The German Army in World War II was one of the most powerful and disciplined military forces ever assembled, but what made it ...

During WWII, 400,000 German soldiers made the U. S. their home. They were prisoners of war, and they were here because there ...

Combat duty for glider pilots and its occupants was extremely dangerous. In an interview posted to the U.S Army website, retired WWII glider pilot Lt. Col. Al Hulstrunk noted that "You would think ...

U.S. casualties in the Battle of the Bulge were staggering, with 19,000 killed, 47,000 wounded, and 23,000 either captured or missing. It was the bloodiest battle American Soldiers have ever ...

Less than a year before the end of World War II, then US Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau drew up a nightmarish plan to punish postwar Germany.. After the serial 1870-1871 Franco ...

Edward A. Carter Jr. served in combat in two wars before he enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1941. A Black WWII Soldier Made a Heroic Stand in Germany. It Took 50 Years for Him to Receive the Medal of ...

Ukraine's military has chosen a defensive strategy that echoes the German approach from WWII. Lacking enough troops to defend its huge territory, Nazi Germany opted for a mobile defense.

In this aerial photo released by the Historic England Archive taken by the United States Army Air Force, on April 24, 1944, a view of RAF Chalgrove (USAAF Station 465) and RAF Mount Farm (USAAF ...

Frieda van Schaik was one of the Dutch care-takers who oversaw — and still oversee — the thousands of graves at Limburg commemorating US soldiers during World War II. Courtesy of Robert M. Edsel 6 ...

A soldier of the U.S. Army 88th Infantry Division runs to avoid German sniper fire on April 28, 1945, near Corso Santi Felice e Fortunato and Viale Milano in Vicenza, Italy. (Robert Schmidt/U.S ...