In April 1945, as the Allies crushed Nazi Germany from all sides, the Reich that Hitler boasted would last for a thousand years was about to expire.   More »

Nazi Germany spent many years (and a fortune) creating an invasion-proof barrier, only to have it breached in the span of a morning.   More »

We interviewed Expert Dr. Rob Citino from the WWII Museum in New Orleans on the museum’s collaborative video project with This Is Capitalism.   More »

Thought to be carrying V-2 ballistic missiles, the U.S. Navy hunted for Attack Group Seewolf, a U-boat wolfpack destined for the U.S. East Coast.   More »

A small number of RAF bombers carried out one of the most daring and significant air operations of World War II.   More »

An aerial armada of over 1,000 B-17s made the Eight Air Force’s February 3, 1945, attack the war’s biggest bombing mission on the German capital.   More »

Nazi camp guard Irma Grese, who reveled in the torture and murder of internees, was, at 22, the youngest war criminal hanged.   More »

As World War II turned against Hitler, he became desperate to develop weapons that might turn the tide. Some of the technologically advanced systems proved to be devastating.   More »

During 1944-1945, the Volkssturm, or People’s Militia, was designed to promote “a violent burst of fanatic rage against the invaders” and thus salvage victory.   More »

The mysterious death of once-Deputy Fuhrer Rudolf Hess in Spandau Prison has provoked a litany of conspiracy theories.   More »