The Polish hosts did not invite Russia this time ... lost some 24 million soldiers and civilians in World War II, more than any other nation. Ahead of the commemoration at the former Nazi ...

After the United States entered World War II in 1941 ... was determined to sign up as a military pilot after turning 18. “These black flyers had glamour, polish, prestige,” he recalled ...

she was accepted into the Army Reserve. She was one of just 500 Black nurses to serve during World War II, out of a total of 50,000 — a result of government caps that kept thousands more Black ...

World leaders and survivors mark the 80th anniversary of Auschwitz’s liberation, reminding us to prevent hatred from leading to genocide.

It is widely accepted that World War II began with the German attack on ... to the doomed individuals who were to be dressed in Polish Army uniforms and sacrificed in the establishment of the ...

History books can only cover so much, and most of us haven’t cracked one open since we were in college. But if you want to learn about some fascinating moments from the past, accompanied by ...

Figures like Pressman are unrepresentative of the American people, but their voices have been artificially amplified. Thus, ...

Vera Schaufeld vividly remembers being just a little girl when she said fond farewells to her mum, dad and childhood friends, never expecting it would be the last time she'd see them alive ...

Nazi German forces murdered some 1.1 million people at the site in southern Poland, which was under German occupation during World War II. Most of the victims were ... striped scarves that recall ...

Transcript [Text on screen] In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II, the following film presents ... and there were people in different uniforms. You know, our army, the ...

(AP Photo, File) In this 1943 file photo, a group of Polish ... World War II, from 1940 until 1945. (AP Photo, File) A picture taken just after the liberation by the Soviet army in January, 1945, ...