Helmut Wilberg was a Prussian officer and a gentleman. He radiated confidence, was built […]
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From Blitz to Normandy
As his company rose up and began to advance into the cornfield, Blitz veteran […]
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Riding a Wildcat into War
Jack Maas took to the skies with the ‘Cactus Air Force’ during some of the most desperate days of the Guadalcanal campaign. He went on to fight his way across the Pacific…and beyond.
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In the Ashes of the Reich
Dodging a torrent of fire from Red Army soldiers to deliver dispatches from Adolf […]
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The Desert Fox’s Defense of Normandy
Erwin Rommel’s decision to stop the Allied invasion of France at the water’s edge […]
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Death of the Desert Fox
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel— Germany’s vaunted “Desert Fox”—met his end not on the battlefield, […]
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Scaring Them to Death: The BAR
On the morning of June 6, 1944, a detachment of 200 U.S. Army Rangers […]
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One Man’s War: Gordon Jackson
NAME: Gordon Jackson DATE ENTERED SERVICE: September 1939 DECORATIONS: Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, War […]
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Commands: Polish 1st Armored Division
DESIGNATION: Polish 1st Armored Division ACTIVATION: November 25, 1942 CAMPAIGNS: Normandy, France, Holland The […]
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WWII Today: June 2006
HISTORY IN THE MARKETPLACE As World War II veterans pass away, medals, uniforms, photographs, […]