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This Marine received the Medal of Honor for fighting in the air, on land and sea

By Team Mighty

village
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A French village was abandoned and rebuilt so no one would forget a Nazi war crime

By Team Mighty

That time a Navy admiral left Marines hanging during a Japanese attack
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That time a Navy admiral left Marines hanging during a Japanese attack

By Harold C. Hutchison

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The French Foreign Legion in World War II was filled with Nazis

By Logan Nye

Polish eagle scouts stole a tank and liberated a concentration camp in the middle of WWII
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Polish eagle scouts stole a tank and liberated a concentration camp in the middle of WWII

By Team Mighty

grave site of saltiest sailor nathan e cook
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Why this World War II veteran was the saltiest sailor in American history

By Team Mighty

This wooden jet fighter showed just how desperate Germany was
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This wooden jet fighter showed just how desperate Germany was

By Miguel Ortiz

bud anderson watch
History

This watch was designed by the oldest, highest-scoring, living American fighter ace

By Team Mighty

Chin received the distinguished service cross towards the end of his life
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The first fighter ace of World War II was a Chinese-American flying for China

By Team Mighty

USS Langley
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Today in military history: US aircraft carrier USS Langley is sunk

By Team Mighty

A Polikarpov-2, or Po-2, the kind of plane flown by the night witches
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North Korean ‘Night Witches’ raided United Nations bases during the Korean War

By Team Mighty

Lucky Luciano
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How mafioso Lucky Luciano helped the Allies invade Sicily in 1943

By Team Mighty

Today in military history: Hitler organizes the Luftwaffe
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Today in military history: Hitler organizes the Luftwaffe

By Team Mighty

If the modern American military conducted the 1944 D-Day landings
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If the modern American military conducted the 1944 D-Day landings

By Team Mighty

5 times Americans left to fight in foreign wars
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5 times Americans left to fight in foreign wars

By Blake Stilwell

That time a warship pretended to be an island
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That time a warship pretended to be an island

By Emma Liem

The most dangerous club for World War II Civil Air Patrol pilots
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The most dangerous club for World War II Civil Air Patrol pilots

By Blake Stilwell

This Paramarine assaulted Iwo Jima with an improvised machine gun
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This Paramarine assaulted Iwo Jima with an improvised machine gun

By Logan Nye

There was only one Medal of Honor awarded during the Battle of Midway
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There was only one Medal of Honor awarded during the Battle of Midway

By Harold C. Hutchison

Why American paratroopers in World War II wore yellow gloves
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Why American paratroopers in World War II wore yellow gloves

By Team Mighty

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American cartoon legends came together to train US troops in World War II

By Team Mighty

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The worst Nazi collaborator was a French national hero in World War I

By Team Mighty

the pacific robert leckie
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The foundation for HBO’s ‘The Pacific’ miniseries was written by an angry Marine

By Team Mighty

This was the secret war off the US coast during World War II
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This was the secret war off the US coast during World War II

By Team Mighty

first american ace in wwii
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Today in military history: First American Ace in WWII

By Team Mighty

sniper rifle
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4 of the deadliest sniper rifles in World War II

By Logan Nye

iwo jima marines
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Today in military history: Marines invade Iwo Jima

By Team Mighty

iwo jima flag raising
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This is what happened to the Marines who raised the flag at Iwo Jima

By Ruddy Cano

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Watch: The coolest scenes depicting the Battle of Iwo Jima

By Ruddy Cano

17 things you didn’t know about the US Air Force
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17 things you didn’t know about the US Air Force

By Blake Stilwell

These guys made an epic D-Day model with Legos
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These guys made an epic D-Day model with Legos

By Logan Nye

polish aircraft from wwii
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How Polish airmen saved the Allies in World War II

By Team Mighty

The 8 most famous US military recruiting posters of World War II
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The 8 most famous US military recruiting posters of World War II

By Team Mighty

dunn in his spitfire
History

The first American ace of WWII flew with the British Eagle Squadron

By Miguel Ortiz

The freak accident that saved a carrier at Pearl Harbor
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The freak accident that saved a carrier at Pearl Harbor

By Logan Nye

4 German designs used by Japan in WWII
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4 German designs used by Japan in WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

The 5 most brutal tactics in the history of warfare
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The 5 most brutal tactics in the history of warfare

By Team Mighty

That time US troops found 200 tons of stolen Nazi gold
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That time US troops found 200 tons of stolen Nazi gold

By Tim Kirkpatrick

diem how dictators died
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These 5 dictators had the worst ends to their reigns of terror

By Team Mighty

5 times Chesty Puller proved he was one of the greatest Marines
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5 times Chesty Puller proved he was one of the greatest Marines

By Logan Nye

uss laffey
History

How USS Laffey became the ‘ship that would not die’

By Logan Nye

Saul Zaentz
Military News

The top films of World War II veteran and producer Saul Zaentz

By Joel Searls

battle of the LA coliseum
History

‘The Battle of the LA Coliseum’ saw the Army attack the Japanese for spectators

By Team Mighty

potsdam giants
History

Who were the Potsdam Giants?

By Jessica Evans

world war ii alaska highways
History

A history of the massive highways built during World War II

By Terry Lloyd

Why the Siege of Bastogne was the defining moment for the 101st Airborne
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Why the Siege of Bastogne was the defining moment for the 101st Airborne

By Eric Milzarski

This American jet killed the top Air Force ace of all time
History

This American jet killed the top Air Force ace of all time

By Harold C. Hutchison

The only survivor of the Katyn Massacre in WWII
History

The only survivor of the Katyn Massacre in WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

7 things you didn’t know about Guadalcanal
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7 things you didn’t know about Guadalcanal

By Logan Nye

This Islander helped recover the bodies of fallen Marines he’d hidden from the Japanese 60 years earlier
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This Islander helped recover the bodies of fallen Marines he’d hidden from the Japanese 60 years earlier

By Blake Stilwell

herington bomber airfield
History

Have you seen the Abandoned B29 Bomber Airfield in Herington?

By Jessica Evans

Why German tanks used the MG 34 vs. the MG 42
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Why German tanks used the MG 34 vs. the MG 42

By Miguel Ortiz

How GIs trained to take out Japanese tanks
History

How GIs trained to take out Japanese tanks

By Harold C. Hutchison

This mobster went to Italy to sell weapons to Fascists and left wanting to kill Nazis
History

This mobster went to Italy to sell weapons to Fascists and left wanting to kill Nazis

By Blake Stilwell

This mediocre Arisaka rifle was good enough in WWII
History

This mediocre Arisaka rifle was good enough in WWII

By Harold C. Hutchison

Why the government sent Walt Disney to South America to stop Nazi sympathy
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Why the government sent Walt Disney to South America to stop Nazi sympathy

By Miguel Ortiz

canadian soldier
History

How a single Canadian soldier captured 160 Nazis in one day

By Miguel Ortiz

wwii pilots
History

World War II pilots died at an astonishing rate before ever leaving the US

By Team Mighty

pearl harbor
History

A World War II veteran got his sight back after being hit by a horse

By Team Mighty

This is why Nazis dubbed these paratroopers ‘devils in baggy pants’
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This is why Nazis dubbed these paratroopers ‘devils in baggy pants’

By James Elphick

d-day
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How Japan reacted to the Allied invasion of Normandy on D-Day

By Team Mighty

british infantry rifle
History

This British infantry rifle is one of the quietest rifles ever made

By Team Mighty

was movie like the real general patton
History

How close was George C. Scott to portraying the real General Patton?

By Jim Fletcher

kamikaze-style attack
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Japanese soldiers used these kamikaze-style attack against US tanks

By Team Mighty

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