World war II

A woman has discovered that a diary preserved by her grandmother reveals the identity of a WWII British spy codenamed Agent Mullet.

The new book by Andrew Chatterton has lifted the lid on the network of civilian saboteurs and spies trained to defeat Adolf Hitler's army.

Critics have long argued Pius XII did nothing to stop the genocide of the Jewish people.

Anne Frank's June 12 birthday marks the 80th anniversary of the day she received a diary for her 13th birthday.

Anne Frank's extraordinary daily journal chronicled the tense realities of life in confinement while hiding from the Nazis during World War II.

The "Assault Ration Pack" was issued to British and Commonwealth soldiers for the famous Normandy Landings on June 6, 1944.

As well as showing the sense of humor maintained despite being at war, it also features a "rogues gallery" of personnel who were blacklisted for bad behavior.

The device, weighing 110 pounds was found during construction work, and local police said it was "a very dangerous find."

Duane Mann, 91, finally finds Peggy Yamaguchi: "I'm here to tell you that I didn't abandon you at all. I just couldn't find you."

"We understand that no one will be able to stay away and avoid being affected when a catastrophe of such enormity occurs in the world," Zelensky said.

It's Memorial Day and there are plenty of great movies to watch to pay tribute to the fallen heroes of the U.S. military.

Russian State Duma Deputy Defense Committee Chairman Vladimir Shamanov said the war in Ukraine could last five to 10 years.

Hyperbolic comparisons to the titanic struggle of World War II increase the risk of escalating a conflict currently localized to Ukraine.

The programme's guest claimed that Ukraine President Zelensky posted a photo on Russia's Victory Day of a Ukrainian soldier wearing a Nazi symbol.

Hilarious cartoons sketched by a World War II soldier and kept in an attic for almost 80 years are set to fetch thousands of dollars after being deemed worthless.

"Putin is perverting history, changing history—or attempting to change it, I should say—to justify his unprovoked and unjustified war," Jen Psaki said.

Thousands of military units and personnel paraded in Moscow's streets to mark Russia's annual celebration of its victory over Nazi Germany in 1945.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky compared Russia's actions in Ukraine to those of Nazi Germany during World War II on Sunday.

She said: "I had never done it, and I've done a lot of things in 100 years so I thought I must do it while I can."

Russia's defense ministry said 129 units of military equipment will cross Red Square on May 9, in contrast to last year when 191 military vehicles took part.

Fears are growing that the Russian President Vladimir Putin will officially declare an all-out war on Ukraine on one of Russia's most popular holidays.

Frank Gibbins cleared the beaches of bodies after the Normandy landings when he arrived in France on June 6, 1944, as a 20-year-old Royal Marine.

The fans are not asking the band to apologize, but with the trending hashtag #C9_APOLOGIZE, their label and management company.

Russia is amassing troops and armored vehicles in Donbas, where Ukrainian officials expect a huge battle to break out soon.

"It made for a more interesting night than we normally have," said factory operations manager Roland Spitaels.

The comments come after Russia said it would focus its war efforts on "liberating" eastern Ukraine.

The menorah-shaped monument was built where approximately 15,000 Jews were shot and killed during the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941.

Undetonated bombs are still found in fields and cities across Germany.

Ukrainian media reported Russia wants to end the war on the same day it celebrated victory over Nazi Germany.

The Ukrainian president said Putin is attempting to carry out a "final solution," evoking the Nazi phrasing for its genocide of 6 million Jews.