As church bells chime and peal the New Year, historians say the looting of more than 150,000 bells during World War II left ...

After the Allied landings on Normandy and their subsequent trek into the German heartland, the retreating Wehrmacht blew up ...

In May 1945, as Nazi Germany collapsed, a bizarre battle unfolded at Castle Itter in Austria. American troops from the U.S.

Mervyn Kersh, who also witnessed the horrors of the newly-liberated Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1945, is proud of his ...

A journey into Hitler’s hidden forest headquarters in Poland, where key World War II campaigns were directed and the legacy ...

On the morning of December 16, 1944, more than 200,000 German soldiers and about 1,000 tanks launched a surprise attack on ...

Operation Cowboy stands as one of only two documented occasions during World War II when U.S. and Wehrmacht forces fought ...

Prologue On December 20, 2025, the European Union (EU) almost crossed the Rubicon. It tried seizing Russian financial assets in Belgium for funding and ...

New bikes and radios, a scramble for turkey and a taste of freedom are the standout memories for people who remember Christmas 1945 in Jersey. It was the first Christmas following the five-year ...

In order to march on Antwerp, the German Wehrmacht needed to first capture Freyneux—and the US Army stopped it in its tracks.

Here’s a collection of excerpts from the special columns of This Month in Fort McCoy history that highlighted history at then-Camp McCoy in September ...

Lt. Paul Foster had served one year in the Army infantry, and six months in the Army Air Forces before being appointed an ...