When Hitler was appointed the chancellor of Germany in 1933, the massive rebuilding of the then-Reichswehr into the modern Wehrmacht commenced. A major
In a scaled back ceremony the Bundeswehr staff music corps played a hymn, a 1960s song that includes the words 'I can't acquiesce, can't make do, I still want to win', and a 1970s punk rock hit.
The computing pioneer Alan Turing remembered by his friends.
History books often overlook many historical moments. Some of them are forgetful, some are boring, some are great, but we have lost most of them to history. There are many more great moments that history has preserved that we aren’t going to cover in this articles, but I bet there are million more stories that […]
Germany invaded Poland in September 1939, marking the beginning of the Second World War. The invasion was fairly quick.
All battles fought in history have depended to a greater extent on the technique of foot soldiers and World War II was no different. Infantry tactics
British archaeologists recently discovered more than 40 German U-boats sunk during World War I off the coast of England. Now they are in a race against time to learn the secrets hidden in their watery graves.
The Panzer II was a light tank developed by Nazi Germany in the 1930s – English
In the fall of 1943, following the failure of an offensive in Russia, Hitler complained to his commanders about the quality of their troops. What had
The Second World War was a defining event in Canadian history, transforming a quiet country on the fringes of global affairs into a critical player in the 20th century's most important struggle. Canada carried out a vital role in the Battle of the Atlantic and the air war over Germany, and contributed forces to the campaigns of western Europe beyond what might be expected of a small nation of then only 11 million people.
German pocket Battleship Scharnhorst under fire during a battle, photo taken from the Bow.
To increase the German population, the Nazis encouraged their teenagers to have lots of sex
It's Been 25 Years Since The Fall Of The Berlin Wall. These 16 Photos Tell The Story.
In the first century B. C. E., life in central Europe was transformed when the Germanic peoples, newcomers to the region, migrated into the area of modern-day
The Tirpitz was the second of the legendary Bismarck-class of battleships, assembled after her sister the Bismarck between 1936 and 1941. These two ships
Captain Robert Campbell, aged 29, was captured just weeks after Britain declared war on Germany in July, 1914.
Like many West European nations, Germany established colonies in Africa in the late 1800s in what later became Togo, Cameroon, Namibia, and Tanzania. German genetic experiments began there, most no…
Jonny Bay a military archaeologist shares a story with us. Certain items found in Germany offer a rare insight into the mind and life of a young German
Josef "Sepp" Gangl (born September 12, 1910 in Obertraubling, Regensburg district, † May 5, 1945 in Itter Castle, Tyrol) was a German officer, most recently a major in World War II. He took part in the defense of Itter Castle against troops of the 17th SS Panzer Grenadier Division "Götz von Berlichingen" with soldiers of the Wehrmacht and the US Army and lost his life in the process. A few days after his arrival in Wörgl, Gangl contacted the local group of Austrian resistance under Alois Mayr. H
Ancient Goths were Germanic warriors who had their incredible societal impact from the Danube to the Iberian peninsula.
When sweet Clara went in for her working stripes, it was hard to contain her excitement! But it turns out that everyone was going to have to make other plans, as they decided that this little girl was "too sweet" to be a military dog!
A Hindenburg 1936. március 4-én első próbarepülése előtt - Mivel Eckener visszautasította az együttműködést, Göring légügyi miniszter új repülőtársaságot alapított 1935-ben, a Deutsche Zeppelin-Reederei-t (DZR) amely átvette a léghajó útjai feletti irányítást. A zeppelinek ettől kezdve farkukon a náci horogkereszttel propagandautazásokat hajtottak végre.
Unique among the territories of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century, Britain succeeded in holding back and even reversing the tide of Germanic conquest for nearly two centuries. This was an…
The idea of creating a huge-caliber gun on a railway platform dates from the 1800s when trains revolutionized the transport industry, but these Goliaths
Part 12 of a weekly 20-part retrospective of World War II
It is said that “desperate times call for desperate measures,” and no one was more desperate than the members of the Third Reich in 1945 during the final
The Scharnhorst was a German capital ship, which belonged to Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine. Alongside the Gneisenau of the same class, the Scharnhorst
The German Jeep, the Kubelwagen at war.
November 9, 2022 The German Navy successfully completes the operational suitability test with frigate F125 – fielding starts now. According
Helga Goebbels Birth year : September 1932 Gender : female adolescent Nationality : German Background : German Residence : Rheinland Pfalz Germany Death : May 1, 1945 Cause : dosed by morphine ( cremated in Danube river in Germany ) Age : 12 years
