As France prepares to mark the 80th anniversary of the Nazi surrender to Allied forces, World War II survivors reflect on ...

During World War II, she deceived her watchful mother so she could take part in dangerous missions. Later, she founded a ...

In one of the most astonishing moments of World War II, former enemies united to fight a common foe. At Castle Itter, German ...

The Six Triple Eight sorted millions of pieces of wartime mail in a matter of months but weren't recognized publicly for ...

The Six Triple Eight sorted millions of pieces of wartime mail in a matter of months but weren't recognized publicly for ...

World War Twos’ Gestapo (Geheime Staatspolizei – Secret State Police) was quite an effective organization that was comprised ...

Just days after Germany invaded Poland, French fighter pilots intercepted and shot down one of the Luftwaffe’s rising stars - Leutnant Wilhelm Schilling. This video revisits the first combat success ...

By comparison, Germany built just over 100,000, Great Britain 108,000, and Japan a mere 67,000. The furious speeds at which so many of these legendary WW2 planes were screaming through the air ...

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During the Second World War, atrocities and horrors took place all over Europe as country after country fell to the ...

The U.S. Army’s 90th Infantry Division arrived at Flossenbürg concentration camp in Germany on April 23, 1945. Hundreds ...