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Hitler's secret Nazi war machines of World War II
Today marks the 77th anniversary of the start of World War II —when Hitler's Nazi army invaded Poland.Hitler's engineers secretly developed some of the most ambitious projects and rapidly produced...
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The first battle of WWII, 77 years ago Thursday, featured one of the world's...
On August 23, 1939, German foreign minister Joachim von Ribbentrop and Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov signed a nonaggression pact between their two countries. Contained within the...
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This is how British pilots made beer runs for troops in Normandy during World...
To keep the many men and machines in fighting shape during the World War II invasion of France, logistics technicians sure had their work cut out for them. Bomb, bullets, planes and tanks were top...
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Woman in famous WWII kiss photo dies at 92
Washington (AFP) - The woman dramatically kissed by a sailor celebrating the end of World War II in an iconic photograph seen around the world has died, according to The New York Times. She was...
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Newly digitized diaries reveal the inner thoughts of two of America's most...
In honor of the upcoming centennial of the US’s entry into the first World War, the Library of Congress has made available online several personal notes of two of America’s greatest generals.The...
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There was a nutty German plot to drain the Mediterranean sea and merge Europe...
Sometimes the world seems normal and boring. Other times, not so much. Sometimes, you realize it's a place where mad sci—er, architects spend decades trying to implement kooky plans to drain the...
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The story of Wojtek: The 440-pound bear that drank, smoked, and carried...
During World War II, the 22nd Artillery Supply Company of the 2nd Polish Corps had an unusual soldier among its ranks, a 440-pound Syrian bear named Wojtek.Wojtek first came to the company as a cub,...
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We haven't seen this happen since right before World War II
Europe and Asia, taken together, are the heart of humanity. That’s where 5 billion out of the 7 billion people in the world live. When instability comes to this part of the world, it shakes...
View ArticleHitler's 3-mile-long abandoned Nazi resort is transforming into a luxury getaway
In 1939, Adolf Hitler ordered the construction of a massive 3-mile-long row of buildings, destined to be an enormous beach resort for Nazi Germany. It was abandoned three years later, when World War II...
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How a one-armed Gurkha fought 200 Japanese troops with a bolt-action rifle
The martial tradition, training, and dominating warrior spirit of Gurkhas means they will do things in a fight that wouldn’t occur to even the most seasoned combat veterans. Gurkhas will fight...
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Hitler may have been a 'gibbering super junkie' drug addict throughout World...
In life, Adolf Hitler was many things: a failed painter, decorated soldier, Germany’s “last hope,” and eventual mass murderer of more than six million Jews. But, according to one author, he was also a...
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'Trickery wins every time': Russia is using an old kind of military deception
The Russian Ministry of Defense has started deploying an old kind of military deception: inflatable weaponry.The Russian government has a growing supply of inflatable military gear, including tanks,...
View ArticleStartling facts about World War II
Here are some bizarre and startling facts that you may not know about World War II. Produced by Eames Yates. Original reporting by We Are The Mighty.Follow BI Video: On TwitterJoin the conversation...
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Finland is worried about Russian propaganda trying 'to have us make decisions...
HELSINKI (Reuters) — Finland is becoming increasingly worried about what it sees as Russian propaganda against it, including Russian questioning about the legality of its 1917 independence.The country...
View ArticleHitler's Nazi military base in the Arctic was just discovered by Russian...
A Nazi weather station, Schatzgraber ("Treasure Hunter"), was recently uncovered in the Arctic, with hundreds of items recovered by Russian scientists. Follow BI Video: On TwitterJoin the conversation...
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This Navy ace pilot shut down a 60-plane attack in World War II
Navy pilot David S. McCampbell, a commander at the time, set the single mission aerial combat record when he led a two-plane flight against a 60-plane Japanese attack and shot down at least nine of the...
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A private Berlin museum has unveiled a replica of the bunker where Hitler...
BERLIN (AP) — A private Berlin museum has unveiled a replica of part of the bunker where Adolf Hitler spent the final phase of World War II, a project that hasn't been universally welcomed.The replica...
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That time British paratroopers 'changed the nature of warfare' and stole a...
In the early days of World War II the Germans still had an advantage over the British. Even though the Royal Air Force had won the Battle of Britain, its bombers suffered heavy losses when they crossed...
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It's been 76 years since the Battle of Britain — here are 14 photos of the...
By mid-1940, Nazi Germany had swept over Western Europe, conquering France and holding territory from the English Channel north to Norway.Late that summer, Hitler and the German Luftwaffe turned their...
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These dangerous Arctic convoys saved Russia during World War II
Allied sailors braved one of the world’s most dangerous oceans while dodging German U-boats and Luftwaffe attacks to keep the Soviet military supplied throughout World War II.When Germany attacked...
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