The largest air transport plane in World War II was made to invade Britain
Nazi Germany planned a lot of insane weapons, tanks, and artillery during World War II, but one of them actually got made early in the war. The Messerschmidt 323 was…
How an 83-year-old Russian led an invading enemy right into an ambush
No matter how many times history proves it, invading enemies still trust Russian peasants to help them and it always blows up in their faces. The Mongols seem to be…
Today in military history: Germany’s failed march on Soviet Union
On June 29, 1941, Nazi Germany advanced into the heart of the Soviet Union. Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa, his ill-fated invasion of Communist Soviet Union, on June 22, and on…
The battle that convinced German generals they lost World War II
In the minds of many German leaders, World War II was lost much sooner than May 1945. Much of the Third Reich knew its days were numbered almost as soon…