At the North Compound, I visited the Harry Tunnel Monument. This monument is a tribute to the Great Escape, which inspired ...
Dresden was ruled by the impressively named Augustus the Strong from the late 17th century well into the 18th century, and ...
On her sixth birthday 80 years ago, Shizuko Nishio clung to her mother as US B-29 bombers started a firestorm that turned ...
By March 1945, the Allies had pushed deep into Western Germany, but one major obstacle remained - the Rhine River. While ...
A disaster. That was the fitting word for the Europe that emerged immediately after 1945, covered in soot from cities turned ...
Despite these trends, labour-force participation remains lower for women. According to the latest available data, 66.6% of ...
VE Day stands for Victory in Europe Day and commemorates the moment when the Second World War came to an end in Europe. On 8 ...
German artist Anselm Kiefer, known for work confronting his country's Nazi past, said Wednesday he felt "threatened" by the rise of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), which scored its ...
1995: The graves of Tsar Nicholas II and his family are finally found in St Petersburg after 78 years. On the same day, Viv Stanshall of The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band dies in a house fire. 2003: In Haifa ...
Hundreds of thousands of foreigners served in the Wehrmacht, most famously the Vlasov Army.
American forces of the 9th Armored Division made a stunning breakthrough—they captured the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen ...
Chairman and CEO C.C. Wei will appear at the White House for an announcement on Monday, Seeking Alpha has confirmed. Read for ...