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There was very little doubt about what Canada would do in the wake of Nazi Germany’s invasion of Poland in September 1939.

Eighty years ago, on May 8, 1945, Germany’s Wehrmacht surrendered. For Europe, it marked the end of World War II. But what ...

See WWII history in motion at Militracks Overloon 2023. Featuring German military vehicles from the Wehrmacht, the event offers a close-up look at their superior design—many of which are still ...

Russia has strongly criticized Germany over reports that Russian and Belarusian representatives are being excluded from ...

Germany is putting thousands of troops in Lithuania, a NATO member that borders Russia. It's the first long-term deployment abroad since World War II.

A new film details the intervention of six American GIs who risked their lives 80 years ago to save Rothenburg ob der Tauber ...

Siegbert Stümpke was a 12-year-old schoolboy who was used as a runner by the German Wehrmacht in the final days of the war. Lore Ehrich, a young mother from East Prussia (now Poland) had to flee ...