A 23-year-old German lieutenant heard a wounded American soldier crying for help in a minefield on Nov. 12, 1944. Lt.

The Brandenburgers were members of the special forces unit serving Nazi Germany during the Second World War. During the second world war, the Wehrmacht and ss overtook large parts of Europe in record ...

A German army officer who helped Jews during World War II and was featured in the Oscar-winning film "The Pianist" was posthumously honored by Israel at a ceremony in Berlin on Friday. By Reuters, The ...

When the Germans surrendered in May 1945, ending World War Two in Europe, most of the soldiers stationed in Jersey were shipped away to prison camps in Britain. They left behind countless objects as a ...

FORT GORDON, Ga. (Nov. 21, 2014) - More than 120 people met Sunday afternoon at a remote cemetery near old gate 2 on Fort Gordon to pay respect and lay wreaths of remembrance to 21 German and one ...

At first, disarmament was imposed on Germany. American and Russian forces seized weapons depots, sealed off factories, and ...

The last remaining World War II Nazis are living comfortably at home in Germany, leading normal lives and, in some instances, are still proud of their participation in one of world history’s biggest ...

CAMP SWIFT, Texas — A largely rural area, Bastrop and Elgin were known for their cotton farms and peanut crops when World War II began in 1941. Virtually overnight, Bastrop County became one of the ...

On March 18, 1945, Army 1st Lt. Jack Lemaster Treadwell saw eight of his soldiers gunned down while assaulting a heavily fortified, seemingly impregnable section of the Siegfried Line near ...