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World War II
1939–1945: global campaigns and the war’s enduring legacy.
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POTD: German Panzerpioniere Train With New G95 Rifles
2+ hour, 21+ min ago (253+ words) We’ve told you - Germany's army is swapping rifles, one unit and one shooting range at a time.This is TFB's Photo of the Day and here we have soldiers of the 1st Company, Panzerpionierbataillon 701, based in Gera (Germany) that are getting…...
During WWI, this German sub sailed into a US harbor — uninvited
11+ hour, 33+ min ago (990+ words) On board the submarine, the crew had assembled on the deck in dress uniforms, which were starkly different than what American sailors were wearing. A dashing figure in officer’s regalia bearing a row of medals across his chest stood at…...
The M1C Garand Sniper Rifle
3+ hour, 48+ min ago (822+ words) Testing of the several proposed designs for M1 sniper rifles concluded that the best solution would be to mount the telescope on the left side of the receiver so normal functioning of the rifle would be unaffected. Such an offset location…...
One Of WWII's Worst And Weirdest Weapons Was A Wheel Of Rolling Rockets
6+ hour, 6+ min ago (473+ words) WWII inspired the creation of a number of inventions to help armies get the upper hand on the enemy. This one did not aid in that cause, but it was wild. One Of WWII's Worst And Weirdest Weapons Was A…...
Film shows what happened after the Dambusters raid
20+ hour, 48+ min ago (501+ words) Rare footage highlighting a little-known aspect of the Dambusters raid has gone on show. While many people are familiar with the outline of the World War Two mission – when the RAF used "bouncing bombs" to destroy German dams – historians say…...
British Sailors in Submarines 51 Feet Long Slipped Under the Nets Around the 40,000-Ton Battleship Tirpitz and Left Charges on the Seabed Beneath Her. The Blast Lifted the Ship Out of the Water and Put Her Out of the War for About 6 Months.
21+ hour, 51+ min ago (949+ words) Six X-craft left Scotland on September 11, 1943, towed behind conventional submarines. One was lost with her crew on the way. One was scuttled with mechanical failures. One aborted. The survivors reached Kaafjord, worked through the nets in the early hours of…...
Army Texas Quote of the Day By George Patton: “Give me an army of West Point graduates, and I’ll win a battle; give me an army of Texas Aggies, and I’ll win a war.”
21+ hour, 51+ min ago (1018+ words) Nobody can prove George Patton said the West Point vs. Texas Aggies quote, but the Battle of the Bulge proved its meaning. On Dec. 19, 1944, Patton promised Eisenhower an attack in 48 hours; Third Army turned north and Cobra King broke into…...
HMS Dreadnought: The Battleship Revolution That Aircraft Ended
16+ hour, 25+ min ago (556+ words) by Connor Kerr | Oct 7, 2026 | Histoire et légendes | 0 comments On 10 February 1906, King Edward VII smashed a bottle against the bow of a new battleship at Portsmouth. A year after work on her began, HMS Dreadnought went to sea for trials, and…...
Lockheed’s 1969 Nuclear Flying Aircraft Carrier Had a 1,120-Foot Wingspan. At 11.85 Million Pounds, It Weighed 15 Times a 747 and Needed 182 Lift Jets
21+ hour, 51+ min ago (803+ words) Lockheed’s CL-1201 was a 5,375-ton flying aircraft carrier with a 1,120-foot wingspan, four nuclear-heated turbofans, 182 lift jets for takeoff, and the endurance to stay airborne for weeks. NASA said it wasn’t impossible. It was never built. In 1969, Lockheed engineers studied…...
Ten Minutes that Changed the War in the Pacific – The Battle of Midway
1+ day, 50+ min ago (1769+ words) Naval Aviation Comes of Age at the Battle of Midway During World War Two, air power played a more significant role than in any previous conflict. The RAF surviving the Battle of Britain in the late summer of 1940, for example,…...