This find, made in May, serendipitously coincided with the 80th anniversary of the end of the Nazi occupation of Breslau in ...

Total war against civilians didn't begin with World War II. It was official policy of the Union during the Civil War to lay ...

Pedro Vera drove an Army ambulance, ferrying the wounded to field hospitals, on D-Day and at the Battle of the Bulge. Somehow ...

The new holiday aims at nothing less than the ideological entrenchment of the military within society—in preparation for new ...

As artwork goes, it's stunning — a giant tapestry of a blond, blue-eyed hunter holding a spear, a falcon perched on his arm, a fox sneaking behind his feet and a stag immediately behind him. Oak ...

As the U.S. Army celebrated its 250th birthday on June 14, the story of Andrews offers a unique window into the enduring ...

Octopuses have been one of mapmakers' favorite symbols for hundreds of years—used primarily to portray threats of political ...

Guenther Uecker, known for nail art, passes away at the age of 95, leaving behind a transformative impact on German ...

In the UK, military giants like Montgomery and William Slim held the title during WWII. In most cases, the rank is bestowed as a symbol of lifelong distinction, not additional command. Field ...

In 1939 the German army, the Wehrmacht, invaded the Low Countries before advancing through France. As the remains of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) were rescued from Dunkirk, Channel Island ...

The Germans primarily painted spirals on the nosecones of the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, two of the best German fighter planes of WW2.The spirals worked well to promote safety.

As WWII came to a close, ... these war trophies were symbols of victory, survival, ... Discover the top 10 most sought-after German artifacts collected by U.S. troops during the Second World War.