A joint Nazi-Soviet military parade in Brest-Litovsk was held on September 22, 1939, to display the power of the newly formed Soviet-Nazi pact to the whole world.
World War II broke out before the VW Bug could go into production, so the Germans used Volkswagen…
World War II broke out before the VW Bug could go into production, so the Germans used Volkswagen parts to produce the Volkswagen Kübelwagen and the “Schwimmwagen” instead. The Schwimmwagen was basically an amphibious military version of the Beetle, and over 14,000 of them fought in WWII.
During World War II, the multi-national Alsos Mission captured and dismantled…
During World War II, the multi-national Alsos Mission captured and dismantled a German experimental nuclear reactor.
The runic insignia of the Schutzstaffel, like the sig-runes worn on SS uniforms…
The runic insignia of the Schutzstaffel, like the sig-runes worn on SS uniforms, stood for Nazi values but were actually inspired by the neopagan occultism of mystic Guido von List.
Luftwaffe fighter pilot Karl-Gottfried Nordmann later became…
Luftwaffe fighter pilot Karl-Gottfried Nordmann later became president of Mercedes-Benz in North America.
Canadian soldier Leo Major made so much noise during a battle in WW2…
Canadian soldier Leo Major made so much noise during a battle in WW2 that he made the German army think that the entire Canadian army was invading.
Battle for Castle Itter has been called the strangest battle of World…
Battle for Castle Itter has been called the strangest battle of World War II. It was fought at a medieval castle, and was the only battle of the war in which American and German soldiers fought as allies.
Albert Battel, a German officer serving in the Wehrmacht during WWII…
Albert Battel, a German officer serving in the Wehrmacht during WWII, commanded his whole unit to protect Jews and threatened the SS to kill them if they crossed a bridge into a Jewish ghetto to round them up.
In WW2, the allied powers used fake “ghost armies” to intimidate and confuse Hitler…
In WW2, the allied powers used fake “ghost armies” to intimidate and confuse Hitler and other Axis powers. They were most known for deceiving the Germans into thinking they had a powerful unit of men away from Normandy on D-Day.
In 1944 Nazi scientists developed an experimental drug named…
In 1944 Nazi scientists developed an experimental drug named “D-IX” which could force an equipment laden soldier to march 88.5 km without rest. They had plans to supply these pills to all German troops but war ended before mass production.