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The ‘Forgotten’ American Anti-Aircraft Gun That Shielded U.S.
Carriers In 1942 Before we start, thank you for watching. If you enjoy these forgotten weapons stories from World War II, please hit the like…
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The Dark Reason German Tankers Feared PTRD-41
A Soviet infantryman fires a 6- foot long rifle at a German Panther tank. The 14.5 mm round slams into 80 mm of frontal armor…
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The WW1 Weapon So Improvised That Soldiers Called It “The Meat Grinder”
March 1916. A British raiding party enters a German trench section near Louu. In darkness, the lead soldier carries no rifle. In his hands is…
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The Silent WW2 Knife That Cut Off Entire Command Posts Without a Shot Being Fired
June 1944, a British commando moves through darkness toward a German observation post in northern France. 3 days before D-Day, the sentry stands 10 m…
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The ‘Forgotten’ British Armoured Car Where Only 4 Went To War (And All Were Captured)
1938 Guy Motors factory, Wolverampton. British engineers are assembling what will become the most consequential armored car nobody remembers. The vehicle weighs just over five…
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Why British Soldiers Rode an 8-Wheeled “Bathtub” Across the Rhine
March 23rd, 1945. The Ry River near Wessel, Germany. British infantry crouch inside a steel box on wheels as German machine gun fire sparks off…
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The Genius Who Built An Engine That Spun Its Own Cylinders !
Imagine you are standing on a grass airfield somewhere in northern France in 1917. The noise hits you first. Not a growl, not a roar,…
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Why This ‘Absurd’ British Hedgehog Killed More U Boats Than Depth Charges Ever Did
November 1942, North Atlantic. A Royal Navy Corvette closes on a sonar contact. AIC pinging steadily against a submerged yubot 400 yd ahead. The captain…
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This ‘Insane’ British Gun That Made German Tank Commanders Fear Open Ground At Two Miles
Normandy, 1944. A German Panther commander scans the horizon through his cupella. Open ground ahead, maybe 3,000 meters to the next treeine. No enemy visible,…
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When Japanese Cut OFf This American’s Ear – He Killed All 41 of Them in 36 Minutes
May 11th, 1945. Luzon, Philippines. Dawn had not yet fully broken over Ding Allen Bay. The Pacific War was supposed to be almost over. For…
- German Fighter Aces Laughed at the P-51 Mustang — Until 200 Filled Berlin’s Skies-ZZ
German aces laughed at the P-51 Mustang, called it slow, harmless. Then on March 6th,… Read more: German Fighter Aces Laughed at the P-51 Mustang — Until 200 Filled Berlin’s Skies-ZZ - Japanese Civilians Couldn’t Believe American Troops Risked Their Lives to Save Them-ZZ
May 3rd, 1945 1427 hours Shuri village central Okinawa Sachiko Miyagi clutched her four year… Read more: Japanese Civilians Couldn’t Believe American Troops Risked Their Lives to Save Them-ZZ - German Civilians Were Shocked When Americans Gave Food To All of Them-ZZ
May 12th, 1945. 8:30 hours marked Platz, Aken, Germany. 8-year-old Greta Schneider clutched her mother’s… Read more: German Civilians Were Shocked When Americans Gave Food To All of Them-ZZ - German Civilians Couldn’t Believe American Soldiers Helped Them Rebuild Berlin-ZZ
July 4th, 1945. 0820 hours. Shonberg district, American Sector, Berlin. Fra Elizabeth Miller stood in… Read more: German Civilians Couldn’t Believe American Soldiers Helped Them Rebuild Berlin-ZZ - Teenage German POWs Were Shocked When American Medics Treated Their Wounds-ZZ
March 7th, 1945 1635 hours east bank of the Rhine River Remagen Germany private First… Read more: Teenage German POWs Were Shocked When American Medics Treated Their Wounds-ZZ - Italian POWs in America Couldn’t Believe So Many Americans Had Italian Last Names-ZZ
August 15th, 1943 9:40 hours Norfolk Naval Station Virginia private Giuseppe Marino of the Italian… Read more: Italian POWs in America Couldn’t Believe So Many Americans Had Italian Last Names-ZZ