On This Day: U.S. begins daytime bombing of Berlin in WWII
On March 6, 1944, during World War II, U.S. bombers flying from Britain began the first daytime attacks on Berlin.
17th-century castle defenses — the first ever found — discovered in UK. See the find
Previous discoveries at Sheffield Castle include a “hidey-hole” left behind by a steelworker in a cellar as well as medieval tokens and newly discovered castle walls as the site “keeps revealing its ...
‘A miracle of Western tenacity’: how 10 million refugees found homes after World War II
In her latest book, historian Sheila Fitzpatrick tells the story of millions of displaced people and international efforts to ...
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The Malmedy Massacre: One of WWII's Darkest War Crimes
On December 17, 1944, during the Battle of the Bulge, over 80 American POWs were brutally executed by Kampfgruppe Peiper, an ...
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The Medal of Honor Recipient Who Took on 5 Tanks in the Philippines – and Won
During World War II, Medal of Honor recipient Dirk Vlug destroyed five enemy tanks in just 30 minutes on Dec. 15, 1944, in ...
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As world politics transform, former CDT editor thinks about what we can learn from WWII | Opinion
As we approach the 80th anniversary of the end of the war in Europe on May 8, author John Winn Miller says he is “sickened by ...
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Remains of Bomber Pilot Identified 80 Years After His Plane Went Down During World War II
Herbert G. Tennyson was a U.S. Army pilot on a B-24 nicknamed "Heaven Can Wait," which crashed into the ocean in early 1944 ...
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Reliving D-Day: The Commando March from Sword Beach to Pegasus Bridge
Step back in time and follow the footsteps of the legendary Army Commandos as we retrace their heroic march from Sword Beach to Pegasus Bridge, 80 years after D-Day. Dressed in authentic wartime gear ...