When Bill Hanchett died in 2016, his son found a bundle of letters and postcards to family that he had written while in the ...

The practice of naming military operations began with the German General Staff during World War I, primarily to maintain ...

“It’s so cool.” World War II Weekend concludes Sunday, running from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets are available at the gate. Originally Published: June 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT ...

Unexploded bombs are often found in Germany, which had many of its major cities bombed to ruins during the war, and such operations often go smoothly. Reuters World News Jun 04, 2025 16:04 pm IST ...

BERLIN — Some 20,500 people were evacuated on Wednesday from the city of Cologne, in western Germany, as explosives experts prepared to defuse three unexploded World War II bombs found during ...

I told them I was 17. I wanted to help, which I think I did," Rusch said. They're here to see "Our War Too," which celebrates the nearly 350,000 women who served during World War II. CBS News Detroit ...

How World War II Became the Hottest Book Craze…for Kids Publishers are racing to churn out more historical novels about bombings, spies and young resistance fighters Share Resize ...

He worries that such a war could happen again. “As we approach the 80th anniversary of victory in Europe from the great World War II, we should not let our point of view get muddled,” he said.

V-E Day, on May 8, 1945, marked the end of World War II in Europe. But we're still learning that conflict's deepest lessons.

The Battle of Okinawa, among the bloodiest of World War II, did not end in American victory until June 22, 1945—a month-and-a-half after the date Trump asserts marked the end of the war.

Politics Trump declares May 8 as ‘Victory Day’ for World War II: ‘Going to start celebrating our victories again!’ By Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News Published May 2, 2025, 5:01 a.m. ET ...

President Donald Trump announced plans on Thursday to designate May 8 as World War II "Victory Day" and Nov. 11 as World War I "Victory Day," stating that the U.S. did a lot to win both wars.