Guards at the Curragh had blanks in their weapons and the internees, allied and German, were allowed to visit local pubs and join fishing and golf trips.
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WWI German buckle and ID tag restoration
After 106 years buried underground, a WWI German buckle and ID tag are brought back to life. Watch the fascinating restoration process that transforms these war relics into preserved pieces of history ...
While growing up on his father's farm near the Cole County community of Millbrook, Paul Joseph Kirchner likely heard neighbors and relatives discussing news of the Great War in Europe, which many ...
President Frank-Walter Steinmeier’s visit to UK is the first by a German head of state in 27 years. A wreath is laid on behalf of Germany's President Frank-Walter Steinmeier [right] and his wife, ...
Deputy commissioner Bill Daly said the NHL is warning teams against taking warmups without helmets, a growing trend this season that violates NHL rules. Daly told ESPN that the league is sending out a ...
BERLIN — Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday clashed over war reparations and restitution for Germany’s Nazi-era destruction of Poland. The open ...
On the former Western Front, a team of detectorists return to woods once fought over as Allied forces crossed the Rhine and overran German positions. What begins with scattered Wehrmacht porcelain and ...
Eighty-one years after his death, a World War II veteran whose body was recently identified through DNA testing will be laid to rest Friday. The service for Clifford Keeney, who was killed on Sept. 13 ...
At 10:59 a.m. on Nov. 11, 1918, a German machine gun crew fired a burst of rounds at approaching Americans. One bullet struck 23-year-old Pvt. Henry Gunther in the left temple. He died instantly.
(CNN) — In an age when clocks are found in most pockets and on every screen, watchmaker Col&MacArthur’s selling point is not just time, but history itself. Known for using unconventional materials — ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: Curio is a CNN Style series spotlighting small objects and the big ideas behind them. In an age when clocks are found in most pockets and on every screen, watchmaker Col&MacArthur’s ...
During World War I, suspicions fell on German-language newspapers like the Cincinnati Volksblatt that were pro-Germany. After the U.S. joined the Allies in the war, the government passed the Trading ...
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