The untold story of the battle that helped end WW2 in Europe
Operation Varsity "was the battle that ended" World War Two in Europe, yet it is largely unknown to all but military history ...
India Today on MSN1d
How Treaty of Versailles ended World War 1 but set the stage for World War 2
The Treaty of Versailles, which was signed on June 28, 1919, was intended to bring peace following World War I — but instead ...
WWII airstrip in Central California sold. It was ‘the country club of training bases’
Dressed in a period civilian flight instructor uniform, Chuck Workman of Lakewood, California, at right, watches a B-25 ...
WYSO Public Radio10d
In 1945, eighty years ago, no one knew how World War II would end
Eighty years ago, during World War II, the United States operated full-scale military operations worldwide while planning how ...
The Big Issue5d
How four women raged a secret propaganda war against the Nazis during World War II
The four women – including acting legend Marlene Dietrich – whose secret propaganda efforts helped in the World War II fight.
Military Times on MSN2d
The P-51 Mustang and the man who won the World War II air war with it
It was thanks to former WWI pilot Tommy Hitchcock that the P-51 entered U.S service — and changed the skies over Europe ...
Defense department renews effort to identify victims in World War II explosion in Pearl Harbor’s West Loch
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Department of Defense has launched a new effort to identify the remains of service members ...
Paris transportation chaos ending after unexploded WWII bomb disposal operation, official says
A French government official said Friday that train services will gradually resume and roads will reopen after the disposal ...
Military Times on MSN12d
Okinawan bone digger searches for remains from WWII battle
As a volunteer cave digger, Takamatsu Gushiken has unearthed the remains of several hundred people killed in one of the ...
The Associated Press on MSN15d
An Okinawan bone digger searches for remains from one of the fiercest battles of World War II
(AP video by Ayaka McGill and Hiro Komae) Takamatsu Gushiken uses a hand hoe to delicately move dirt in a cave while searching for the remains of those who died during the Battle of Okinawa towards ...
‘You were willing to risk your life to maintain our freedom.’ Cottage Grove World War II veteran honored for service
Don Tietz didn’t start sharing stories about his service during World War II until about five years ago, said Doreen Juckel, ...
The Columbian12d
Japanese digger searches for WWII remains: ‘Best way to honor war dead is never to allow another war’
Takamatsu Gushiken turns on a headtorch and enters a cave buried in Okinawa’s jungle. He gently runs his fingers through the gravel until two pieces of bone emerge. These are from the ...