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The Last kamikaze: October 1945
Japan officially surrendered on September 2, 1945. But on October 18, 1945 — six weeks after the surrender — a Japanese pilot named Lieutenant Second Class Kazuo Odashima took off from Kanoya airfield in a Mitsubishi Ki-...
The Unknown Soldier Who Freed Paris
When the 2nd Armored Division under General Philippe Leclerc entered Paris on August 25, 1944, the first tank into the city — named "The Maintenant" (Now) by its crew — was driven by Sergeant Fernand Buridant, a Frenchma...
The German Submarine That Surrendered — Twice
U-977, commanded by Captain Heinz Schäffer, is famous for surrendering to Argentine authorities in 1945, claiming it had been at sea when Germany surrendered. But the more interesting story is U-530, commanded by Otto We...