Brutal Battle for a Dutch Island
•September 13, 2017 • Be the First to Comment
A key piece of Dutch real estate needed to be taken if the port of Antwerp were to become useful to the Allies. More »
•September 13, 2017 • Be the First to Comment
A key piece of Dutch real estate needed to be taken if the port of Antwerp were to become useful to the Allies. More »
•May 15, 2017 • 1 Comment
Troopers of the U.S. 101st and 82nd Airborne Divisions fought with distinction during the air-ground assault in the autumn of 1944. More »
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Commanded by General William “Texas Bill” Simpson, the U.S. Ninth Army fought its way across Europe. More »
•May 3, 2017 • Be the First to Comment
Operation Market Garden, a bold plan to end the war quickly, led instead to an allied disaster in Holland, but the 82nd Airborne Division held firm. More »
•April 24, 2017 • Be the First to Comment
After Normandy, the U.S. 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment spearheaded Operation Varsity, the March 1945 airborne jump across the Rhine into Germany. More »
•April 19, 2017 • Be the First to Comment
Although often overlooked, Canadian troops did their part to ensure victory on D-Day. More »
•April 11, 2017 • Be the First to Comment
Operation Varsity, the parachute and glider mission to breach the Rhine in March 1945, was the Allies’ biggest—and last—airborne operation of the war. More »
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During the 1943 Allied invasion of Sicily, the British and Germans fought pitched battles for two key bridges: the Malati and the Primosole. More »
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SS tanker Michael Wittmann became the most famous armor ace of World War II and died in the process. More »
•January 25, 2017 • Be the First to Comment
Audacious panzer ace Michael Wittmann and a force of heavy Tiger tanks destroyed a British armored column at this once peaceful Norman village. More »