WWII

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.

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."

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.

The ancient art piece was likely looted by an American soldier in Germany during World War II.

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

"The lesson that came out of World War II [was] that if you don't stop a tyrant now, that ultimately you will have to face him later," Leon Panetta said.

"I know he's up there, handing out candy behind the pearly gates somewhere," Utah Governor Spencer Cox said of Halvorsen.

Russia is debating supplying militants in the Ukrainian Donbas region with weapons as tensions between Kyiv and Moscow continue to rise. Live updates have ended.

The letter sat unopened in a USPS distribution facility in Pittsburgh for over 75 years before being discovered late last month.

"Even if she did think she'd survive Auschwitz, I don't think she ever thought she'd reach 98," her great-grandson said.

The woman discovered a 10 peso note that was issued by the Japanese government during World War II.

The Legion of Honor an order of merit given, regardless of birth status or religion, was created on May 19, 1802, by Napoleon Bonaparte.

The US infantryman has no information other than the black and white photograph.

Russian's biplane crashed in 1941 during a reconnaissance mission in a remote Arctic region that was the site of a major battle.

"I just like to sing," said veteran John Pylman of his performance before a West Michigan Whitecaps minor league baseball game.

Ford announced that it is auctioning off a custom-built 2021 Mustang Mach-E that honors women who flew in WWII and supports modern women in aviation careers.

A woman renovating a home in Utah shared her discoveries on TikTok—and uncovered the sad story of one former resident.

On Monday, a jogger in a forest near Passau, Germany discovered what she believed to be a WWII-era bomb. Turns out, it was just a sex toy.

WWII veteran Jake Larson, from California, would have celebrated his 75th wedding anniversary with Lola on November 23 2020.

The aircraft was a TBM Avenger #91188, which was delivered to the United States Navy during World War II and then served as a fire bomber with the U.S. Forestry Service.

It's been 79 years since the attack on Pearl Harbor, which brought the United States into World War II. These photos from the battle are a stark reminder of those lost.

The pandemic of 2020 will stand out as an extraordinary period in American history. It will be up to the young among us to explain to future generations how strange it all was.

The vast majority of the Japanese city's hospitals were also rendered non-functioning by the nuclear bomb.

It has been 75 years since the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities, killing thousands of people.

The army veteran appealed for birthday cards in a YouTube video after the coronavirus outbreak forced him to cancel a large party.

The vessel may have been capable of carrying up to 100 tonnes of cargo.