•January 29, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
General Hobart’s Funnies were specially designed armored vehicles that contributed to the Allied victory in Europe. More »
•January 16, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
Hobart’s Funnies were modified Churchill and Sherman tanks with odd-looking features used to support the Normandy landings on June 6, 1944. More »
•January 11, 2019 • 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 »
•December 28, 2018 • 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 »
•December 27, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
The Tank Museum at Covington, England, holds the world’s finest collection of armored vehicles from 26 countries. More »
•December 16, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
Sergeant Mort Shuffle took a sniper’s bullet in the chest outside the French fortress city of Brest during the Brittany Campaign. More »
•December 15, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
American pilots serving in the Royal Air Force flew missions in support of the abortive 1942 raid on the French coastal town. More »
•December 13, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
The Allies learned bitter lessons during the August 1942 Dieppe Raid, which helped with the success of Operation Overlord two years later. More »
•December 6, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
Bitter fighting in the Reichswald delayed Allied entry into the Ruhr, the industrial heart of Germany. More »
