The most famous military photoreporter of the USSR, Yevgeny Khaldei (1917-1997), photographed pilots, paratroopers, infantrymen and submariners — he was there by their side throughout WWII.

Of all the German innovations of WW2, it was the blatant copying, or downright direct use, of captured German Type XXI submarines that can clearly be labeled as “stealing” by Allied forces.

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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.

Finding bombs from WW2 is not unusual in German cities such as Cologne and Berlin, but these bombs were particularly large. Image source, Reuters. Image caption, ...

It was supposed to be a routine mission. On April 10, 1944, Maj. Donald K. Willis, flying with the 55th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group, was tasked with escorting an Allied bombing run on a ...

While retracing his steps the pilot mistakenly walked straight into a German anti-aircraft battery. To Willis’ astonishment, however, the sentry barely glanced.

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.

This, in summary, was the core message in the speech given by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on May 8 to mark the 80th anniversary of the surrender of Hitler’s Wehrmacht.

German government warns against Russian propaganda at WW2 events Russian ambassador attends Seelow commemoration despite German caution Ukrainian envoy criticizes Russian presence at war victim ...