German engineers, backed by roaring artillery and the grinding advance of tanks, had shattered their defensive line. One by one, the bunkers fell—until only two remained.

As Victory in Europe Day is celebrated on May 8, the stories of those who fought in the Red Army for freedom are captured in ...

Major General Ray Shields, the adjutant general of New York, will mark the end of World War II in Europe as the New York ...

After months of inaction, France, Belgium and Holland fell in just six panic-stricken weeks... and Winston Churchill became ...

Express rejoices to announce the death of Hitler, proclaimed our page one of May 2, 1945. Peter Caddick-Adams examines the ...

We’re celebrating ten years of Our Rich History. You can browse and read any of the past columns, from the present all the ...

He had returned to France with other World War II veterans so they could mark the ... After that, he moved elsewhere to work in other parts of the United States. Eventually, he started a tiling ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine had not arisen and that he hopes it ...

FIGHTER pilot Joe Peterburs had to wait 80 years to complete his 50th wartime mission. His first attempt was in April 1945 ...