The March 1945 crossings, by Patton and Montgomery's forces, gave the Allies beachheads with which to invade Germany.

The Imperial War Museum has just made public the remarkable story of Dr B N Mazumdar who was captured by the Nazis during his service in World War ... of war in Kassel, Germany, in 1940.

Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi expressed deep regret over the presence of statues in the German cities of Cologne and Kassel to honor the victims of Japanese military ...