The opening scenes of the 1998 war epic Saving Private Ryan depict several U.S. Army soldiers wearing what appears to be a strange-looking canvas belt around their waists both before and after disembarking from their landing craft to storm Omaha Be
If you've studied WWII at all, you've probably heard of the Waffen SS massacre of U.S. troops at Malmedy. Did you know a regular German Army unit also massacred troops? An Airborne Medical Company attached to the 101st Airborne as a clearing station
In September of 2023, War History Network photographer and member Erwin Leydekkers traveled to Germany, visiting several historically significant locations. Among these stops was the Eagle's Nest, or Kehlsteinhaus, a building constructed by the Naz
Operation Market Garden, one of the most ambitious military plans of World War II, was designed to bring the war on the Western Front to an end by the end of 1944. However, the operation turned out to be a costly failure that resulted
World War II was one of the most devastating conflicts in human history, resulting in the loss of millions of lives and ravaging entire nations. The myriad of causes that led up to the war were both complex and mult
Interesting short video covering some of the history of Ron Speirs with video of him toward the end. Did you know he was Commandant of Spandau Prison for a while? Listen to what he says about Rudolph Hess.
