WW II History

Western democracies were alarmed that hundreds of thousands of their young men joined the Waffen-SS in the crusade against Soviet Bolshevism 1941-45

Feb 15, 2012 - Michael Manning

Details of the smaller World War Two East European Armies' divisional orders of battle are not readily available, yet, they provided 800,000 men for Germany

Feb 12, 2012 - Michael Manning

Finland expecting the Russian occupation of their country when the Baltic States were treated to Soviet style deportations to Siberia sought German aid

Feb 9, 2012 - Michael Manning

The fiercely independent Lithuanians and their traditional mistrust of Germany made them a target for Nazi racial prejudice which regarded them as inferior

Feb 3, 2012 - Michael Manning

Latvians fought German land Barons in 1905, the German Freikorps in 1919, yet, the cruel Soviet occupation in 1940 meant they welcomed the Wehrmacht in 1941

Feb 2, 2012 - Michael Manning

The Baltic States were invaded by Germany and Russia, securing independence in 1920. In June 1940 the Red Army occupied the Baltic States, then Germany 1941

Jan 31, 2012 - Michael Manning

Richard Sorge was a German who worked for the Soviet Union espionage establishment and gathered vital intelligence during World War Two.

Jan 30, 2012 - Rupert Taylor

The Nordland SS consisting of Norwegian and Dutch Volunteers fought fierce tank battles against Red Army onslaughts to hold Narva and the Kurland enclave.

Jan 24, 2012 - Michael Manning

Operation Blau, the 1942 invasion of the Caucasus ensured German troops encountered Don-Cossack anti-communist soldiers who willingly joined German forces.

Jan 21, 2012 - Michael Manning

The Crimea was fought over by France and Britain to halt Russian expansion in 1854-56 with Crimean access to Caucasian oilfields crucial for Germany, 1942

Jan 14, 2012 - Michael Manning

Secret Nazi Weather Outpost in Canada 1943-1981

Jan 4, 2012 - Christopher Eger

This World War Two German mountain division was recruited from ethnic Germans living in the Balkans to combat Tito's partisans in occupied Yugoslavia.

Jan 4, 2012 - Michael Manning

Wilm Hosenfeld served in the First World War was wounded and became a teacher. Hosenfeld served in the Eastern Front during World War Two in Warsaw.

Jan 3, 2012 - Michael Manning

Warsaw, Poland was invaded in 1939, the Warsaw Ghetto cleared in 1943, the Warsaw Uprising defeated in 1944 and faced liberation by Soviet Russia in 1945.

Jan 2, 2012 - Michael Manning

The Japanese learned about American efforts to build an atom bomb at Los Alamos by 1940. German agents infiltrated the secret project and informed Japan.

Dec 30, 2011 - Michael Manning

A young man tried to save his town from destruction at the close of World War II; he paid a high price for his bravery.

Nov 8, 2011 - Rupert Taylor

KL Julius Lemp, U30, torpedoed the passenger ship, SS Athenia off the Irish Donegal coast killing 117 people, 28 were American citizens on 3 September 1939.

Oct 16, 2011 - Michael Manning

Germany incurred 350,000 casualties monthly, on the Ostfront, resisting Soviet forces to the very end. German soldiers knew the penalties for atrocities

Oct 14, 2011 - Michael Manning

Germany fought a series of brilliant rearguard actions against overwhelming Russian forces. Operation Bagration destroyed Army Group Centre.

Oct 13, 2011 - Michael Manning

Germany, despite the defeat at Stalingrad was still capable of offensive action in Russia due to technical superiority in armoured vehicles and tactics.

Oct 8, 2011 - Michael Manning

When he wasn't planning genocide and World War, Hitler spent time planning a museum to be located in his hometown and filled with looted art.

Oct 1, 2011 - Karen Berger

Germany failed to defeat Russia in 1941. In 1942 Germany successfully invaded southern Russia, reached the Caucasus Oilfields and the Volga River.

Oct 1, 2011 - Michael Manning

Two totalitarian regimes, Russia and Germany, fought a vicious war for four years. 90% of WW2 German casualties were incurred on the Eastern Front.

Sep 29, 2011 - Michael Manning

Review of Hitler's Pre-Emptive War by Henrik O Lunde

Sep 18, 2011 - Christopher Eger

A German U-boat came to an abrupt and embarrassing end in 1945 off the coast of Scotland.

Aug 15, 2011 - Rupert Taylor