Germany tried twice in the 20th century to conquer Europe and very nearly achieved that goal in World War II. In fact, not ...

At the end of 1941 in reaction to the German invasion, Stalin ordered the formation of sapper or engineer brigades in the Red ...

Archaeologists in Poland unearthing a German soldier's World War II grave discovered ancient artifacts inside of the same ...

For many decades after the end of World War II (WWII), a broad popular narrative—reinforced through thousands of films and books—cast the German military as unthinking tools of Nazi ideology. Only in ...

Robert W. Boynton, 19, a West Aurora High School graduate, was murdered after his plane was shot down in Germany in 1944.

Jeremiah P. Mahoney had been missing in action since 1945. His remains will be interred in Arlington National Cemetery in ...

A New Hanover High School class ring was found on a dead German solider in World War II. That's where the mystery begins.

Old pictures are treasures, bringing up happy memories. “Wonderful brother, was so good,” Louise Goorhigian said. “If we were ...

The American 5th Army had invaded months earlier ... the infantry could follow in their sleds,” one World War II-era newsreel said at time, calling the concept the “modern equivalent of ...

A fortune teller read his palm and told him that he had a long lifeline and would survive the war unscathed. On the ...

What characteristics define the best World War II movies? Is it the intensity ... "Das Boot" has certainly made an impression among Military.com readers. This West German movie is an adaptation ...

These groups marked an important moment in military history ... codebreaker at Bletchley Park during World War II, notably breaking crucial Italian and German codes, which influenced several ...