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…
Look up 64,000 New York vets killed in various wars incl. WWI – WWII
For the two wars, the New York National Guard kept track of each death of a member of the Armed Forces who called New York home or served through the…
WATCH: Private Snafu – Spies Episode during WWII
PRIVATE SNAFU: Episode 3: Spies 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…
WATCH: WWI German Gewehr 98 Sniper
Germany was one of the first nations to really get into the sniping business during World War I, and this is an example of their sniper rifle of the period.…
P-51 Mustang Pilot Missing since WWII Accounted For
The Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced on 11 June 2015 that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing since World War II, have been identified and are being returned…
Battle of Hill 60 – Three East Surrey Victoria Crosses
Hill 60 had been taken by the Germans in November 1914 during the Battle of First Ypres (Flemish: Ieper). Due to its height it provided an excellent vantage point over Ypres,…
Ben Kuroki, Japanese-American WWII hero, dies at 98
After the Pearl Harbor attack, Ben Kuroki volunteered for the U.S. Army Air Corps. He would become the first Japanese-American war hero, surviving 58 missions as an aerial gunne Ben…
Radio Chatter of Lancaster Crew being attacked by LW Fighter
This radio chatter clip is from a Lancaster Crew who were flying a mission over Germany during World War Two. The bomber got attacked by a German fighter later on in…
Capture of U-570 and its Enigma Cipher Machine
The Germans used the Enigma cipher machine for their military communications before and during WWII. In August 1941, the British managed to capture an Enigma coding machine from U-570. The first and only…
China & Russia searching for Remains of Soviet WWII Soldiers
China and Russia will begin a search for the remains of Soviet servicemen who died in battles in northeast China in 1945, the local foreign affairs authority announced Monday. The search…
US Sniper Rifles of World War 1
The United States had two primary types of sniper rifles during World War One, although both were based on the M1903 Springfield rifle. The most common optic used was the…
Fate of WWII B-17 Discovered – Uwe Benkel
A Story of Survival On Feb. 9, 1945, George Emerson was in the tail position (tail gunner) as his B-17 bomber flew toward their target for the day, an oil…
Larry Lantow – 3rd Armored Division
Whenever one of his men was killed in action, it was Larry Lantow’s job to write to their families. But unlike many things done over and over, he said, it…
Wilhelm Gustloff – The Greatest Maritime Disaster in History
The sinking of MV Wilhelm Gustloff by the Soviet Submarine S-13 resulted in the greatest maritime disaster in history with the largest loss of life at sea. At 55 degrees…
Biography of King Dingane kaSenzangakhona – Zulu Kingdom
South African history has produced many notorious figures, one of whom is the second king of the Zulu nation, Dingane kaSenzangakhona. Nervous about white encroachment on his land, he had…
TRAILER: Kätilö (2015) – Finnish WW2 Movie
Kätilö (Wildeye) tells the story of a Finnish midwife who falls in love with a German-Finnish Waffen-SS officer during the Lapland War, in the middle of World War II. It’s a…
REVIEW: Between Giants: The Battle for the Baltics in World War II by Prit Butar
With the exception of Poland, no region or territory suffered more greatly during World War II than the Baltic States. Caught between the giants of the Soviet Union and the…
Discovery of U-155 Wreck by Innes McCartney
Target: U-155 IXC Depth: 73 metres Weather and sea conditions: Sunny – 4-5W – 25 metres underwater visibility U-155 at last! The location of this most famous of U-boats was…
HMS Hampshire, Lord Kitchener and the deaths of 650 men
IN JUNE 1916, Field Marshall Earl Kitchener, the Minister of War, was scheduled to visit Russia for a series of negotiations aimed at ensuring that the Tsar’s forces would stay…
REVIEW: Invasion by Kenneth Macksey
There has never been a successful defence of any island in warfare since “modern” aircraft took to the skies and the invader established air superiority or air supremacy over their invasion site. Fleets…
Free Normandy American Cemetery Smartphone App Available for Download
On June 6, 1944 the history of the world changed when the Allies landed along the Normandy coast, beginning the D-Day invasion of World War II. Tens of thousands of…
M4 Sherman (Medium Tank) – Media
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…
The amazing story of the Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh was a major battle in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, fought April 6 – 7, 1862, in southwestern Tennessee. A Union army under…
