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The single Jew that Hitler wanted to save. But Ernst Hess owed his survival to the personal intervention of Adolf Hitler. The Fuhrer ordered his SS thugs to leave the Jewish judge alone because Hess had been his commanding officer during the First World War. http://www.warhistoryonline.com/feature ... -save.html

The Occupation of Kharkov in Colour. These photos taken by Johannes Hähle depict the civilian population of Kharkov under occupation by Nazi Germany during the Spring or Summer of 1942 http://www.warhistoryonline.com/feature ... olour.html

Sworn to secrecy for decades - Ritchie Boys’ WWII work revealed. They were informed in no uncertain terms that their mission was to remain top secret — until a few years ago when the chief of Army counterintelligence wrote letters to each veteran, http://www.warhistoryonline.com/feature ... ealed.html

1945 - The Secret City. The government needed land to build massive facilities to refine and develop nuclear materials for these new weapons, without attracting the attention of enemy spies. http://www.warhistoryonline.com/feature ... -city.html

509th Paratrooper Dog Tags Found In Italy. Baranek, an Ohio Edison retiree, took part in several battles in Europe with the 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment. He fought in Italy and was wounded twice. http://www.warhistoryonline.com/feature ... italy.html

REVIEW - THE MARCH ON PARIS The Memoirs of Alexander von Kluck, 1914. Opinions on von Kluck seem to vary from admiration to a lot, lot worse. His actions moving east of Paris effectively snuffed out the whole point of the Schlieffen Plan and set Germany on the disastrous course of a war on two fronts. http://www.warhistoryonline.com/reviews ... -1914.html

PRESS RELEASE - Summer Holiday Tank Action Displays! Don’t miss the explosive Tank Action Displays, every weekday during the Summer Holidays. Watch in awe as tanks from as early as World War Two roll into action with thundering engines and life-like explosions! http://www.warhistoryonline.com/press-r ... plays.html

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ARTICLE - 2012 Top 5 Picks of Militaria Investments. There are obvious factors that influence the investment potential of a military collectible. While condition is very important, the conflict itself is more crucial http://www.warhistoryonline.com/member- ... ments.html

In pictures: Bomber Command at war. The aircrews of Bomber Command were volunteers with an average age of 22 who risked their lives flying over occupied Europe. Casualties were high. By 1943 just one in six were expected to survive their first tour. The chances of getting out of a crashing bomber were slim, and aircraft laden with fuel and bombs http://www.warhistoryonline.com/feature ... t-war.html

Winston Churchill at the controls of the most dangerous flight of WWII. A cigar between his teeth and the controls in his hand, this is Sir Winston Churchill in the pilot’s seat of what would be known as the ‘most daring flight of the whole war’. A collection of photographs showing Winston Churchill on board a transatlantic flight that was hunted by the Luftwaffe and the British Royal Air Force have been discovered. http://www.warhistoryonline.com/feature ... -wwii.html

U-864 vs HMS Venturer-- The Only Time a Sub Sank a Sub While Both Were Submerged. It is not uncommon for two submarines to fight each other deep below the ocean’s surface. Usually, one emerges victorious, while the other, holed or blown to pieces http://www.warhistoryonline.com/feature ... erged.html

World War II Submarine Veterans fade into history, intentionally. During World War II, submarines comprised less than two percent of U.S. Navy forces, but have been credited with downing 55 percent of all Japanese ships sunk http://www.warhistoryonline.com/feature ... nally.html

“Agent Garbo”: Wartime’s greatest double-cross. True spy story: How a Barcelona chicken farmer fooled the Nazis, saved D-Day and became the greatest agent ever.http://www.warhistoryonline.com/feature ... cross.html

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Is this Hitler’s Mercedes? Car dealer’s shock at discovering vintage car he bought from eBay was built for Nazi officers. http://www.warhistoryonline.com/feature ... icers.html

Robert de La Rochefoucauld, Wartime Hero and Spy, Dies at 88. His exploits were legend, involving an eclectic and decidedly resourceful collection of tools in the service of sabotage and escape, including loaves of bread, a stolen limousine, the leg of a table, a http://www.warhistoryonline.com/feature ... at-88.html

RAF veteran recalls escape from burning plane. A Suffolk man who was seriously burned when his plane was shot down in World War II says he still thinks about how he failed to save the life of his crew member. http://www.warhistoryonline.com/feature ... plane.html

U.S. Army M-1 Helmet Belonging to Maj. Dick Winters, Korean War. In the mid-1990s, Major Richard “Dick” Winters, the well-known D-Day commander of Easy Company, 101st Airborne Division, gave his Korean War era helmet to Robert Hoffman http://www.warhistoryonline.com/feature ... n-war.html

Bombardier recalls an encounter with Jimmy Stewart in WWII. Some of his scariest moments were when he served with other crews – once the plane’s tail was hit and his crew worked to keep the plane flying until they could crash-land at an airport. http://www.warhistoryonline.com/feature ... ww-ii.html

REVIEW - OPERATION MARKET GARDEN - Hell’s Highway. The welcome appearance of British veterans, including none other than Lord Carrington, the former Foreign Secretary, gives a good degree of kudos to the end product http://www.warhistoryonline.com/reviews ... ghway.html

PRESS RELEASE - UK: United States Army Air Force Festival ~ July 12th - 15th 2012. World War two historians, current serving American Air Force airmen and local people with a passion for East Anglia’s wartime military history will converge upon Mid-Suffolk this weekend http://www.warhistoryonline.com/press-r ... -2012.html

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For 60 years, Peggy Harris thought her husband was MIA during World War II. But in 2012, she discovered he was KIA... and a hero. This is one of the sweetest stories I have ever read http://www.warhistoryonline.com/feature ... sband.html

World War II bunker of Italy’s fomer dictator, Mussolini, is set to open to the public. http://www.warhistoryonline.com/feature ... ublic.html

Wartime propaganda film on Nazi massacre is screened. On the 70th anniversary of a Nazi massacre, a British wartime propaganda film, shot in a Swansea valley village, http://www.warhistoryonline.com/feature ... eened.html

French police sent 13,000 to die in Auschwitz. The French toddler was the youngest of about 13,000 people rounded up in the infamous Vel d’Hiv incident and sent by rail to the concentration camp. http://www.warhistoryonline.com/feature ... hwitz.html

German seaplane recovered from fjord 70 years after it sank in such good condition it could even fly again. http://www.warhistoryonline.com/feature ... again.html

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Sonar scans show that 'UFO' at bottom of Baltic sea may actually be a top-secret Nazi anti-submarine. The huge steel-and-concrete structure could be one of the most important historical finds in years http://www.warhistoryonline.com/feature ... arine.html

'Germany agrees to compensate 80,000 Nazi victims'. Claims Conference says agreement likely to result in payments of $300 million, mostly for Nazi victims in former Soviet Union. http://www.warhistoryonline.com/feature ... ctims.html

Remains of WWII airman come home after 68 years. Sisney and six other crew members died April 22, 1944, when their twin-engine plane slammed into a cliff face http://www.warhistoryonline.com/feature ... years.html

So what happened to these Shermans? In the late 1940′s, Argentina bought nearly 450 M4 Sherman’s from Belgium in many british variants, over 250 of them were the Firefly version, with the long barrel 17pdr gun. http://www.warhistoryonline.com/feature ... rmans.html

REVIEW - DEEDS OF HEROES The Story of the Distinguished Conduct Medal 1854-1993. It is interesting to see how the criteria for winning the award changed and the impact of the inception of the Military Medal. http://www.warhistoryonline.com/reviews ... -1993.html

PRESS RELEASE - Hear the story of WW2's 402 Squadron and Canadians in Lincolnshire. To commemorate Lincolnshire’s connections with the Royal Canadian Air Force, AHL is hosting a talk by Phil Bonner, entitled ’420 Squadron & the Royal Canadian Air Force in Lincolnshire http://www.warhistoryonline.com/press-r ... shire.html

REVIEW - THE COMPLETE GEORGE CROSS. I have made good use of a similar book for the Victoria Cross and this excellent reference work will prove as valuable to anyone interested in the George Cross. http://www.warhistoryonline.com/reviews ... cross.html

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Royal Engineers Museum begins restoration of German V-2 Rocket missile for display. http://www.warhistoryonline.com/feature ... splay.html

Marine survey uncovers the hidden secrets of Scapa Flow naval graveyard. In 1919, a German fleet scuttled 74 ships at the end of the First World War to prevent them from falling into British hands.
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WWII paratrooper a 'lifetime hero'. He landed in North Africa and then served in three combat parachute operations and participated in the beach landing at Anzio and the Italian campaign http://www.warhistoryonline.com/feature ... -hero.html

Buckler's Hard excavation begins on former WWII site. Buckler’s Hard village was the base for building dummy landing craft for an enemy deception operation. http://www.warhistoryonline.com/feature ... -site.html

WWII vet returning to France. The shock of seeing an enemy soldier blown apart by a tank gun at point blank range. http://www.warhistoryonline.com/feature ... rance.html

REVIEW - SOMME SUCCESS THE ROYAL FLYING CORPS AND THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME 1916. . I met the great man once and I have to tell you we discussed the price of renting marquees http://www.warhistoryonline.com/reviews/4870.html

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Austinite's bomber beat Memphis Belle to record, researcher claims. Except, says retired IBM marketing representative Jim Lux, it wasn’t. Not even close. http://www.warhistoryonline.com/feature ... laims.html

Celebrated Irish RAF pilot recalled. His record of 32 victories (downed enemy planes) was achieved in just two short years. http://www.warhistoryonline.com/feature ... alled.html

Nazi hunters close in on Laszlo Csatary in Hungary. Most Wanted suspect Laszlo Csatary," accused of complicity in the deaths of 15,700 Jews, http://www.warhistoryonline.com/feature ... ngary.html

The Cost Of Free Doughnuts: Soldiers have held a grudge ever since. Don Burgett has always said this was true. It was – and is – a sore point for him. http://www.warhistoryonline.com/feature ... since.html

Richard Marowitz recalls entering Nazi leader’s home: Housekeeper couldn’t understand why we were so angry at a nice man like Hitler http://www.warhistoryonline.com/feature ... itler.html

PRESS RELEASE - The Tank Museum is Recruiting! Catering Assistants. We urgently require staff to work in our restaurant. http://www.warhistoryonline.com/press-r ... iting.html

REVIEW - STALINGRAD DAY BY DAY. This would be unfair on the author, because in actual fact, there is a lot going on between the covers and I enjoyed working my way through it. http://www.warhistoryonline.com/reviews ... y-day.html