The P51 Mustang and the P47 Thunderbolt were two of the most famous and successful fighter planes of World War II. They were both designed and manufactured by American companies, North American Aviation and Republic Aviation respectively, and they b…
German troops chose not to use the M1 Garand since its semi-automatic operation was inappropriate for combat needs. German forces obtained enemy M1 Garands on battlefields which turned out to perform the same as their standard Kar98k rifles. German …
World War 2 was a difficult time not knowing which of the leaders of the Nazi party Germans disliked most. The government was highly strict. Leaders could end up in serious trouble should people say bad stuff about them. Worse they could be sent t…
The secret unit was the Unit 731 in Japan in 1945 when World War II did not exist any more. This group committed extremely bad deeds. They experimented with people by using dangerous germs and chemicals in order to know what would occur. However, …
The Japanese announced their surrender on the 15th of August 1945 and it was signed on the 2nd of September 1945. The surrender of the various Japanese commands took some time, Hong Kong, for instance didn’t formally surrender until the 16th of Se…
As many know, during World War II, when Nazi soldiers killed millions of Jews at the Holocaust, many soldiers did not know what was happening. Nazi leaders despised Jewish people and, as a result, almost all soldiers knew it. This hate was taug…
During the trial it was asked whether SS members ever rejected performing destructive acts. In the history of the Nazi SS regime only one member resisted committing crimes. Poland conducted court proceedings in 1947 against personnel who participa…
Adolf Hitler received news about Benito Mussolini's capture and killing while he remained hidden in his underground Berlin bunker. The Italian population mistreated Mussolini's flesh until onlookers strung him upside down at a Milan gas stat…
Gabby Gabreski, one of the top American fighter aces in Europe during World War II, had a unique way of flying. He was known for flying incredibly low to the ground, sometimes so low that he could look out of his cockpit and see himself eye-to-eye…
Nightfall at that moment spread darkness all across the world because people lacked sufficient light. People required illumination during such times and oil taken from whales became their most dependable source of light. The special oil containe…
During World War II, over 1.2 million Black Americans served in the U.S. military, fighting for a country that still denied them basic civil rights. Their treatment—both in and out of uniform—revealed a deep, institutionalized racism within t…