Search
We found 20 related facts
History
2 min read
The unusual military campaign that ended without firing a shot, with zero casualties, and with a new friend in the ranks.
History
2 min read
Five days before the end of World War II in Europe, US troops, Wehrmacht soldiers, and French prisoners joined forces to repel a Waffen-SS siege.
History
2 min read
The daring 1943 British stratagem that used a false identity attached to a body at sea to conceal the invasion of Sicily.
History
2 min read
In 1932, soldiers armed with heavy machine guns were defeated by the chaotic guerrilla tactics of 20,000 fast emus.
History
2 min read
In 52 BC, Roman legions built more than 35 kilometers of concentric fortifications to fight on two fronts simultaneously.
History
2 min read
For nearly fifty years, soldiers from both countries 'invaded' a deserted Arctic rock to replace the rival flag and leave a bottle of their national spirit.
History
2 min read
In 1976, the United States and South Korea mobilized aircraft carriers, B-52 bombers, and hundreds of soldiers to cut down a single poplar on the Korean border.
History
2 min read
In the freezing winter of 1795, a squadron of hussars galloped across the frozen sea to surrender fourteen warships.
History
2 min read
During the Russo-Japanese War, an imperial navy sailed 33,000 kilometers, causing chaos and mistakenly attacking British fishing boats.
History
2 min read
The chilling counterattack by poisoned soldiers that triggered panic in the Imperial German Army during World War I.
History
2 min read
In 1943, over 35,000 soldiers stormed fog-shrouded Kiska Island, unleashing a bloody fight where the only enemy was panic and friendly fire.
History
2 min read
How the appetite of an animal on a small Pacific island sparked the deployment of British and American warships and troops.