Russo-American Tank Destroyer
One of the key problems with using foreign tanks is keeping a steady supply of spare parts and ammunition. This problem is not exclusive to captured tanks. A similar situation …
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What You Need to Know About the Third Battle of Ypres
31 July – 10 November 1917 First World War The Third Battle of Ypres – also known as Passchendaele – has shaped perceptions of the First World War on the Western …
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10 Photos That Show The Amazing Life Of Annie Oakley
Known as “Little Sure Shot”, Ms. Oakley had a unique combination of speed and accuracy in her shooting, and with the help of Buffalo Bill’s coaching, she became an expert …
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Rare Photos Give A Glimpse Of World War I
These WWI photographs tell the story of hopeful people around the world. Accurately called The Great War, World War I saw the loss of over 16 million lives and the …
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The Courageous Life And Tragic Death Of Harlem Hellfighter Henry Johnson
By Gina Dimuro | Edited By John Kuroski Despite his heroic actions in World War I, U.S. Army soldier Henry Johnson didn’t receive his due until 2015 — 86 years after he …
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Why Some Wounded Civil War Soldiers Actually Glowed In The Dark – And Lived Because Of It
“Angel’s Glow” was a phenomenon of the Civil War in which soldiers’ wounds seemed to glow in the dark. It took 139 years to figure out why. Wikimedia One of …
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The 440mph Monster That Cracked Germany’s Air Force
YouTube / Dark Skies In 1942, German Fw 190s ruled the skies over France and the English Channel—until a strange, striped British fighter appeared, roaring in at 440 miles per …
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Germany 1944: The last battle of the steel hunters – when the tank destroyers sank into the mud _de39
In the autumn of 1944, a leaden silence lay over the fields of Europe. The war had changed everything – villages, landscapes, people. But buried in this still, wet earth …
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The Plane that Could Receive a Panzer Attack and Keep Flying In WW2
YouTube / World War Made Simple When the Germans launched Operation Barbarossa in 1941, Soviet forces were caught off guard and badly outgunned. What they desperately needed was an aircraft …
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Historische Fotos deutscher Kriegsgefangener in Norwegen, 1945
Die deutsche Besetzung Norwegens begann am 9. April 1940, nachdem deutsche Truppen das neutrale skandinavische Land Norwegen besetzt hatten. Sie endete am 8. Mai 1945 nach der Kapitulation der deutschen …
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