World War II(Page 4)

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This German-American industrialist basically built the WWII Navy

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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

How Germany brought the fighting of World War II to Antarctica

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

The Loch Ness monster’s role in war

The Loch Ness monster’s role in war

By Bethaney Phillips

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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

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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

The British used a mini armored train during WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

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These British commandos kidnapped a German general without firing a shot

By James Elphick

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Today in military history: Japan surrenders in WWII

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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

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

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

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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

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

By Blake Stilwell

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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

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

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Today in military history: Paris liberated from Nazis

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

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The Great Lakes aircraft carriers of World War II

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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

German boats successfully stopped D-Day landing practice

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This is the ironic reason the Spitfire beat the Bf 109

By Harold C. Hutchison

The Battle of Stalingrad and Order No. 227

By Jessica Evans

7 weapons Germany defended D-Day beaches with

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Why the Battle of Guadalcanal was a turning point in WWII

By Jessica Evans

This lone Soviet tank was ready to fight the entire Nazi invasion of Russia

By Blake Stilwell

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This is how the shovel became a deadlier weapon than a bayonet

By Eric Milzarski

Tatra 87 nazi car

An awful car killed more Nazi generals than World War II

By Blake Stilwell

This WWII treasure was found in a Goodwill

By Bethaney Phillips

USS Ward: The Alpha and Omega of WWII

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That time Germany tried to steal four U-boat officers

What happened with Oppenheimer’s revoked security clearance

By Miguel Ortiz

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Why the Doolittle Raid required a handmade bombsight

By Miguel Ortiz

How 2,000 Jewish refugees tipped WWII to the US

The attempted second attack on Pearl Harbor

USS Indianapolis

Surviving the sinking of the USS Indianapolis

By Jessica Evans

This Civil Rights legend was a veteran of World War II France

How the Brits jammed radar on D-Day

WWII veteran and legendary singer Tony Bennett dies at 96

By Miguel Ortiz