On May 3, 1945, one of the greatest and most silenced maritime tragedies of the 20th century unfolded in the Bay of Lübeck in ...

Across Europe, in forests, fields and beneath old farmland, the remains of German soldiers are still being found, exhumed and ...

A former US World War II-era warship, which survived two of the Pacific War’s most important battles, was supposed to be used ...

Since this brought an end to the final theatre, Victory over Japan Day (or VJ Day) marks the official conclusion of World War ...

New polling shows how people in different nations view the war’s end — and the chances of a new war.

Germany’s new chancellor suffered a major blow before his term even began — after dramatically losing a secret leadership ...

Eighty years after World War II's end, the search for fallen German soldiers continues across Europe. The Volksbund Deutsche ...

Tens of thousands defied the damp weather on the Union Jack-lined Mall to watch the parade, which began with Winston ...

In a forest near Berlin, the remains of 107 fallen Wehrmacht soldiers were ceremoniously interred last week. High school ...

O'Neil Ducharme sits comfortably in his recliner, centered in his garage, as he stares out into the cul-de-sac in front of ...

May 8 and November 11 are new national holidays for WWII and WWI victories that don't replace Veterans Day or close ...

Europe will commemorate the 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany's surrender on May 8. But thousands of locals remain committed ...