The Red Army surrounded the city and on May 2, the Berlin garrison surrendered. On May 8, the unconditional surrender of the ...
It’s hard to imagine what the world was like during World War II. Of course, we’ve read it all in history books and and we’ve seen movies and TV shows showing what life was like, but it’s just far ...
The Vault is Slate’s history blog. Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter @slatevault, and find us on Tumblr. Find out more about what this space is all about here. In this 1945 silent footage, ...
As the Soviet war machine closed in on the heart of Nazi Germany, the Eastern Front descended into chaos. Hitler’s last defenses were stretched thin, with exhausted Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS units ...
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WW2: Operation Barbarossa (Combat Footage)
Operation Barbarossa, original name Operation Fritz, during World War II, code name for the German invasion of the Soviet Union, which was launched on June 22, 1941. The failure of German troops to ...
In 1943, William Wyler brought color cameras aboard Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses on bombing runs over Germany. The raw footage was recently discovered in the National Archives. The veterans lend ...
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