Author: Apolon
Shortly about the murder of Franz Ferdinand and beginning of World War I
June 28 1914 – An attempt on the life of the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand was made, which became the reason for the outbreak of the ... Read More
Dictator Mussolini loved young mistresses and fast cars / Biography
This article will focus on one of the founders of Italian fascism, Benito Mussolini, who was admired by Roosevelt, Churchill and Adolf Hitler. About a ... Read More
Finnish Brewster BW-372 / M239 found in the lake
The story is old, but interesting. I remember how, back in 1998, on television in the local news, I watched a report about a very ... Read More
Shortly about “Night of Long Knives”
“Night of the Long Knives” (German: Nacht der langen Messer) is a large-scale bloody massacre of Adolf Hitler and his entourage over objectionable party leaders ... Read More
A sunken German transport “Karlsruhe” 1905 found in the Baltic Sea
On September 30, 2020, Polish divers found the sunken German transport Karlsruhe (Built in 1905, maximum speed 8 knots) at the bottom of the Baltic ... Read More
Adolf Hitler on a 3-day cruise. Photo by Hugo Jeager
These photo in color of Adolf Hitler were taken by photographer Hugo Jeager aboard the KDF (Kraft durch Freude) cruise ship "Robert Ley" during his ... Read More
Junkers Ju-87 found at the bottom of the Adriatic Sea
Divers managed to find an incredible relic of the World War II - the German Junkers Ju-87 dive bomber at the bottom of the Adriatic ... Read More
Preparing the British for the Battle of Singapore. Photo in color
In 1941, American photographer Karl Meadans visited Singapore and took quite a few photo in color of the British Commonwealth troops. In February 1942, as ... Read More
German offensive on Moscow. (+8 Photo in color)
The forward units of the 11th Panzer Division of the Wehrmacht near Volokolamsk. Winter attack on Moscow. These war color photos were taken one hundred ... Read More
Joseph Beyrle – Soldier and Hero who fought for the USA and USSR
“I went out and introduced myself to the Russian commander as an 'American comrade' in English and broken Polish. I said that I am an ... Read More
Roman legionary helmet found in Russia
Helmet of the Roman legionary was found in the Rostov region, Russia. The helmet is of the Celtic type, which was common in the 1st-2nd ... Read More
Josef Allerberger – biography of a ruthless sniper of WWII
During World War II, Josef Allerberger was a machine gunner for a short time, and later became a legendary sniper of the 2nd Battalion, 144th ... Read More
Why is this photo of the PzKpfw VI Tiger (P) and Pz.Kpfw.V Panther tanks unique?
An average person who sees this picture will not notice anything unusual in this photo. There are two German tanks on the railway platform - ... Read More
Nagant M1895 Revolver – a legendary World War 2 gun
The revolver of the "Nagant" M1895 system became a legendary gun of both the First and the World War II. In 1994 it celebrated its ... Read More
The Wehrmacht in Dunkirk. June 1940. (8 Photo in Color)
Battle of France. German troops in Dunkirk (1940) immediately after the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force. These photo in color were taken on June ... Read More