The last of Hitler’s army to surrender were stationed in a desolate arctic wasteland—a key vantage point in the little-known ...

Yet it was not a day of celebration for everyone - for the vanquished Germans, it marked the end of bombings and of Nazi rule. But it was also a time of deprivation and chaos, fear and soul-searching.

In Germany, the end of World War Two in 1945 was time of chaos, fear and soul-searching. Six ordinary Germans who lived ...

The story of the Second World War in pictures, from the Blitz to Berlin. Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of WW2 ...

Jack Dougherty was just 21 years old in 1945 when he and fellow soldiers came across something they could not fathom — the ...

Collins was a passionate critic of antisemitism, as to which he advised his troops: “I know that there exists, in some divisions, what your people call antisemitism. It will not be tolerated in my d ...

MICHAEL BECKLEY is Associate Professor of Political Science at Tufts University, a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the American ...

By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, April 9, the 99th day of 2025. There are 266 days left in the year. Today in ...

Two young metal detectorists recently uncovered a historic — and dangerous — find in Belgium. While scouting ...

Marking the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory in Berlin, this article reflects on the sacrifices made and the enduring ...

DONALD Trump’s envoy has suggested that Ukraine could be carved up “like Berlin after World War II” as part of a peace plan.