World War II(Page 5)

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

manned torpedoes in WWII

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

warsaw deportations

Today in military history: Nazis begin Warsaw deportations

free french commandos

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

The National War Dog Cemetery is in the Pacific

By Miguel Ortiz

Today in military history: ‘Mein Kampf’ is published

hitler nazis in south america

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

Fukushi Masaichi

The macabre tattoo collection destroyed in World War II

Was the Centurion tank too late for World War II?

This commander prepped for war by organizing a beard growing contest

By Blake Stilwell

Titanic officer

A brave Titanic officer somehow survived to rescue troops from Dunkirk

By Blake Stilwell

first atom bomb

Today in military history: Atom bomb successfully tested

The Soviets tried to make a flying tank during WWII

The Soviets tried to make a flying tank during WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

All about the Kokoda Track Campaign in WWII

Today in military history: Largest tank battle in history ends

Today in military history: Largest tank battle in history ends

The Alaskan guardians of the North in World War II

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

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

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

This weapon killed more of its builders than its targets

By Miguel Ortiz

Today in military history: Battle of Britain begins

Today in military history: Battle of Britain begins

uss pennsylvania

This battleship was one of the first and last ships hit in World War II

Hitler’s greatest mistake might’ve been a U-boat purchase refusal

japanese surrender

Why the US made Japan surrender on the deck of a massive battleship

How the ‘Ghost Army’ tricked the enemy with theater tricks during WWII

By Bethaney Phillips

The time Japanese submarines attacked California and Oregon during WWII

The time Japanese submarines attacked California and Oregon during WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

why did germany invade the soviet union

Today in military history: Germany’s failed march on Soviet Union

soviet partisans

4 Soviet partisans who wreaked havoc on the Nazi war machine

battle of Surigao Strait

The night Pearl Harbor survivors got revenge

Today in military history: Berlin Airlift begins

navy ace during flight training

This Navy ace shot down both German and Japanese planes during WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

This aircraft carrier was never commissioned and never served on active duty

By Miguel Ortiz

Black Americans volunteered to fight Axis Italy in droves before the US entered WWII

Black Americans volunteered to fight Axis Italy in droves before the US entered WWII

Luftwaffe pilot plane

Today in military history: Luftwaffe pilot mistakenly lands in England

nazi occupation

These are the only Brits who endured Nazi occupation

The nuns who escaped the Japanese by submarine during WWII

Filipino soldiers wore helmets made from coconuts during WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

This was the most successful torpedo attack of World War II

The Covenanter was Britain’s worst tank

How a WWII cruiser became ‘The Longest Ship in the World’

By Miguel Ortiz

National Museum of the Pacific War

Why the National Museum of the Pacific War is in Texas

By Miguel Ortiz

The last horse charge of American cavalry was in World War II

Beyond the Blitzkrieg

By Jessica Evans

tear down berlin wall

Today in military history: Reagan challenges Gorbachev to tear down Berlin Wall

uss indianapolis

A sixth grade history project exonerated the captain of the USS Indianapolis

By Blake Stilwell

The reason why some beer bottles are green dates back to World War II

The reason why some beer bottles are green dates back to World War II

How an airman shot down a Japanese fighter from the cockpit over the Himalayas

How an airman shot down a Japanese fighter from the cockpit over the Himalayas

7 crazy facts you didn’t know about D-Day

7 crazy facts you didn’t know about D-Day

How 150 British Paratroopers seized a fortified artillery battery on D-Day

How 150 British Paratroopers seized a fortified artillery battery on D-Day

By James Elphick

coast guard on the english channel

This Coastie crossed the English Channel 10 times on D-Day

By Blake Stilwell

italy mussolini

Today in military history: Italy declares war on Britain and France

battle of chosin reservoir

A guide to the Battle of Chosin Reservoir

By Jessica Evans

Why D-Day changed the course of WWII

By Jessica Evans

weather normandy france

D-Day: The weather forecast that liberated a continent

Why the pilot who dropped the bomb on Hiroshima doesn’t have a grave

By Blake Stilwell

sunken warships

These important tools are made from sunken warships

model 299 aircraft

This clever advertising doomed thousands of aviators

‘Tokyo Rose’ claimed she was trying to undermine Japanese propaganda in World War II

battle of midway

Today in military history: Battle of Midway ends

Meet the United States Navy officer who saved Midway

By Harold C. Hutchison

Today in military history: D-Day Allies land in Normandy

This is how Patton smashed his way out of Normandy

By James Elphick

Battle of Midway

Today in military history: Battle of Midway begins

military history

The 5 most demoralizing tactics used in recent military history

artillery strike

That time a soldier saved the day by calling an artillery strike on himself

By James Elphick