The End is Here!!!

Signing off,

Brian

1931 Weird WWII Style

 

Keep it WEIRD!!!

 Brian

1930 Weird WWII Style

 

Part 1

 

Part 2
 

Keep it WEIRD!!!

Brian

"What did the Allies think about the Sturmgewehr MP43/44, StG 44?"

 

A great historical insight on the legendary MP44 and how the Americans thought about it after testing it against their own arsenal.  Great find, At Ease, Soldier!

Pretty interesting insights,

Brian

"Borghild Project"

Well it looks like the Nazis were the first to make a sex doll!  I guess Himmler himself wanted the troops to be safe from diseased from foreign prostitutes that are riddled with STDs. The project didn't quite materialize but not for the lack of trying! Check out this excellent blog entry about it and here is the Wikipedia article on it.

Them Nazis were so naughty!
Brian

A glass prototype of what they were going for.

Facts on the SdKfz 251

A few cool videos on the versatile and popular, SdKfz 251.

Get your learn on!
Brian

1944 USN M-592 Pilot Survival Kit

Stumbled across this guy who taste tests  MREs from all over the world and throughout history and its wild.  In this video he displays a WWII era USN survival kit and its pretty cool to see what the troops had if they had to ditch.  Check it out and get your learn on!

Great stuff!
Brian & Melonie

"The British general who planned to arm Vichy France."

Here is an interesting article in where the Brits where in secret talks to arm the Vichy French in the early days of WWII.

Pretty interesting,
Brian & Melonie

Ram Attack!

How things would have changed if Holmes didn't do what he did!

Thanks, Mark!
Brian & Melonie

"The Nazi whistle blower ignored by the Allies."

Fritz Wiedemann

Here is an article that shows that a high ranking Nazi official tried to inform the Brits and Americans of what Hitler had planned but it all fell on deft ears.  Take a read and see who might have tipped off the Allies before all Hell broke loose.

Things could have been different if he was taken serious,

Brian & Melonie

Task Force Baum

 Read more about this debacle in Shipman's new novel. 

Nepotism at its finest,
Brian & Melonie

Ice Station Kurt

Them are some sneaky Ratzis!
Brian & Melonie

Weird WWII Helicopter Cavalry?!

Cue, "Ride of the Valkyries"!
Brian

"Saving Private Ryan"

This flick follows a squad of GIs with the task of bring back a lone paratrooper back home in this epic WWII masterpiece.  Can't believe its taken me this long to acknowledge it but here it is.  Take a gander at the trailer and see what you think.  This is one of the greatest WWII flicks ever made so if you don't know anything about it, get your ass out there and watch it already!

A must for any WWII aficionado,
Brian

Be sure to watch History Buffs' take on the historical accuracy of the flick below. 

“Men’s Adventure Magazines and the Art of War” – a PulpFest presentation

Swing over and read a great article by the excellent folks of Pulpfest!  It the history of the wartime pulps over the years and the impact on the culture and readers of this dying art form.  Check it out here & here!

Great stuff as always,
Brian

"Operation: Cherry Blossom at Night"

Here is the final operational plan the Japs had planned bu the Americans beat them to the punch at Hiroshima and Nagasaki.  Wonder if it would have done to the war if it succeeded.

Crazy shit,
Brian

Some Real WWWII Learning

Some fun videos that show how weird WWII really was.

Enjoy,
Brian

U-Flak

The U-Flak were flak armed U-Boats that would surface and fight it out with enemy aircraft on the surface.  Its initial use was successful until Allied tactics changed and made any surface combat fatal.  An interesting concept nontheless and worthy of a weird war nod.

Crazy!
Brian

Underwater Tanks?!

A little something from the bygone era,
Brian

The Commie Hating Kapten/Hauptsturmführer/Major

Lauri Allan Törni aka Larry Thorne

A true tale of where life is stranger then fiction! 

A man of many uniforms,

Brian