De Jarnette was killed on April 8, 1944, while serving as the pilot of a B-24 Liberator bomber with the 732nd Bombardment Squadron.

Sgt. Joe Harris, believed to be the oldest surviving World War II paratrooper and a member of the U.S. Army’s first all-Black parachute infantry battalion, has died. He was 108.

Accurate depictions of uniforms, weaponry, and military tactics, combined with gripping narratives, provide an immersive ...

“It’s going to be edifying for both of us,” said Kai Höss, grandson of the Auschwitz death camp’s commandant. When he was in ...

Albert Göring used his status as Hermann Göring’s brother to lead an underground rebellion from within Germany itself, yet he ...

Andrew Kless, assistant professor of history and global studies at Alfred University, has published a book detailing Germany’s occupation of ...

Army 1st Lt. Jack Treadwell single-handedly took out six German pillboxes and captured 18 enemy soldiers during World War II.

When World War II started, Africa was (save for certain exceptions) a tapestry of colonies. A third of the continent’s ...

Upon closer examination, authorities did confirm that it was in fact a WWII era bomb ... Paris – was also closed while police disposal officers worked for approximately 12 hours.

A French government official said Friday that transport services would gradually resume from 6pm local time (1700 GMT) after the successful disposal operation of a WWII bomb found overnight on ...

Officials have said the installation boasts the second-largest population of general officers in the world ... prison alongside four other soldiers by German troops. The captured soldiers were ...