Articles about WW2

The Nazi Germany awards system mainly took shape during World War II. Before September 1, 1939, it hardly existed: there were many party and departmental awards, such as for service in the Wehrmacht, service in the Waffen SS, for party service, and so on.

What is the most incredible find during excavations at WWII battle sites? Many will say - helmet Waffen SS, Knight's Cross of the Iron Cros or a whole tank! And how would you feel if you found, for example, a Focke-Wulf or IL2 aircraft? In this article, there will be many photographs digging up WW2 aircraft with a description of the places where they were found, including the history of the crash.

Interesting stories about the Second World War coming from the Soviet soldiers and officers, rear workers and civilians.

The Second World War came to the town of Demyansk in the fall of 1941, when it was abandoned by Soviet troops during a German counterattack near the city of Staraya Russa. And then for 14 months until the spring of 1943 this region was under German occupation. For Stalin, Demyansk was an important milestone for the future breakthrough and dismantling of the front of Army Group “Sever” (“North”).

From 1941-1944, up to 30 divisions of the Romanian army took part in the war against the USSR. In general, during the war, on the side of Hitler Germany, Romania lost 600 thousand people (of which 400 thousand were irretrievable losses). As you know, the Romanian army was the largest among the allied forces of Germany.

We will tell you about how battle helmets were used in Axis powers- Italian, Romanian and Hungarian ones.

Soviet helmet SSh40 was the main USSR helmet during the Second World War. We will tell you about this helmet and its previous versions (SSh36, SSh39) in this article.

The history of Nazy Germany is only 12 years, probably that’s why Deutsches Reich military relics are in so popular among collectors all over the world. In this article we will talk about German helmets of the WW2 period.

Steel helmets are an integral part of modern wars, it’s hard to imagine a Second World War soldier without this part of a battle suit. In this article we will talk about general WW2 helmets- German, French, Soviet, Romanian, English, American, Hingarian and Japanese ones. We will tell you about their characteristics and functional patterns, also we’ll answer the main question: what helmet is considered the best one at WW2?