World War II(Page 4)

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japanese internment camps
History

Why FDR imprisoned 125,000 Japanese Americans on US soil

By Ruddy Cano

civil war veteran
History

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

By Blake Stilwell

red lipstick
History

Why Hitler hated red lipstick

By Shannon Corbeil

armored train
History

The British used a mini armored train during WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

british commandos
History

These British commandos kidnapped a German general without firing a shot

By James Elphick

japan surrender
History

Today in military history: Japan surrenders in WWII

By Team Mighty

germany invades poland
History

Today in military history: Germany invades Poland

By Team Mighty

mount kenya pows
History

These POWs escaped to climb Mount Kenya

By Bethaney Phillips

Hiroshima
History

What a Hiroshima resident saw the day the bomb dropped

By Logan Nye

military operation
History

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

By Team Mighty

route 66
History

This WWII Marine wrote the hit song ‘Route 66’

By Miguel Ortiz

martial arts
History

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
History

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

By Team Mighty

white death
History

The entrance of the ‘White Death’ in WWII

By Jessica Evans

washing machine charlie
Tactical

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

By Ruddy Cano

general patton
History

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

By Ruddy Cano

kissing sailor photo
History

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
History

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

By Logan Nye

1911
History

This pilot shot down an enemy fighter with his 1911

By Blake Stilwell

red army gun crew
History

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

By Team Mighty

Paris liberated from Nazis
Military News

Today in military history: Paris liberated from Nazis

By Team Mighty

japan wwii
History

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

By Team Mighty

great lakes aircraft carrier
History

The Great Lakes aircraft carriers of World War II

By Terry Lloyd

p-40 flying tigers
Tactical

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

By Terry Lloyd

civil war veteran wanted to fight hitler
History

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

By Team Mighty

submarines in wwii
Tactical

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

By Team Mighty

exercise tiger
History

German boats successfully stopped D-Day landing practice

By Logan Nye

spitfire vs bf 109
History

This is the ironic reason the Spitfire beat the Bf 109

By Harold C. Hutchison

stalingrad
History

The Battle of Stalingrad and Order No. 227

By Jessica Evans

d-day weapons
Tactical

7 weapons Germany defended D-Day beaches with

By Logan Nye

battle of guadalcanal
History

Why the Battle of Guadalcanal was a turning point in WWII

By Jessica Evans

soviet tank
History

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

By Blake Stilwell

military shovel
History

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

By Eric Milzarski

Tatra 87 nazi car
History

An awful car killed more Nazi generals than World War II

By Blake Stilwell

wwii treasure
Military News

This WWII treasure was found in a Goodwill

By Bethaney Phillips

uss ward
History

USS Ward: The Alpha and Omega of WWII

By Terry Lloyd

operation kiebitz
History

That time Germany tried to steal four U-boat officers

By Logan Nye

Oppenheimer
History

What happened with Oppenheimer’s revoked security clearance

By Miguel Ortiz

doolittle raiders takeoff
History

Why the Doolittle Raid required a handmade bombsight

By Miguel Ortiz

Ritchie Boys
History

How 2,000 Jewish refugees tipped WWII to the US

By Logan Nye

operation k
History

The attempted second attack on Pearl Harbor

By Logan Nye

USS Indianapolis
History

Surviving the sinking of the USS Indianapolis

By Jessica Evans

medgar evers
History

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

By Logan Nye

d-day radar
History

How the Brits jammed radar on D-Day

By Logan Nye

tony bennett
Military News

WWII veteran and legendary singer Tony Bennett dies at 96

By Miguel Ortiz

bombing raid
History

1,000 bombers took part in largest World War II bombing raid

By Logan Nye

manned torpedoes in WWII
History

These were Britain’s ‘manned torpedoes’ in World War II

By Logan Nye

warsaw deportations
History

Today in military history: Nazis begin Warsaw deportations

By Team Mighty

free french commandos
History

The last of the Free French Commandos who landed at Normandy on D-Day dies at 100

By Team Mighty

war dogs
Military Life

The National War Dog Cemetery is in the Pacific

By Miguel Ortiz

mein kampf
History

Today in military history: ‘Mein Kampf’ is published

By Team Mighty

hitler nazis in south america
History

The secret, failed Nazi plan to make German colonies in South America

By Team Mighty

Fukushi Masaichi
History

The macabre tattoo collection destroyed in World War II

By Logan Nye

centurion tank
Tactical

Was the Centurion tank too late for World War II?

By Logan Nye

military beard
History

This commander prepped for war by organizing a beard growing contest

By Blake Stilwell

Titanic officer
History

A brave Titanic officer somehow survived to rescue troops from Dunkirk

By Blake Stilwell

first atom bomb
History

Today in military history: Atom bomb successfully tested

By Team Mighty

The Soviets tried to make a flying tank during WWII
History

The Soviets tried to make a flying tank during WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

kokoda
History

All about the Kokoda Track Campaign in WWII

By Terry Lloyd

Today in military history: Largest tank battle in history ends
History

Today in military history: Largest tank battle in history ends

By Team Mighty

atg
History

The Alaskan guardians of the North in World War II

By Terry Lloyd

Today in military history: First female officer in the US Army
History

Today in military history: First female officer in the US Army

By Team Mighty

segregation
History

The time that black troops battled American MPs in Britain during WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

This weapon killed more of its builders than its targets
Tactical

This weapon killed more of its builders than its targets

By Miguel Ortiz