The systemic targeting of Jews during World War II left little room for successful, organized resistance. This is reflected ...
Sergei Bondarchuk 's 1975 version of the grand battle They Fought for Their Country remains the best portrayal of the Battle ...
In his opening remarks at the White House ceremony, Biden said the Medal of Honor recipients epitomized the American ideal ...
A second World War soldier has recalled how the toss of a coin and the allure of a pint of Guinness saved his life from a Nazi rocket attack exactly 80 years ago. Ken Pusey, now 98, considered ...
One of the most heinous war crimes to occur in Europe during World War II was the mass execution of ... flee from the burning building. Eighty-four soldiers were massacred on Dec. 17, 1944.
A Rochester soldier’s part in bringing cheer and hope to a town in Luxembourg during World War II has been given the stamp of approval. Actually, it’s two Christmas stamps issued by the ...
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — A soldier from Mid-Michigan who fought and died in the Pacific theater during World War II has been identified and accounted for by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency ...
Walt Disney Studios designed over 30 submarine battle flags featuring cartoon-like sea creatures during World War II. While Disney didn't draw the cobia depicted on the USS Cobia's flag ...
In the aftermath, American soldiers gunned down dozens of unarmed German prisoners of war in a field—a clear violation of the Geneva Convention. “I remember we had been given orders ...
The US government locked up nearly 126,000 Japanese Americans from 1942 to 1945, but never kept comprehensive records of all ...
One of the most incredible stories to come out of World War II is the sole veteran to emerge from the war with medals from ...
Longtime Lee resident Mary Schaefer Simmons received a Congressional Gold Medal posthumously, recognizing her time as a welder at the Brooklyn Navy Yard during World War II.