World War II (Page 4)

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These London railings are actually WWII stretchers

By Miguel Ortiz

Today in military history: Germany conducts successful V-2 rocket test

How an 83-year-old Russian led an invading enemy right into an ambush

A group of soldiers in uniform are gathered around the wreckage of a crashed biplane. The damaged aircraft is partially covered by a tarp, with two machine guns leaning against it. The scene appears to be from a historical military setting, likely early 20th century.

The 10 weirdest military mysteries

By Brittany Sulc

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What happened the first time the German Army met a Soviet T-34 tank

The BV-141 looks like a kid had too many models, not enough patience

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These WWII weapons were a disaster

By Bethaney Phillips

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The Browning Automatic Rifle cut down enemies from WWI to Vietnam

A black and white photo of a military submarine on the water with a hilly coastline and a bridge visible in the background. The submarine has a conning tower with antennas and a deck gun mounted near the front. The sea appears slightly choppy.

This legendary Navy skipper sank 19 enemy ships

By Tim Kirkpatrick

sticky grenades

Sticky grenades are only really a thing in video games and movies

By Eric Milzarski

Tripartite Pact

Today in military history: Germany, Italy, Japan sign Tripartite Pact

How a Truman staffer described the decision to drop the bombs

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The 5 worst modern battles to fight as a foot soldier

Tuxedo Park: The secret palace of science that helped us win WWII

By Jessica Evans

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The ‘Pando Commandos’ were more intense than you’d think

By Eric Milzarski

This friendly fire incident hamstrung the P-38

By Harold C. Hutchison

Reminder that the Nazis made a top general kill himself

Why the ‘Bouncing Betty’ was absolutely devastating

By Tim Kirkpatrick

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The brutal fate of two of the world’s most arrogant dictators

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This German-American industrialist basically built the WWII Navy

potsdam conference

Truman and Stalin tried to shock each other with info their spies already had

The women who softened the V-1 terror attacks

China and the Philippines are fighting over a sunken World War II-era ship

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This Marine stayed at his machine gun after taking a grenade to the face

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How a military mission led to one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in history

By Bethaney Phillips

4 armored fighting vehicles designed by Porsche during WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

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How Allied air forces made it nearly impossible for Germany to reinforce D-Day

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That time America worked with Nazi scientists

By Jessica Evans

A black and white photo of a small submarine floating on the water near the shore. The submarine has a conning tower with a flag on top and several people visible on the deck. The hull is smooth and streamlined, with the designation "U1" marked near the bow. The background shows a distant shoreline with low hills or buildings.

How Germany brought the fighting of World War II to Antarctica

Today in military history: FDR approves of the draft

This unstoppable artillery bombardment doomed Nazi Berlin

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Today in military history: Japan bombs US mainland

Ruins of a stone castle situated on a grassy hill overlooking a large body of water, with leafless trees in the foreground and forested hills in the background under a cloudy sky.

The Loch Ness monster’s role in war

By Bethaney Phillips

shadow scheme bombers

The ‘shadow scheme’ Britain used to disperse WWII production

These NASA nerds made a Franken-bomber, but they weren’t the first to do it

By Harold C. Hutchison

Out of all of the current military rivalries, this one still ranks pretty high. What are the differences between Airborne and Air Assault?

These are the differences between Airborne and Air Assault

By Eric Milzarski

Today in military history: The Blitz rains fire on Britain

This unit received 21 Medals of Honor and 4,000 Bronze Stars while dealing with America’s mistrust

By Stephen Carlson

japanese internment camps

Why FDR imprisoned 125,000 Japanese Americans on US soil

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The last Union combat veteran of the Civil War lived to see the Cold War

By Blake Stilwell

Why Hitler hated red lipstick

By Shannon Corbeil

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The mini-armored train that took on the Nazis during World War II

By Randall Stevens

british commandos

These British commandos kidnapped a German general without firing a shot

By James Elphick

japan surrender

Today in military history: Japan surrenders in WWII

germany invades poland

Today in military history: Germany invades Poland

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These POWs escaped to climb Mount Kenya

By Bethaney Phillips

What a Hiroshima resident saw the day the bomb dropped

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This was Germany’s only military operation in North America during World War II

This WWII Marine wrote the hit song ‘Route 66’

By Miguel Ortiz

This martial art was originally developed to beat up Nazis

By Blake Stilwell

A group of World War II-era military aircraft are parked on the deck of an aircraft carrier at sea. Several crew members are walking and working around the planes. Two warships are visible in the distance on the ocean. The image is in black and white.

Everything you need to know about the Battle of Midway, the ‘turning point’ of WWII

The entrance of the ‘White Death’ in WWII

By Jessica Evans

washing machine charlie

This is why Washing Machine Charlie is the most annoying enemy aircraft ever

This is how General Patton built up his tank division into the most formidable armored force of World War II

kissing sailor photo

The wife of the famous ‘kissing sailor’ is in the iconic 1945 photo–and it’s not the nurse

By Blake Stilwell

henry boswell wwii

This soldier lied about his age and did 4 combat jumps in WWII

This pilot shot down an enemy fighter with his 1911

By Blake Stilwell

red army gun crew

The Red Army’s insane World War II deception nearly broke the Romanian Army

Paris liberated from Nazis

Today in military history: Paris liberated from Nazis

Why Japan didn’t invade the Soviet Union in World War II

great lakes aircraft carrier

The Great Lakes aircraft carriers of World War II

p-40 flying tigers

Hurricanes and P-40 Warhawks: The unsung sky heroes of early WWII

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A Civil War veteran went on record saying he was ready to fight Hitler

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Why the Navy needed the Smithsonian’s help in naming WWII submarines