the youngest Recipient of the “Iron Cross 2nd Class” of the Third Reich, was 12 year old Alfred Czech.…
Hitler’s Turkistani Soldiers – Challenging the Occultist Legends Argunners
Sometimes blue-eyed and almost always of an Asian appearance, these German Army soldiers became a myth wrapped in the occultist/esoteric legend of the “Nazi mysteries”… Paolo A. Dossena was born in…
Brian Richard Esher her First Book “Rolling Coffins ” Argunners
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…
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Mephisto, the last remaining WWI German A7V Tank Argunners
Mephisto is a German A7V Sturmpanzerwagen tank from World War I, bearing chassis number 506. Mephisto is the last surviving A7V tank anywhere in the world. Sturmpanzerwagen A total of 20 Germany’s A7V Sturmpanzerwagen were ever built for…
11 obscure stories about Marines who became celebrities Argunners
They say “Once a Marine, always a Marine.” Marines can do anything, in and out of uniform. Many can’t wait to get into the Marines, and some can’t wait to…
WATCH: Private Snafu – The Goldbrick Argunners
PRIVATE SNAFU: Episode 4 – The Goldbrick Private Snafu was the title character of a series of American instructional cartoon shorts, ironic and humorous in tone, produced by Warner Bros., between 1943 and…
Sepp Dietrich & Eva Braun at Berghof, Berchtesgaden Argunners
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…
