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Blitzkrieg
The long nightmare begins: Panzers advance, and civilians flee. I wonder who survived: the tankers or the little girls? Or both? Or none?We have just celebrated May 8th, VE Day, the day that Nazi Germany surrendered to the Allies in 1945, 80 years ago this month. But...
VE Day
Churchill gives his famous V sign on VE DayMay 8th marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe, known as ‘Victory in Europe Day’ and usually as VE Day. (The war continued in the Pacific until August 15th, when Japan surrendered following the...
Scars on the Face of History
Konzentrationslager April 1945 Warning —this blog contains graphic images and disturbing information.Roll over blurred images to view. In April 1945, 80 years ago this month, Hitler’s Third Reich was finally collapsing. The Russians, approaching from the east,...
Operation Carthage
Mosquito — Escape Artist ExtraordinaireThis is the story of three remarkable prison breaks in the later years of World War II, one of them exactly 80 years ago. What makes them unique, I think, is that De Havilland Mosquitos unlocked the doors. Carthage Operation...
They were the Few, and now there are none
Paddy Hemingway Group Captain John ‘Paddy’ Hemingway, DFC, July 17 1920 to March 17 2025, was the last surviving fighter pilot who fought in the Battle of Britain. Rest In Peace.
Dog Boats, PT Boats, and E Boats
Dog Boats at SpeedWorld War II was fought on many different scales. At sea it was fought all the way from massive aircraft carriers and battleships displacing 30,000 tons with crews of over 2,000 men, all the way down to motor torpedo boats (MTBs) displacing 50 tons...
