70th anniversary of the Great Escape
The Great Escape is a fantastic read. Written by Paul Brickhill, it was made into a movie in 1963, and starred Steve McQueen, Richard Attenborough, James Garner, Charles Bronson, and […]
Category Archives: World War II
World War II- “D-Day” This Day 1944
On this day in 1944 probably the most important day in the 20th Century. D-Day. We know how it all turns out. It turned out well but what if the […]
SS Chief Heinrich Himmler Commits Suicide-This Day 1945
On this day in 1945 Heinrich Himmler the chief of the SS and assistant chief of the Gestapo and architect of the Nazis’ extermination of German Jews, swallows cyanide to […]
The Changing Of The Guard- Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier-Arlington National Cemetery- 4.26.13
Arlington National Cemetery- 4.26.13
Adolf Hitler Commits Suicide- This Day 1945
Seeing his “Thousand Year Reich” coming to an end and with the Russians closing in on him Adolf Hitler kills himself. His wife of one day Eva Braun bit into […]
Adolf Hitler Marries Eva Braun-This Day 1945
On this day in 1945 in his Berlin bunker Adolf Hitler married his longtime mistress Eva Braun. The next day would be a big banner day for the world as […]
