‘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 at how Volume 2 is set to break new ground – examining the operational-level detail of the German defence of the Oderfront between January and …
INTERVIEW: ‘Oder Front’ series Author A. Stephan Hamilton Read More »
This is the photographic history of the Waffen-SS in combat on all fronts. The short six year history of the Waffen SS spanned triumph and disaster, and their story can be traced through these powerful images, which clearly document the reality of combat from 1940 to 1945. These rare images span the combat history of …
REVIEW: Images of War – The Waffen-SS In Combat by Bob Carruthers Read More »
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 to save several dollars or euros. So definitely look out for these to add them to your library. Release dates may vary per continent, we’ve the …
Upcoming WWII German Panzer & Unit History Book Titles Read More »
BOOK: SS Panzergrenadier: A true story of World War II by Hans Schmidt One hardly knows where to begin in summarizing this magnificent book by Hans Schmidt who was born in Germany in 1927 and died – as American citizen for 55 years – in 2010. This book blends first person historical narrative, historical facts, sociology, the “problems” of …
Around 1300 German soldiers from the Wehrmacht, who were buried in 1943 in Askoldowa Mohyla Park in Ukraine will be finally exhumed and receive their final resting place. The exhumation will take several weeks and takes place by order of the Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge e.V. with the help of soldiers from the German Bundeswehr and the Ukranian Military. …
Remains of 1300 Wehrmacht Soldiers to be exhumed Read More »
German ordnance began looking for a military self loading rifle to augment the K98k as early as the 1930s, although the pressures of war initially made that development a second priority. By 1941, though, two competing designs from the Walther and Mauser companies had been developed to the point of mass production, as the Gewehr …
On the morning of July 25, 1943, King Victor Emmanuel who had backed Benito Mussolini ever since his March on Rome in 1922 told Il Duce, “The game is over, Mussolini . . . you’ll have to go.” Upon leaving the king’s villa, a carabinieri captain arrested Mussolini who took him to a secret location in Rome “for …
Otto Skorzeny’s Rescue of Mussolini – 12 September 1943 Read More »
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 by the U.S. Signal Corps not fit for publication, Brig. Gen. was allowed to have them for private use after censoring (names of places etc.). …
Horrors of World War 2 depicted by horrifying Photographs Read More »
The Headstone of Michael Wittmann’s grave was stolen last week from the German Military Cemetery of La Cambe (Kriegsgräberstätte La Cambe), Basse-Normandie, France. The robbing of headstones appears to be a popular hype these days since in particular Walter Model’s headstone also recently got stolen. After the appearance of the story, some weeks later, a …
OMAHA BEACH, France — Meeting at the notorious “bloody” Omaha beach here along the coast of northern France, two former enemies talked about what happened 70 years ago in the D-Day invasion of Normandy. Invited by a group of European historians, James “Pee Wee” Martin, a 101st Airborne Division veteran, joined Erich Bissoir, a former …
D-Day Paratrooper and former Waffen-SS Soldier share experiences Read More »
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