Theodor Weissenberger shot down 208 enemy aircraft in 375 combat missions, making him one of the…
Kategoria: 20th Century
The Tragic Story of Ramón Franco
In January 1926, Spain gained a new national hero. Pilot Ramón Franco Bahamonde had just completed…
Petlyakov Pe-2: WWII Soviet Bomber History
The Petlyakov Pe-2, affectionately called „Peszka,” was numerically the most important Soviet bomber of World War…
Armando Hart: The Urban Architect of the Cuban Revolution
While Fidel Castro and Che Guevara fought in the Sierra Maestra mountains, another man was building…
Why Finland Resisted Stalin in 1939: The Winter War Story
In the autumn of 1939, Finland faced a choice that other countries in the region managed…
“The Battle of Tassafaronga: America’s Major Defeat”
In the darkness of Ironbottom Sound, a paradox of modern naval warfare unfolded. A fleet equipped…
Jorma Sarvanto: The Winter War Air Hero
On January 6, 1940, Finnish Lieutenant Jorma Sarvanto took off over Utti airfield, unaware that within…
Hugo Turunen: Finnish Jäger, War Hero, Businessman
Hugo Henrik Turunen was part of the elite group of Finnish Jägers who secretly traveled to…
Georg Henke. Photo That Exposed the Collapse of the Third Reich
In the spring of 1945, American photojournalist John Florea captured an image of a weeping teenager…
Vasily Blokhin: Katyn Massacre and Stalin’s Executioner
There was a man whom historians call the most prolific executioner in human history. Vasily Blokhin…