Thousands of German prisoners of war at Nonant le Pin POW camp after the Falaise Pocket battles in which over 30,000 Germans were captured. [wp_ad_camp_1] The Germans were captured following the Falaise Pocket battle in August 1944, with approximately 50,000 Germans trapped inside. Many Germans escaped but losses in men and equipment were huge. The … Read more
The “Big Three of World War II” – Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill –- meeting at the Tehran Conference (1943) The Tehran Conference was a strategy meeting of Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill from November 28, to December 1, 1943. The Conference was held in the Soviet Union’s embassy in Tehran, Iran. It … Read more
In 1775, soldiers wore hunting shirts to distinguish themselves from the British at the Siege of Boston. When World War II began in Europe in 1939, the uniforms worn by the soldiers were, in many cases, not much different from those their fathers had worn in the First World War. But the mass slaughter of … Read more
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We know these secret locations exist today, but do we know what really goes on behind the well-guarded gates? This is what we know so far. Mount Yamantau, Russia These unusual land formations are on the east side of Mt. Yamantau. Despite the Cold War’s end, Russia keeps building a secret complex in the mountain. … Read more
Located near the Marshall Islands, at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, is a graveyard of World War II planes that have been resting peacefully underwater for 70 years. Wisconsin-based Coastguard captain Brandi Mueller gives us a rare glimpse, through his photographs, into this fascinating underwater site which divers have enjoyed exploring since the 1960s. … Read more