# world war II
This Day In History: The Ukraine Signs A Peace Treaty With Germany (1918)
On this day in 1918, the Independent Republic of the Ukraine signed a peace Treaty with the Central Powers. This…
This Day In History: The Angel of Death, Josef Mengele Dies (1979)
On this day in 1979 Dr. Josef Mengele, the notorious Nazi known as the Angel of Death, died. He was…
This Nazi Butcher Became a CIA Operative and South American Drug Kingpin
Even by the low standards of Nazi officers, Klaus Barbie was a monster. He earned the sobriquet the ‘Butcher of…
The Night Witches: The Female Russian Bomb Squad that Terrorized the Nazis During WWII
In the United States, the history of the Women’s Air Service Pilots (WASP) is reasonably well known, and their heroics…
This Day In History: The Soviets Break The Nazi Siege of Leningrad (1944)
On this day in 1944, the Red Army permanently broke the siege of the Soviet Union’s second larges city. The…
8 Incredible WWII POW Stories of Survival and Escape
Thousands of men found themselves as unfortunate prisoners of war during a time when kindness toward the enemy was rare.…
This Day In History: The Soviets Liberate Auschwitz (1945)
On this day in 1945 the troops of the Red Army entered the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland. They immediately…
8 Weird Ideas and Inventions from World War II
Wartime often brings inventions, particularly in military technology. While some of these are brilliant, others never make it out of…
This Day In History: von Paulus Urges Hitler To Allow Him To Surrender in Stalingrad (1943)
The Battle of Stalingrad was one of the most decisive in World War II and some would say that it…
WASPs: Female Pilots Finally Receive Equal Rights in Death
It was not until March of 2016 that the House of Representatives finally passed a bill that allowed female pilots…