Educated at West Point, George Smith Patton (1885-1945) began his military career leading cavalry troops against Mexican forces and became the first officer assigned to the new U.S. Army Tank Corps during World War I. Promoted through the ranks over the next several decades, he reached the high point of his career during World War… Read more »
Posts By: Rob Hopmans
The battle of Iwo Jima, the most bloodiest battle for the U.S Forces in WW2.
The Battle of Iwo Jima a major battle in which the United States Armed Forces landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II. The American invasion, designated Operation Detachment, had the goal of capturing the entire island, including the three Japanese-controlled airfields (including the South Field and the Central Field, to provide a… Read more »
The USS Arizona Memorial.
The USS Arizona Memorial, located at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii, marks the resting place of 1,102 of the 1,177 sailors and marines killed on the USS Arizona BB-39 during the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 and commemorates the events of that day. Unlike many of the other ships sunk or damaged that day, the Arizona could not be fully salvaged, though the… Read more »
American airborne volunteers in WWII.
Prior to America’s entry into World War II in December 1941, individual Americans volunteered to fight against the Axis powers in other nations armed forces. Although under American law, it was illegal for United States citizens to join the armed forces of foreign nations and in doing so, they lost their citizenship, Many American volunteers… Read more »
Lommel German war cemetery, 32.102 graves, 6.221 unknown.
Lommel German war cemetery is located at Kattenbos in the municipality of Lommel, Belgium. It is the largest German military cemetery in Western Europe outside Germany itself. Established after World War II, the 16 ha cemetery holds 39,102 burials, mainly from World War II . In 1946 and 1947, the American Battle Monuments Commission transferred the remains of fallen German soldiers which were provisionally… Read more »