World War II History

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.

An Englishwoman goes about her daily chores with her child, both donning gas masks in case of a German attack in Southen...
09/01/2026

An Englishwoman goes about her daily chores with her child, both donning gas masks in case of a German attack in Southend-on-Sea, England, in 1941.

Soldiers from New Zealand on camels in front of a pyramid and the Great Sphinx in Giza, Egypt, in 1943.
08/31/2026

Soldiers from New Zealand on camels in front of a pyramid and the Great Sphinx in Giza, Egypt, in 1943.

The ruins of the Cathedral of St. Michael, destroyed during the German bombing of Coventry by the Luftwaffe on November ...
08/30/2026

The ruins of the Cathedral of St. Michael, destroyed during the German bombing of Coventry by the Luftwaffe on November 14, 1940.

Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin at the Yalta Conference in February, 1945.
08/29/2026

Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin at the Yalta Conference in February, 1945.

A little Italian boy helps his friend who lost his leg during an Allied bombing raid on Naples across a plaza in August,...
08/28/2026

A little Italian boy helps his friend who lost his leg during an Allied bombing raid on Naples across a plaza in August, 1944.

Captured German Kar98k rifles at Stavanger, Norway, after the surrender of Germany in 1945.
08/27/2026

Captured German Kar98k rifles at Stavanger, Norway, after the surrender of Germany in 1945.

Finnish soldiers of Infantry Regiment 45 (Jalkaväkirykmentti 45) crossing the snow-covered Murmansk railway during the C...
08/26/2026

Finnish soldiers of Infantry Regiment 45 (Jalkaväkirykmentti 45) crossing the snow-covered Murmansk railway during the Continuation War, 1941.

08/25/2026

Before Navy SEALs and Delta Force, there was OSS Marine Peter J. Ortiz. This is the true story of the man who parachuted into German-occupied France twice in 1944. Ortiz was the most battle-decorated member of America’s first spy agency.

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View of the flight deck of Lexington-class aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CV-3) off the Solomon Islands in November, 194...
08/24/2026

View of the flight deck of Lexington-class aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CV-3) off the Solomon Islands in November, 1943.

A crashed U.S. Army Air Forces P-47 Thunderbolt in Normandy, France, on August 8, 1944. The grave for the pilot was made...
08/23/2026

A crashed U.S. Army Air Forces P-47 Thunderbolt in Normandy, France, on August 8, 1944. The grave for the pilot was made by a refugee French couple, with .50 cal ammunition for a border.

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