In the final days of the war, Wehrmacht soldiers, American tankers, and French prisoners became allies to defend a Tyrolean castle against the SS. By May 1945, the war was still fought fiercely. The Axis versus the Allies. What’s hard…
September 15, 1944. The first wave of U.S. Marines landed in their LVTs, the Landing Vehicle, Tracked. Their final destination was the island of Peleliu. A large portion of the Marines would never leave the island alive. It was all…
The Big Red One wasn’t the only unit during Operation Overlord and D-Day whose regiment was overshadowed by the so-called Band of Brothers. Easy Company, the Screaming Eagles, cast a long shadow over Operation Overlord. The 526th Armored Infantry Battalion…
