Category: Military History

Tall, light-complexioned, blonde, blue-eyed— these were the ideal characteristics of the so-called master race, things that the 19-year-old Hans Scholl possessed.

Sing “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” from Monty Python’s Life of Brian after your ship was hit by an enemy rocket? Why not? In fact, that’s exactly what the crew of HMS Sheffield did that time in 1982 during the Falklands War.

Simone Segouin was described as “one of the purest fighters of heroic French Resistance who prepared the way for the Liberation,” and for good reasons.

“False Flag” was a phrase that was originally coined to describe the practice of pirate ships that fly the colors of other nations to trick merchant ships into thinking that they were friendly vessels.

The Germans had a lesser-known version of “The Great Escape” when they attempted to escape their prison on Island Farm.

If you were to survey people: Who broke the Enigma code? You’re more likely to get that it was the legendary and brilliant mathematician Alan Turing of Britain. While that is definitely not wrong, it is also not entirely right.

Who would’ve thought that this meek family man was actually the only soldier that became a Victoria Cross Recipient of that war?

At the time when the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini was imprisoned by his people after the Allied bombers flattened the “Eternal City” of Rome, Hitler did his part as a trusted ally and friend to come and rescue his fellow dictator from the people… or was it for a reason?

On May 4, 1945, perhaps the most unexpected alliance of World War II happened: Germans and Americans firing not against but alongside each other.

Originally flown as a commercial airline in revenue service, the Zeppelin was given a different purpose when WWI broke out.

Bill Millin was wading towards the shore alongside his fellow soldiers, but instead of a gun, he was holding his bagpipe as he began his most dangerous performance with Hielan’ Laddie.

During those times when the combat grounds were not accepting yet for women, there were those who did not let the rules stop them from fighting for their country.