With TANKFEST 2025 taking place in just a few weeks, the Tank Museum has made an exciting announcement: an M3 Grant will be ...

When it comes to American military history, few units are as storied and famous as the Harlem Hellfighters. Officially the ...

Essentially, the Danzig Crisis was an incident between Poland and the Free City of Danzig (today known as Gdańsk). The Polish ...

Established in 2011, War History Online is a comprehensive resource for those interested in military history and the latest war news from around the world. Our team of experienced historians provide ...

Under the direct control of Frederick William I during his reign was a military regiment filled with giant soldiers. Officially they were called “The Grand Grenadiers of Potsdam,” but they would ...

As World War I dragged on, an unexpected group became known for being ruthless. Canadians, stereotyped as friendly, kind and agreeable, certainly displayed none of these characteristics when it came ...

The First World War introduced many new weapons to the world of warfare. The first global mechanized war saw the first use of tanks and combat airplanes, but it’s less well known that the first ...

R-14 was an R-class submarine, a type used by the US Navy from 1918 until the end of WWII. Work on this new type of submarine began soon after the US entered WWI in early 1917. 27 were built in total, ...

Over time, there have been some odd vehicles seen on battlefields, but few were as eye-catching as the Type B Bus “Pigeon Loft.” The Allied forces prominently used the vehicles during World War I.

Tanks were incredibly important during World War I and became even more so during the Second World War. During the latter, the United States realized it may not be able to secure a win without ...

On the 1st September 1939, the Nazi regime in Germany unleashed the horror of a Second World War on the planet by invading Poland. What happened? At the end of World War I, with the signing of the ...