An army veteran who spent five years in a German prison camp during World War Two has been laid to rest. Eric Reeves, from ...

German soldiers entered World War II believing British troops were weak and unwilling to fight. Through battles from Dunkirk to Normandy, that belief was tested, challenged, and ultimately overturned.

Operation Cowboy stands as one of only two documented occasions during World War II when U.S. and Wehrmacht forces fought alongside each other against a common enemy. The raid saved more than 1,200 ...

Elisabeth Vincken had listened to artillery fire for eight straight days before someone knocked on her cottage door on ...

A World War Two veteran who fought in Normandy as a teenager before becoming a prisoner of war has died at the age of 100, a ...

The post-war narrative of the German U-boat efforts follows several stages: the first “Happy Time,” followed by the second “Happy Time,” and then utter destruction by the Allies. In reality, the ...

Of the 61 missions that Racine native Robert Goebel flew over Italy and southern Europe during World War II, one of them left a particularly vivid memory in the P-51 Mustang fighter pilot's mind. As ...

World War II was nearing its end in March 1945 when Russell Sattazahn found himself taking cover from enemy fire with other GIs in the basement of a German house. At first they felt protected, but the ...

A group of World War II veterans are heading overseas from Boston to see their old battlegrounds. The trip was made possible by fundraisers and donations. It's an incredible operation, giving the ...

SURPRISE, AZ (AZFamily) — Tom Copeland wears a name tag at a senior living community these days, but he used to wear dog tags. The 101-year-old World War II veteran received multiple medals for his ...