On March 24, 1945, the largest single-day airborne assault in history dropped 16,000 paratroopers on the eastern bank of the ...

On Feb. 21, Sten Gould turns 100 years old. His wartime journals have preserved the voice of a soldier who copied Nazi morse code transmissions, walked through Hitler's bombed-out home and came home ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This collection consists of 6 linear feet of mostly correspondence and photographs gathered by Schulze or Toliver, of German aces and pilots, ...

Explore the deadly debut of Germany's iconic Tiger tank in World War II, as we delve into its first battles. Its facts separate from fiction, featuring legendary tank ace Michael Wittmann and the ...

The Greek Culture Ministry purchased the archive after a private collector attempted to sell the material online. Athens has ...

Before the marches, women were already fighting. Meet the Soviet bombers, the deadliest sniper in history, and the spy who ...

When WW2 began, the Western Front initially saw little ground combat. But there was plenty of action in the air. On 08 September 1939, six H 75 Hawks of the French Air Force (Armée de l'Air) were on ...

The post-war narrative of the German U-boat efforts follows several stages: the first “Happy Time,” followed by the second “Happy Time,” and then utter destruction by the Allies. In reality, the ...

A small, wooden keepsake box adorned with carvings and the inscription, “Gefangenschaft Amerika 1944,” was donated in late January to the Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office for inclusion in the Fort ...

From medieval skirmishes to trench warfare to modern missiles, these war films showcase both the atrocities and humanity of ...

Spotty Dawgs Antiques, in Longtown, have a rare German WWII M42 Combat Helmet, with "condition on it's side" for sale. The helmet was retrieved from the ground at Demyansk on the ...