Wroclaw, which was then known as Breslau and belong to Greater Germany, was a town in which Nazis loaded trains with stolen ...

Across Europe, in forests, fields and beneath old farmland, the remains of German soldiers are still being found, exhumed and ...

Truman designated May 8 as VE Day and the western allies followed suit, according to the museum. However, the Soviet Union ...

Victory Day, celebrated on May 9, is Russia’s most important secular holiday, reflecting its wartime sacrifice. But it’s also ...

LONDON -- Even if the end of World War II in Europe spawned one of the most joyous days the continent ever lived, Thursday’s ...

During the Second World War, atrocities and horrors took place all over Europe as country after country fell to the ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting heads of states for festivities Friday marking the 80th anniversary of the defeat ...

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Germany’s new chancellor suffered a major blow before his term even began — after dramatically losing a secret leadership ...

Hundreds of villagers and relatives of fallen soldiers watched silently, some wiping tears off their cheeks, as the soldiers ...

LONDON — Even if the end of World War II in Europe spawned one of the most joyous days the continent ever lived, Thursday’s ...