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By the time the war in Europe ended, in May of 1945, German U-boats had sent approximately 3,500 merchant vessels to the bottom of the sea - 2,452 in ...
Especially during the early years of World War II, German U-boats crippled supply convoys traveling to and from the United Kingdom.
What do we know about the King Tiger tank?
December-January of 2019 marks the 75th anniversary of the Ardennes Offensive, also known as the Battle of the Bulge. Hitler meant the major German of...
On December 16, 1944 Americans in the Ardennes Forest were surprised when Hitler's forces launched a major offensive known as the Battle of the Bulge.
The Ardennes Forest - particularly its "North Shoulder" - provided great cover for Hitler's amassing troops.
During the Battle of the Bulge, German soldiers used a powerful new weapon - the Sturmgewehr 44 (Stg 44).
Ephialtes, having betrayed his own side, told the Persians how to outflank Leonidas.
What are the factors leading to Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo on the 18th of June, 1815? Learn about the peace that Europe won in the fields of Waterl...
When Napoleon gave the order to fire his heavy guns, he expected them to be as devastatingly effective as they always were.
French soldiers, in a mass grave, had died of starvation and hypothermia as they returned from the Russian campaign.
NOTE: THIS CLIP CONTAINS RECREATIONS OF BATTLE SCENES AND SKELETONS IN A MASS GRAVE.
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