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The last mission of U-977. A cruise across the Atlantic and Hitler’s alleged evacuation
During World War II, the Third Reich released to the Atlantic the so-called U-Boot wolf packs, i.e. submarines whose task was to terrorize the commercial and military navies of the Allies. One of them was a ship numbered U-977, whose crew…
World War II spy stories – laxative in German U-Boat crews’ food
Here are eight little known, but interesting, stories from the period of World War II, about how the Norwegian resistance movement poisoned the German U-Boot crew stationed in France, how the Czechs unconsciously showed Germans the…
Kamikaze: The Divine Wind in Defense of Japan
When the outcome of the war in the Pacific between the United States and Japan was a foregone conclusion, the Imperial armed forces, in an act of desperation, sent suicide pilots to the battle, whose task was to fly in one direction ended…
The most important battles in history [Part 2/2]
The history of wars is also a collection of battles which had a decisive impact on the history of a given region, country or even the whole culture. In 1851 historian Edward Shepard Creasy created a subjective collection of 15…
The most important battles in history [Part 1/2]
The history of wars is also a collection of battles which had a decisive impact on the history of a given region, country or even the whole culture. In 1851 historian Edward Shepard Creasy created a subjective collection of 15…
Simo Häyhä “The White Death”, the most lethal sniper in history
Below we present the story of probably the most successful sniper in history - the Finnish soldier Simo Häyhä, baptized by his enemies as "White Death". During the winter war between Finland and the USSR between 1939 and 1940, Simo shot…
F-22 Raptor fifth-generation stealth fighter – Interesting Facts
The word "raptor" means "predator" from English. It is hard to better describe the F-22, the US' fifth generation fighter, whose destructive capabilities cannot be compared to any other machine of its kind in the world. Stealth technology,…
Nuclear exercises in Totskoye: how to drop an atomic bomb on your own soldiers
On 14 September 1954, one of the most tragic military exercises in history took place. During the manoeuvres with the cryptonym "Snezhok", the Soviet Union threw a nuclear bomb on the Totskoye military training ground, where several hours…
Why was the attack on Pearl Harbor a failure for Japan?
The American defeat inflicted by the Japanese fleet on Pearl Harbor is considered one of the biggest military catastrophes in the history of the USA. In fact, the losses of the Pacific Fleet were not as severe as usually thought, and Japan…
Mysteries of the Wolf’s Lair, Hitler’s secret headquarters
Eight kilometers from Kętrzyn (Poland), hidden in the Mazurian forests, lays one of the most interesting military buildings in Europe. We are talking here about the famous Wolf's Lair, the former secret headquarters of Hitler which…
Operation Wikinger: the biggest embarrassment of Kriegsmarine during the Second World War
Under the cryptonym "Wikinger" stands the unsuccessful action of the German navy against British fishermen, during which 2 destroyers were lost and 590 sailors were killed without any contact with the enemy. The following story has really…
Battle of Tsushima, the birth of Japan’s naval power
The biggest naval battle of the Great Russian-Japanese War, which ended with a total, devastating defeat of the Russian squadron, going towards friendly forces in the Pacific. Tsushima caused Russia to lose its position as a maritime power…