World War II is often associated with the grand battles of Europe and the Pacific, the heroism of Allied troops on the beaches of Normandy, or the resistance in occupied territories. Less attention, however, is given to the contributions of Australian soldiers, who played a pivotal role on various fronts, yet their stories remain overshadowed…
The Nazi goal was that every German family could afford to buy a car if they saved a few marks a week. And so the Volkswagen car company was born. The Volkswagen car manufacturer is among the best-known and largest automobile producers in the world. However, its history is closely tied to the period of…
The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, which began in 2014 with the annexation of Crimea and escalated in 2022 with a full-scale Russian invasion, is the result of long-term Russian aggression against Ukraine. Despite these facts, former U.S. President Donald Trump recently claimed that Ukraine is responsible for the conflict, asserting that it had…
Letters written by Josef Mengele to his wife Irena in 1944.
He became the terror and a nightmare for Soviet soldiers, was probably the most successful sniper of all time, and for his 505 kills in the Finnish Winter War, he earned the nickname “The White Death” from the Russians.
A relatively unknown piece of history – the Russian SS RONA division, which became renowned primarily for its unruliness, drunkenness, and extreme brutality that shocked even the battle-hardened SS veterans.
Five must-see WWII films starring real-life veteran actors—proof that sometimes, movie heroes really have been heroes in real life.
Heinrich Himmler was an ordinary, inconspicuous fellow who could be considered a decent bank or other official, or rather not noticed at all on the street.
The unofficial Christmas truce of 1914 still has enormous symbolic power today.
Who exactly was Heydrich, the architect of the Holocaust?
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