What Happened to Erwin Rommel’s Family After WW2?-ZZ
Two generals arrived at a quiet villa near Ulm with an ultimatum from Hitler. By the end of the afternoon, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel would…
Read moreWhen Americans and Germans Fought Side by Side Against the SS-ZZ
An American captain, a Wehrmacht major, and a former SS officer stood side by side on the walls of an Austrian castle, firing at the…
Read moreWhat Did U.S. Soldiers Really Think of German Soldiers?-ZZ
American forces suffered one of their worst defeats of World War Two at a place called Kasserine Pass. Thousands of men retreated in chaos, leaving…
Read moreThe Dark Reason MG42 Is Still in Service-ZZ
This is the soldier with a machine gun in 1942. This is a soldier with a machine gun in 2025. Notice any difference in what…
Read moreWhat Patton Said to the Russian General Who Called Him a Coward-ZZ
In the summer of 1945, the war in Europe was over, and the armies that had fought it were beginning the complicated process of becoming…
Read moreWhat Patton Said to the SS Commander Who Refused to Release His Prisoners-ZZ
In the final weeks of the war in Europe, as the Third Army drove eastward through Germany with the particular operational tempo that Patton had…
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