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This is how the ‘Handsomest Man in the Luftwaffe’ lost his looks

This is how the ‘Handsomest Man in the Luftwaffe’ lost his looks

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This D-Day vet played the role of his British commander in ‘The Longest Day’

This D-Day vet played the role of his British commander in ‘The Longest Day’

By Harold C. Hutchison

Here are 5 incredibly brave kids we’ve seen in war movies

Here are 5 incredibly brave kids we’ve seen in war movies

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This Komet was the fastest combat plane of World War II

This Komet was the fastest combat plane of World War II

By Harold C. Hutchison

graphic of US military bronze star medal

A World War II veteran received a Bronze Star 73 years later

battle of los angeles artillery guns

That time Los Angeles fought off an imaginary Japanese bombing raid

By Daniel Tobias Flint

7 times Allied troops stole Nazi vehicles

7 times Allied troops stole Nazi vehicles

6 pearls of wisdom we learned from War Daddy in ‘Fury’

6 pearls of wisdom we learned from War Daddy in ‘Fury’

By Tim Kirkpatrick

Watch a WWII tank commander reunite with his Hellcat

Watch a WWII tank commander reunite with his Hellcat

This guy built a flying Spitfire from scratch

This guy built a flying Spitfire from scratch

How the Allies defeated one of their deadliest WWII adversaries

How the Allies defeated one of their deadliest WWII adversaries

By Tim Kirkpatrick

9 bombers that can shoot down a fighter

9 bombers that can shoot down a fighter

By Harold C. Hutchison

7 craziest commando missions of World War II

7 craziest commando missions of World War II

This was the RAF’s insane plan to steal a Nazi plane

This was the RAF’s insane plan to steal a Nazi plane

How war memorabilia serves as a window to the past

How war memorabilia serves as a window to the past

By Harold C. Hutchison

Here’s why flamethrowers were so deadly on the battlefield for both sides

Here’s why flamethrowers were so deadly on the battlefield for both sides

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This was the most devastating submarine attack in World War II

This was the most devastating submarine attack in World War II

By Harold C. Hutchison

This was the toughest fight in the bloodiest WW2 battle of the Pacific

This was the toughest fight in the bloodiest WW2 battle of the Pacific

By James Elphick

Medal of Honor recipient who held off 9 German attacks has died

Medal of Honor recipient who held off 9 German attacks has died

By Harold C. Hutchison

This WWII commander avenged his fallen shipmates

This WWII commander avenged his fallen shipmates

By Harold C. Hutchison

Jackie Robinson was court-martialed for keeping his seat on a bus

Jackie Robinson was court-martialed for keeping his seat on a bus

This is the disease Hitler hid from the public for years

This is the disease Hitler hid from the public for years

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This knife-wielding Gurkha rushed four enemy foxholes and a bunker to save his unit

This knife-wielding Gurkha rushed four enemy foxholes and a bunker to save his unit

By Blake Stilwell

This is the legendary Nazi general who turned on Hitler

This is the legendary Nazi general who turned on Hitler

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This heroic Coastie, WWII resistance fighter, and POW died at 101

This heroic Coastie, WWII resistance fighter, and POW died at 101

By Blake Stilwell

This is how the Germans beat the British in one of the biggest naval battles of WWI

This is how the Germans beat the British in one of the biggest naval battles of WWI

These Japanese fire balloons were the grandaddies of the ICBM

These Japanese fire balloons were the grandaddies of the ICBM

By Harold C. Hutchison

This Soviet WWII movie used real bullets instead of blanks

This Soviet WWII movie used real bullets instead of blanks

By Blake Stilwell

A cut-rate Gaston taught U.S. infantry how to kill tanks

A cut-rate Gaston taught U.S. infantry how to kill tanks

This is how the ‘Molotov Cocktail’ got its name

This is how the ‘Molotov Cocktail’ got its name

This lone Gurkha rifleman stopped three Japanese tanks in their tracks

This lone Gurkha rifleman stopped three Japanese tanks in their tracks

By Blake Stilwell

6 legends of the Army Reserve

6 legends of the Army Reserve

Japan’s greatest aircraft carrier was sank by a tiny sub

Japan’s greatest aircraft carrier was sank by a tiny sub

The reason Japanese battleships dwarfed American ships during WWII

The reason Japanese battleships dwarfed American ships during WWII

The reason the British military formed the Special Air Service

The reason the British military formed the Special Air Service

This man in Georgia restores WWII airplane ball turrets in his garage

This man in Georgia restores WWII airplane ball turrets in his garage

operation chattanooga choo choo

This massive World War II air offensive had an adorable name

This female amputee led French commandos behind Nazi lines

This female amputee led French commandos behind Nazi lines

The only time the Soviet Union officially fought the US was in brutal air combat

The only time the Soviet Union officially fought the US was in brutal air combat

By Blake Stilwell

What would happen if modern Marines conducted the Iwo Jima landings

What would happen if modern Marines conducted the Iwo Jima landings

The crippled USS Yorktown traded its life for victory at Midway

The crippled USS Yorktown traded its life for victory at Midway

How this ‘dog’ blasted Axis subs to smithereens

How this ‘dog’ blasted Axis subs to smithereens

By Harold C. Hutchison

What would happen if the OSS fought the CIA’s Special Activities Division

What would happen if the OSS fought the CIA’s Special Activities Division

‘Ensign Dilbert’ taught pilots to not accidentally kill their friends

‘Ensign Dilbert’ taught pilots to not accidentally kill their friends

This Spitfire shot down near Dunkirk just flew again

This Spitfire shot down near Dunkirk just flew again

This is how hedgerows made the invasion of Normandy a living hell

This is how hedgerows made the invasion of Normandy a living hell

‘The White Rose of Stalingrad’ was a female pilot who terrorized the Nazis

‘The White Rose of Stalingrad’ was a female pilot who terrorized the Nazis

By Blake Stilwell

This is why every British armored vehicle has tea-making gear

This is why every British armored vehicle has tea-making gear

By Blake Stilwell

This is why the Allies’ secret DD tank failed on D-Day

This is why the Allies’ secret DD tank failed on D-Day

By Harold C. Hutchison

This ingenious 1911 pistol modification turns it into a dart gun

This ingenious 1911 pistol modification turns it into a dart gun

By Harold C. Hutchison

Dog paratroopers jumped into combat on D-Day

Dog paratroopers jumped into combat on D-Day

This was the world’s longest-serving modern military rifle in active service

This was the world’s longest-serving modern military rifle in active service

By Blake Stilwell

What is the big deal about Kwajalein?

What is the big deal about Kwajalein?

By Harold C. Hutchison

3 heroes who gave all for their friends at Saipan

3 heroes who gave all for their friends at Saipan

By James Elphick

This is the latest on the sunken World War II graveyards in the Java Sea

This is the latest on the sunken World War II graveyards in the Java Sea

By Harold C. Hutchison

The brazen origins of the 1st Special Service Force

The brazen origins of the 1st Special Service Force

By James Elphick

“Band of Brothers” veteran Ed Tipper dies

“Band of Brothers” veteran Ed Tipper dies

By Harold C. Hutchison

The truth about Daylight Savings Time (and it ain’t because of farming)

The truth about Daylight Savings Time (and it ain’t because of farming)

By Shannon Corbeil

This soldier fought off a German tank with his pistol

This soldier fought off a German tank with his pistol

By James Elphick

The proud World War II history of Navy ship DD-214

The proud World War II history of Navy ship DD-214

World War II Combat Cameraman and Hollywood animation legend dies

World War II Combat Cameraman and Hollywood animation legend dies

By Harold C. Hutchison

Oldest Navy Pearl Harbor salvage diver dies

Oldest Navy Pearl Harbor salvage diver dies

By Harold C. Hutchison

Patton once sent 300 men to rescue his son-in-law from a Nazi prison

Patton once sent 300 men to rescue his son-in-law from a Nazi prison

By Blake Stilwell

That sub commander who sank a hospital ship and got promoted

That sub commander who sank a hospital ship and got promoted

By Harold C. Hutchison