Professor Sönke Neitzel used secret transcripts of German prisoners of war to create a unique portrait of the mindset of soldiers during WWII. For many decades after the end of World War II (WWII), a ...

He's discussing Germany's overall preparedness for war and crisis situations both at home and abroad and it is fair to say he has some concerns. Schäfer is a former reservist with Germany's Rapid ...

It remained active until it was attacked on the night of July 19, 1944, by the German Navy, becoming the only Brazilian military ship to be sunk during World War II. Its role in the war was mainly ...

One of the most inspiring anti-Nazi German heroes of World War 2 was Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a Lutheran pastor who vocally condemned Adolf Hitler’s euthanasia program and genocidal persecution of ...

Germany was at the forefront of technological innovation during World War II, developing some of the most advanced weapons of the era. But despite creating jet fighters, rocket technology ...

Archival images from the last weeks of World War II, taken by an American Army combat photographer during a push across eastern France into southern Germany ...

Britain and France declare war on Germany. World War II begins. May: As Germany marches into Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands, Winston Churchill replaces a disgraced Neville Chamberlain ...