V-mail was developed to lighten the load logistically in getting mail overseas to the GIs and back home. Let's explore how V-mail was developed, when it was implemented, and look at examples of new and used stationary.

What happens when a family is separated by WW2, even though the husband is not a young GI? Enjoy this 1944 made short film told through the letters between Ellen and Steve

During World War II, two ace pilots emerged and were considered unmatched for their skill and combat record. They were Erich Hartmann - highest scoring ace of all time - and Hans-Joachim Marseille - the top ace in the North African campaign. A common debate is whether Marseille - despite having h...

World War II saw many men and women separated from their families serving. Rationing changed food and decorations. Let's explore how Christmas celebrations continued and also were modified through the WWII years.

The story of Arnhem is usually told from the perspective of the Red Devils. Who attacked Lt Col Johnny Frost at Arnhem Bridge?

The 1928 haversack was inexpensive for the US government to procure but was a challenge for soldiers to learn to pack. Done incorrectly, the entire pack could fall apart in the middle of the march. Join and see what it takes to do it correctly!

The Commando March from Sword Beach to Amfreville via Pegasus Bridge! The route retraced the steps of the original Commandos of the 1st Special Service Brigade who landed at Sword Beach as part of 3rd Division on D-Day. One of the tasks that day was for the 1st Special Service Brigade to relieve ...

La Fière Bridge on D-Day And The Battle For The Causeway from the 6th to the 9th June 1944, would be one of the most vital battles fought during WW2 in the battle for Normandy. Its capture was vital to secure an exit from the beach head at Utah Beach and allow the seaborne forces to move inland ...

Pilsen in the Czech Republic was liberated on the 6th May 1945 by elements of General George Patton’s 3rd Army.
Now each year the Czech people remember these events and put on a huge display of armour and parade through the streets accompanied by flypasts from wartime aircraft.
Travel to the city...

The battle for Itter Castle is one of the strangest battles of World War 2!
In May 1945 as WW2 was in its last few days, an unlikely team of US Army, Wehrmacht and SS teamed up in an effort to defend an Austrian Castle full of French Prisoners of War from the SS!
The Battle for Itter Castle is o...

After the fierce battles in the Falaise Pocket in August 1944, the remaining German Army units in Normandy were in full blown retreat for the relative safety of the eastern bank of the River Seine.
In this episode of WW2 Wayfinder, we venture to the areas documented by the Germans during the retr...

The turning point of WW2 in the European Theater was the decisive battle in Normandy. Following Operation Overlord and the invasion of Normandy on the 6th June 1944, the Allies fought a bitter 77 day battle against a determined enemy. Following the collapse of Wehrmacht forces in the west they wo...

The famous P-38 Lightning had a different nickname as well during World War II - "Angels in Overalls". This programs highlights its strengths to the factory workers in the US who built it.