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This find, made in May, serendipitously coincided with the 80th anniversary of the end of the Nazi occupation of Breslau in ...
CAP National History Program On May 30, 2014, President Barack H. Obama signed legislation awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to nearly 200,00 WWII CAP members.
More than 20,000 residents evacuated a German city after three U.S. WWII bombs were discovered in Cologne, requiring hours of careful diffusion work before people could return to their homes.
COLOGNE, Germany — Three unexploded U.S. bombs from World War II were defused on Wednesday in Cologne after the German city’s biggest evacuation since the end of the war. More than 20,000 ...
Germany will station 5,000 troops in Lithuania by 2027, marking its first permanent foreign deployment since WWII. The deployment will strengthen NATO’s eastern flank and deter Russian aggression.
The "Dragon" in question was a captured German Focke Achgelis Fa 223 helicopter, the first of its kind to fly over the English Channel. It landed under a veil of utmost secrecy at Beaulieu ...
A German brigade has started operations in Lithuania, a NATO state that borders part of Russia. It's the first time Germany has put troops in another country on a long-term basis since World War II.
Join us at Militracks Overloon 2025, the world’s largest event dedicated to German WWII vehicle engineering, held on 17–18 May 2025 at the Overloon War Museum, Netherlands. This iconic ...
The story of the kidnapping of German Major General Heinrich Kreipe on Crete during the island’s occupation by the 3rd Reich in the midst of World War II is one of patriotism and bravery. The ...
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier cautioned German lawmakers against isolationism and nationalism on Thursday, during a memorial service marking the end of World War II 80 years ago. "We ...
WWII Camouflage Showdown: Allied vs. German Patterns. Posted: May 8, 2025 | Last updated: May 8, 2025. Camouflage in World War 2 was the first time camouflage was used en masse by all sides.