Happy Weird WWII Day!

 

Happy Weird WWII Day, all you weird war weirdos!!!! Hope you keep it WEIRD all day and if you do, show us how your breaking weird today!

 

Always, keep it WEIRD!!!

Brian & Mel 

Mashed breaks WEIRD!!!

 

Mashed breaks weird with a Wolfenstein inspired mashup and its pretty funny.  Give them a go below and see what you think.

 

"Wolfenstein II: VHS Vengeance"

 

"Wolfenstein 2 BJ and The Freedom Fighters"
 

Great stuff,

Brian

The "Poppy Redfern" series

"The Poppy Redfern series (also known as "Woman of World War II Mystery") is a historical cozy mystery series written by Tessa Arlen. The stories follow Poppy Redfern, a charming, feisty, and observant heroine navigating the challenges of life and murder in wartime Britain." I really enjoyed these books and if you're looking for a light murder mystery in wartime Britain, then theses are the books for you.

""Poppy Redfern and the Midnight Murders" is the first book in Tessa Arlen's WWII historical mystery series, featuring Air Raid Warden Poppy Redfern in a small English village in 1942, who investigates the murders of two women connected to American servicemen, uncovering secrets and tensions in her community. The cozy mystery follows Poppy as she teams up with a charismatic American pilot to solve the case, which puts her in danger as she gets closer to the killer."

"Set in late autumn of 1942, Poppy lands a new job as a scriptwriter for the London Crown Film Unit. When two women from the Air Transport Auxiliary (the "Attagirls") die in what are deemed suspicious "accidents," Poppy teams up with her American fighter-pilot boyfriend to find the killer."

A fun read and WWII to boot!

Mel

Nazi Cowboys?!

 

Commando Comics Nazi cowboys

Performers and Politicians covers a film genre that I never knew was popular in the Third Reich, American Westerns! Give their video a view and see how this uniquely American film genre was loved and allowed in Nazi Germany.

 

Great stuff!

Brian & Mel

"The History of World War II: A Graphic Novel"

 

"A comprehensive, chronological chronicle of the conflict that spans 20 chapters. It balances grand-scale global strategy with the devastating human toll of the war, covering the rise of totalitarianism to the dawn of the atomic age."  Although brief, this is actually a pretty good telling of the whole conflict seen through a general history of the conflict.  I'd definitely suggest this to someone who is ignorant to the conflict on a whole or for someone who wants to refresh their knowledge of it without spending a huge amount of time reading on it.

Worth reading for sure,

Mel 

Weird WWII Day 2026

 

"Blood Type" aka "Gruppa krovi"

 

 

"The film depicts the tragic fate of children in Nazi concentration camps in the Leningrad region in 1943, where orphans were not only subjected to hunger and grueling labor but were also used as blood donors."  This was a brutal film about an even more brutal chapter in human history.  Give the trailer a go and see pure evil at work.

 

A tough watch,

Brian & Mel 

"Kazbek" aka "Osiyo arsloni Казбек"

 

 

"During the Second World War, a group of Uzbek and SSR soldiers organized an assassination attempt on Nazi leaders in the lands of the SSR occupied by the Nazis."  So this is the movie version of the famous Soviet  Mamadali Topivoldiev who won the Hero of the Soviet Union for his exploits.   Give the trailer a go below and see what you think.

 

Worth a once over?

Brian 

Enemy Elite Friday: Heinz-Günter Amelung (Germany)

 

Heinz-Günter Amelung

 

"Awarded after flying about 300 sorties with the Ju 87."   from his Knight's Cross to the Iron Cross citation, awarded on July 15th, 1942 as Hauptmann with Sturzkampfgeschwader 77.

 

Another capable enemy elite,

Brian & Mel

"Six Minutes to Midnight"

 

"A British secret agent who infiltrates an English finishing school for daughters of the Nazi elite." Now this was a pretty interesting flick and I enjoyed it.  Give the trailer a go below and see what you think. 

 

 Worth a once over,

Brian & Mel 

Honored Allies Wednesday: Chiang Kai-shek (China)

 

Chiang Kai-shek 

"Chiang Kai-shek was awarded the Order of National Glory on October 10, 1943. He was the first recipient of this medal, which was instituted on November 8, 1937, for exceptional merit in safeguarding the nation. The specific citation for his award recognized his supreme command and leadership of the Chinese Armed Forces during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II."

One of our best and tough allies,
Brian & Mel

"Hello Buddies"

 

"The world of Buddy and his friends continues in the familiar streets of their neighborhood. Their daily routines are punctuated by a series of small-scale misadventures and misunderstandings. The dynamic between the Buddies remains central, as their attempts at work, leisure, and social interaction consistently lead to comedic outcomes. The humor stems from their exaggerated reactions to ordinary situations and the predictable chaos that follows them. A sense of continuity is maintained through recurring locations and character quirks, grounding the absurdity in a recognizable, everyday setting."  These one page comics are pretty fun with most dealing with service folks and those around them in all sorts of funny situations.  Give them a read here and see what the troops were reading in the trenches.

 

Funny stuff,

Mel