Here’s What You Need to Know: Thankfully Berlin lost the war, but the word flak lives on with a new and different meaning. Today the word “flak” essentially means “strong criticism,” as in “I took a ...

Crossing the Dutch coast marked the beginning of every bomber crew's nightmare—the relentless barrage of German flak. From radar-guided salvos and blinding searchlights to steel-cabled barrage ...

Originally built to shoot down aircraft, the German 88 mm Flak gun quickly became one of WWII’s most feared weapons for its ability to punch through armor and obliterate tanks. But in North Africa and ...