Many bizarre events and stories came out of the Second World War. Some are known, and some not, but the story of Hiroo Onoda is one of the most incredible. Onoda was a Japanese soldier and officer who was sent to the island of Lubang in the Phillipines on December 26th, 1944. He and his…
The Third Reich (Empire) that Adolf Hitler created was, according to him, to be the “Thousand Year Reich”. Fortunately for the world it lasted only 12 years, ending with his death in 1945 and the end of World War II in Europe. While the Third Reich is synonymous with the Nazis and WWII, what were…
Australian Armour and Artillery Museum Annual AusArmourfest 2023 Hello Everyone! Finally posting some great content from others that I follow. Starting with today’s post. With the broad appeal of WWII armored vehicles, and the recent holding of AusArmourfest 2023 in Australia, this is perfect timing for this edition. To be clear, I did not attend,…
Hello again and thanks for visiting. We just returned from an amazing trip to central Europe. Within my itinerary was a detour to the very north of Poland, to the Eastern Front Headquarters of Adolf Hitler and the Nazis. In the Masurian Woods, near the East Prussian town of Ketrzyn (called Rastenburg by the Germans)…
Hello Everyone…We just returned from a trip to Normandy, France and London, England. While there I drove a right-hand drive, left-hand shift car in both Britain and France (switching traffic directions as needed). Good news, it was collision free, though my wife may need counseling. We also took a very detailed 2-day tour of the…
This post takes us to one of my favorite cities, Prague in the Czech Republic. Unlike many ancient cities, it retains an old city center that is beautiful and welcoming to tourists. It was also the stage for one of my favorite WWII events: Operation Anthropoid. While the 2016 film “Anthropoid” is a good watch,…
This field in Belgium was the site of the Malmedy Massacre. This was a German-committed atrocity and war crime, which occurred on Dec. 17, 1944. The Waffen-SS soldiers of Kampfgruppe Peiper (led by Joachim Peiper, mentioned in previous post, and more below), killed 84 U.S. Army prisoners of war. These men, of the 285th Field…
