What comes to mind when you think of military uniforms, thin ribbons, and medals — camouflage patterns, olive greens, and ...
Back at the same WWII dump site for a second day, the team uncovers even more personal and unexpected pieces of history—another section of a German officer’s sword scabbard, a 1936 Luftwaffe-stamped ...
This exploration takes place behind the former German front lines, where soldiers once gathered, rested, and moved supplies ...
After more than 80 years, Army veteran Willibald Bianchi was properly identified using advanced forensic science. Next May, ...
A German mother sheltered three lost American soldiers during the Battle of the Bulge—and did the same for German soldiers hours later.
In small town America, boys with absent heads of households were taken under the wing of World War I veterans from such ...
Here’s a collection of excerpts from the special columns of This Month in Fort McCoy history that highlighted history at then-Camp McCoy in September ...
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, ...
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 ...
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.