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World War II History Interesting and amazing facts about all that was World War II from all perspectives. Articles, pictures, videos and information about the war. Non-political.

10/15/2026

The bombing destroyed Monte Cassino Abbey, but the German defenses held.

On February 15, 1944, around 250 American bombers dropped more than 500 tons of bombs on and around the monastery in Italy. German troops later occupied the ruins, turning them into a formidable defensive strongpoint.

British troops watch an oil factory burn during Operation Archery (also known as the Måløy Raid) in Vågsøy, Norway, on D...
10/14/2026

British troops watch an oil factory burn during Operation Archery (also known as the Måløy Raid) in Vågsøy, Norway, on December 27, 1941.

10/13/2026

These torn clothes bear witness to Hiroshima’s atomic bombing.

At the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in Japan, clothing worn by victims of the August 6, 1945 bombing preserves a deeply personal record of its human cost.

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British Vickers Wellington long-range medium bombers on a mission over North Africa, 1941.
10/13/2026

British Vickers Wellington long-range medium bombers on a mission over North Africa, 1941.

A soldier of the 10th SS Regiment stands watch in a sheepskin coat from the roof of the Wawel Royal Castle in Krakow, Po...
10/12/2026

A soldier of the 10th SS Regiment stands watch in a sheepskin coat from the roof of the Wawel Royal Castle in Krakow, Poland, in 1940.

German paratroopers from the 3rd Fallschirmjäger Regiment taking part in the battles for Monte Cassino in March, 1944.
10/11/2026

German paratroopers from the 3rd Fallschirmjäger Regiment taking part in the battles for Monte Cassino in March, 1944.

The children of hop-pickers take cover in a trench in Kent, while watching a dogfight overhead during the Battle of Brit...
10/10/2026

The children of hop-pickers take cover in a trench in Kent, while watching a dogfight overhead during the Battle of Britain on September 3, 1940.

American journalist and war correspondent Ernie Pyle with troops of U.S. 191st Tank Battalion in Anzio, Italy, in 1944.
10/09/2026

American journalist and war correspondent Ernie Pyle with troops of U.S. 191st Tank Battalion in Anzio, Italy, in 1944.

American troops treat a wounded dog on the Orote Pennisula, Guam, in 1944.
10/08/2026

American troops treat a wounded dog on the Orote Pennisula, Guam, in 1944.

Australian privates William Goodgame, Gordon Watkins and Charles Stening (front to rear) in the salient during the Siege...
10/07/2026

Australian privates William Goodgame, Gordon Watkins and Charles Stening (front to rear) in the salient during the Siege of Tobruk, Libya, in August, 1941.

Goodgame and Watkins were both killed at Buna, Papua New Guinea, on Christmas Eve of 1942.

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