Paratroopers of the British Army’s 1st Airborne Division taken as POWs by Germans during the Battle of Arnhem
Paratroopers (inc. RAMC Para Field Ambulance personnel) of the British Army’s 1st Airborne Division taken as POWs by Germans during the Battle of Arnhem. Near Arnhem, Gelderland, the Netherlands. 20…
The three Army Film and Photographic Unit Photographers who took the graphic still and cine pictures of the 1st Airborne Division at Arnhem.
The three Army Film and Photographic Unit Photographers who took the graphic still and cine pictures of the 1st Airborne Division at Arnhem. The picture, which shows them with their…
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Men of the RAF Regiment assist an RAF intelligence officer to salvage important parts from a Messerschmitt Me 410 photographic reconnaissance aircraft, shot down on the banks of the Sangro…
A memorable visit
Retired Lt. Col. Alston Daniels stands proudly outside of a Douglas C-47D Skytrain on static display at Fairchild AFB, Wash. April 7, 2015. Daniels flew the C-47 during World War…
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Crash landing of F6F-3, Number 30 of Fighting Squadron Two (VF-2), USS Enterprise, into the carrier’s port side 20mm gun gallery, 10 November 1943. Lieutenant Walter L. Chewning, Jr., USNR,…
On the 11th of June 1944, F/O H.G. Garwood of 412 Squadron was flying VZ-S (MJ 255) MK IXc Spitfire when it suffered an engine failure* near Tilly-sur-Seulles, France, during the allied invasion. He was forced to execute a wheels-up landing which tore the port wing off as it looped in the grass. Fortunately Garwood was able to make it back to his base unharmed.
On the 11th of June 1944, F/O H.G. Garwood of 412 Squadron was flying VZ-S (MJ 255) MK IXc Spitfire when it suffered an engine failure* near Tilly-sur-Seulles, France, during…
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Features on an historic photo of USS Independence CVL 22 are captured in a three-dimensional (3D) low-resolution sonar image of the shipwreck in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. The Coda…
A British soldier helps a wounded German prisoner walk along a railway track.
‘A Boche prisoner, wounded and muddy, coming in on the 13th.’ A British soldier helps a wounded German prisoner walk along a railway track. A man, possibly an official French…
How USSR Military Propaganda Worked? 3 Most Popular Posters From World War 2
Nobody wins in armed conflicts because opposing sides always have casualties. Yet citizens of nations waging wars around the globe seem to think otherwise. In fact, during World War 2,…
The Armaments Room At the Rutherford B Hayes Museum
The Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center is comprised of a museum, a library (the first presidential library in the country, for the record) and Spiegel Grove, the house that Hayes…
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Aircrew of No. 106 Squadron photographed in front of a Lancaster at Syerston, Nottinghamshire, on the morning after the raids on Genoa, 22-23 October 1942. Crews of No 106 Squadron…
Major General Matthew B. Ridgway, Commanding General, 82nd Airborne Division, and staff, overlooking the battlefield near Ribera, Sicily, 25 July 1943
Major General Matthew B. Ridgway (center), Commanding General, 82nd Airborne Division, and staff, overlooking the battlefield near Ribera, Sicily, 25 July 1943. Each officer wears the distinctive jump jacket and…
Horrors of War: Troops string wire past 4 dead horses which were killed along with 5 German soldiers
Troops string wire past 4 dead German artillery horses which were killed along with 5 German soldiers when an American artillery burst caught them as the horses were being hitched…
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Russian team members dig out a box containing the remains of four Soviet Union soldiers on the Huoshao Mountain in Muling City, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, May 12, 2015. A…
Enemies during WW2, Best Friends After – Help Reunion & Documentary get Realized
A crowdfunding campaign has launched to reunite two World War II veterans who fought against each other during the war and became as close as brothers after the war. The…
The Nazi Euthanasia Program (Aktion T4)
Before the most gruesome aspects of the Holocaust, Germany began to implement other ways of “cleansing” its population. One of the programs used for such purposes was called Aktion T4 (though the…
WWI & WWII Movies
Joe Stilwell was known as “Vinegar Joe” for his abrasive personality. A 1904 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy in… Seven Australian soldiers who fought and died during the Battle of Fromelles in France during World…
Midair Collision of 2 RAAF Bristol Beauforts at Jervis Bay in 1943
On April 14, 1943, three World War II Beauforts from the Royal Australian Air Force were performing a low pass for the media. However during a breakup formation it all…
Erwin Rommel assumes command of the Atlantikwall
In the latter half of 1943, two of World War II’s most colorful and charismatic senior commanders, General George S. Patton, Jr. and Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, the “Desert Fox,” were both…
Lt.Cmdr. David Balme, captor of first Enigma, passed away
David Balme, the Royal Navy Officer who seized a top-secret Enigma machine and codebook while storming a captured German U-Boat has died at the age of 95. Lieutenant Commander David Balme, who…
Civil War Tourism Thrives in the Southern States of the Country
The Civil War has resulted in a variety of historically significant and interesting spots to visit, but no where is Civil War tourism as prominent as it is in the…
Foo Fighters: World War II UFO Sightings and the Nazi UFO Program
While most know of the Foo Fighters as a popular rock band, the term was actually used for a very different reason during World War II. The term was coined…
Poland backtracks on German WWII Gold Train
Polish authorities have backtracked on claims a buried German WWII ‘Ghost’ train containing gold has been found in the country. This conflicts with a statement made on Friday by Piotr Suchowski,…
Most Notable US Navy Losses of World War 2 – Part II
In Part One of Notable US Navy Losses of World War 2 we covered the USS Arizona (BB-39), USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56), USS Tullibee (SS-284), USS Tang (SS-306), USS Mount Hood (AE-11), USS Borie (DD-215), USS…
4 Technologies Invented in World War I That We Still Use Today
War doesn’t just spur nations to create better offensive and defensive technology; it can also lead to everyday products and technology made necessary due to shortages and changing needs in…
10 crazy facts about World War 2
Hiroo Onada (Credits: Wikimedia Commons) Hácha, Hitler and Göring meeting in Berlin, March 1939 (Credits: Bundesarchiv / F051623-0206) Iron Crosses of the Third Reich. (Credits: Laurence H. via Historical War…
USS Constitution remains as the only commissioned US Navy ship that sunk an enemy ship
Yesterday the USS Constitution has announced on its Facebook page that she is now the only ship in the U.S. Navy to sink an enemy vessel in action. Adding: “The USS…
Visiting Bunker Museum Antwerpen – Atlantikwall Museum
Many people don’t know this, not even much Belgians, however there’s something unique to be found in Wilrijk, Belgium. In Park den Brandt (Wilrijk, Antwerp) a whole bunker village can be…
Carrieres de Montigny – Abandoned WW1 Underground Hospital
“Carriere Suzanne“, Northern France, an abandoned World War 1 underground hospital established into a giant limestone quarry. One of the most beautiful places Marc Askat from 442 – Explorations has ever explored.…
The Sorry History of Japanese Concentration Camps in America
In February 1942, President Roosevelt ordered the incarceration of 110,000 Japanese–Americans living in California, Oregon and Washington. These people were either native born U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents, and…
Meet Two Brave Young American Soldiers of the Vietnam War
In 1965 when the United States decided to join the Vietnam War it was supposedly to stop the rise of communism as perpetrated by North Vietnam. It is a war…
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Happy birthday Richard Winters – E Company
Richard D. Winters at Toccoa Training Camp, Georgia, in 1942. Richard D. Winters, was a United States Army Officer, who was born on 21 January 1918 and sadly passed away…
WWI & WWII Movies
Movies related to the World War 1 & World War 2 Themes. Media World War Z 2 Media Panzer 88- a World War 2 Thriller Media American Sniper- Chronicling an…
Psychiatric Wounds in U.S. Forces during World War II
As the United States entered World War II and began to prepare for a long conflict, there was a lack of planning regarding the medical treatment of psychiatric casualties that…
Abandoned WWI Quarry “Carriere Explosive”
Marc Askat from 442 – Explorations discovered this breathtaking place a pair of months ago. The location is completely intact. According to Marc, you can find as many sculptures on the…
Lucien Bersot was executed because he refused to wear bloodied pants
Lucien Jean Baptiste Bersot, born on 7 June 1881 at Authoison (Haute-Saône) and executed on 13 February 1915 at Fontenoy (Aisne). Lucien Bersot was a French soldier who was shot as…
Story of Oskar Bösch: Former Luftwaffe Ace with 18 Victories
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…
Chips – Most decorated Dog of World War 2
Chips, a German shepherd, collie, husky mix, was the most famous and decorated sentry dog in World War II, one of 10,425 dogs that saw service in the Quartermaster Corps’…
12 British WWII veterans awarded with the Legion d'Honneur
Twelve British WWII veterans were presented with France’s highest distinction, the Légion d’Honneur, during a ceremony at the French Ambassador’s Residence in Kensington, London. The Legion d’Honneur was presented to the…
Hitler's Time Machine by Robert F. Dorr
Upheaval, chaos and turmoil are all part of military history. It has been a privilege for me to write about men, machines and the fog of war in books, magazine…
Walter Schuck and Joe Peterburs – Reunion of Friends
Walter Schuck Walter Schuck was born on 30 July 1920 in Frankenholz. He was a German World War II fighter ace who served in the Luftwaffe from 1937 until the end…
Video shows the scale of losses in WWII
A filmmaker has sought to visualise the scale of human loss in World War II, in a 15 minute documentary. Neil Halloran wrote, directed and narrated ‘The Fallen of World…
TRAILER: X Company (TV-Series)
X Company is an emotionally-driven character drama, set in the thrilling and dangerous world of World War 2 espionage and covert operations. It follows the stories of five highly skilled young…
How Dive-Bomber Aircraft Won the War in the Pacific
When Japanese aircraft swooped over Pearl Harbor, dive-bombers were among the primary planes that devastated the harbor. These were planes that could dive toward and take out land and naval…
Upcoming WWII German Panzer & Unit History Book Titles
Listed are some of the new upcoming and soon to-be-released book titles related to the History of German Units, Armor and more.. They look promising and be sure to pre-order…
Discovery of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's P-38 “Lightning”, the story behind it.
Luc Vanrell is a diver, photographer and underwater explorer, credited with the discovery of famous author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s P-38 “Lightning”, which was shot down by a German fighter aircraft over the…
Obama Honors Two WWI Soldiers With Medals of Honor
Army Command Sgt. Maj. Louis Wilson, New York National Guard senior enlisted advisor, accepts the Medal of Honor on behalf of Pvt. Henry Johnson, who served during World War I…
