Smithsonian Magazine on MSN20h
A Nazi-Looted Painting Recovered by the Monuments Men During World War II Is Going on Sale
Bettmann via Getty Images In an iconic 1945 photograph, four American soldiers stand on the steps of a German castle while ...
Milwaukee Magazine1h
Life in the WWII ‘Ghost Army’ Through a Milwaukee Veteran’s Eyes
Al Albrecht kept his stories of deception, from inflatable tanks to his loudspeaker half-track, secret from his family for ...
Daily Mail3d
Hell of the 1943 Battle of Stalingrad revealed in German soldiers' letters sent as Russian troops closed in amid failure of Hitler's invasion
Those were the words of just one desperate German soldier in a letter to his family amidst impending defeat in the Battle of Stalingrad in early 1943. His letter is one of dozens that have been ...
CBS News on MSN12d
A soldier from Chicago was killed in a WWII attack launched on New Year's Eve 1944. He's finally been accounted for.
U.S. Army Pvt. Jeremiah P. Mahoney was assigned to an anti-tank company in Europe during the war, the Defense POW/MIA ...
Leicester Mercury6d
Nurse's 'unique' First World War notebook offers new glimpse at life in trenches
Ferguson described a conversation he had with a German soldier: “Someone calling from the trenches 'Ongleesh Komadd’. I answered him 'Fritz' ( we call them all Fritz). ‘Do you want any ...
The New York Times5d
Scenes of Trench Warfare in the Age of Drones
Nov. 2, 2024 Five Russian soldiers, armed with rifles and grenades, crawled from their trenches into a low-lying ravine, ready to assault the Ukrainian position. At least one of them heard a ...
BBC3d
New war grave erected for trench sickness soldier
A new gravestone has been erected for a World War One soldier who died as a result of the after effects of a gas attack and heart disease - caused by infections contracted in the trenches.
Mental Floss on MSN1d
9 Famous Figures Who Have Been Awarded Purple Hearts
Most of you already know that Purple Hearts are medals awarded to soldiers who have been injured by the enemy while serving ...
The Vancouver Sun17d
Grim life in First World War trenches emerges in diary of 19-year-old soldier
But life in the trenches quickly turned gruelling in the heavy rain and constant German shelling with ... but such is the life of a soldier. Sept. 30: Was on guard last night, it rained a ...
Newsweek8d
German Shepherd Forgets She's a 'Guarding Breed' in Hilarious Clip
A German shepherd mix from the United Kingdom forgot to behave like a guard dog in a viral TikTok clip, and internet users can't cope with what she did instead. Instead, Bonnie, who is mixed with ...
Yahoo11d
Remains of WWII soldier killed nearly 80 years ago in France identified, to be reburied at national cemetery
A World War II soldier who was killed in the mountains of France during a German offensive in 1944 has been identified, and his remains will be reburied at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia ...
Yahoo7d
Greek leaders tell German president a WWII reparations claim is very much alive
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek leaders on Wednesday revived a long-standing demand for war reparations stemming from Nazi Germany's World War II occupation of Greece, during a visit by German ...