Since the introduction of gunpowder to battlefields in the Middle Ages, firearms have been a deciding factor in battles for ...

Starting school at any time is a daunting experience but when François Le Maistre started he did so while his island home was ...

A German organization is painstakingly searching for fallen German soldiers in order to identify them and rebury them, 80 years after World War II ...

A German organization is painstakingly searching for fallen German soldiers in order to identify them and rebury them, 80 ...

German soldiers of WWII to the grave during a funeral service at a memorial site for fallen soldiers in Halbe, Germany, ...

In January 1945 the end of the Second World War looked hopeful, but was by no means guaranteed as the Nazis continued to ...

Cities from London to Moscow will be awash with parades, flyovers and memorials this week as the world marks the 80th ...

A Royal Standart accordion with an unusual history is on display at the Gemersko-Malohontské Múzeum museum in Rimavská Sobota, southern Slovakia. Based on inscriptions on its back, the instrument ...

The WSWS is posting here both the video and text of the speech by Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei (Germany) National Committee member Katja Rippert to the International May Day 2025 Online Rally.

A Village Voice essay looks at Mario Puzo's first novel, "The Dark Arena" (1955), which gazes unflinchingly into the abyss of the Holocaust.

More than 100 SS troops appeared out of the woods that morning. Despite the state of the German military, they had plenty of ...

Remembering these remarkable contributions and the people who served when the 80th anniversary of V-E Day is celebrated.