The Belgian fortress Eben-Emael was considered impenetrable, with its heavy defences and a 1200 strong garrison. Yet on May 10th 1940, with the invasion of Belgium, the Netherlands and France, it ...
Second lieutenant Arthur J. Horning was a navigator aboard a B-17 (401 Squadron, 91st Bomb Group). His crew went down over Holland on October 10, 1943, on the raid to Munster, Germany. Horning crossed ...
"The old woman who sells honey in our little town, the village postman, the industrious vineyard workers — they're all peaceful and simple living people," stated Mrs. Leon Rucquoi, the former Miss ...