World war II

"Essentially they colluded with Hitler. This is clear from documents, archival documents," Putin told Russian defense leaders at a meeting earlier this week.

"A big mistake but it was a mistake," Lt. Col. Brian Fickel told Newsweek. "I'm sure there was nothing bad intended. It was just an error in judgment."

FDR dictated the speech to his secretary but made the revisions by hand himself, according to the National Archives.

The attack brought America into the war against both Japan and Adolf Hitler's Germany.

Helmut Oberlander may be deported back to Germany after lying to obtain his Canadian citizenship after spending World War II working as a translator for a Nazi killing squad in Russia and Ukraine.

The latest Japanese aircraft carrier to be found was located in the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, roughly 1,300 miles northwest of Pearl Harbor.

The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" was one of five vintage World War II planes which were conducting flights at the airport this week to honor veterans.

Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds never told anyone about what he did, not even his son. But then his son decided to find out.

Born Sept. 12, 1909, Lawrence Brooks served in the 91st Engineer Battalion, a predominantly African American squad stationed in the Pacific.

Trump canceled his visit to the country to stay in the U.S. and oversee the preparations for, and response to, Hurricane Dorian

Western leaders are failing miserably to find common ground on the 80th anniversary of the start of World War II.

"This was just a really captivating, stirring remarkable moment for the entire world to witness," CNN's Jim Acosta said.

Each year, people from around the world visit northern France to see where thousands of service members sacrificed their lives for the fate of the free world.

Only one father and son served together on D-Day.

"As a Sunday treat we had some sweeties. But we were lucky we had a farm," the monarch said.

"It would be Hitler's posthumous victory," the Polish Prime Minister said.

O'Rourke also compared the Green New Deal to the Great Depression while campaigning at the University of Virginia.

The freshman congresswoman urged Americans to address global warming immediately to avoid the end of human existence, calling climate change "our World War II."

A mother's obituary was rejected by a Kentucky newspaper for blaming President Donald Trump's presidency hastening her to an early grave. Now, the newspaper is offering to republish the obituary and apologizing for the "mistake."

"It is strictly ill-advised to lie down on a bomb," an official warned.

Fellow Asian nations, including U.S. rivals China and North Korea as well as Washington ally South Korea, have expressed their concern.

The former president's plane was shot down over the Pacific, but he escaped capture by the Japanese, whose prisoners were sometimes beaten, tortured, beheaded and even eaten.

"I wouldn't believe that at my age I would be a beauty," great-grandmother Tova Ringer said.

Sam Nebesky shared a treasure trove of memories with Newsweek in the run-up to his 100th birthday on Wednesday.

Residents of Berlin were warned of ash rain.

Four bronze memorial plaques valued at $10,000 were also stolen.

Rhode Island is the only state in the U.S. that still has a legal holiday for V-J Day.

A Polish city has stumbled on an unearthed WWII-era bomb four times last year.

The atomic bomb was meant for Kokura, not Nagasaki.

He was stripped of his Purple Heart after his mother revealed his real age, and it would be 50 years before it was returned to his family.