On June 22, 1941, the armed forces of Germany and its allies launched a massive invasion of the Soviet Union. Stretching from ...

He got his nickname after taking out two German tanks with his bazooka during the Battle of the Bulge. The fan of swing ...

A Virginia man traveled to Germany to retrace his father's harrowing WWII experience as a B-24 gunner, POW and Death March survivor.

Surrounded by friends and staff at the Studio City assisted-living facility he lives at and serenaded by a Marilyn Monroe impersonator, World War II veteran Joseph Pietroforte Thursday enjoyed an ...

Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor for shielding more than 200 Jewish Americans in a ...

During a miners' strike in Ludlow, Colorado, the state militia gunned down and burned a tent colony, killing 21 men, women, and children. This spawned demonstrations across the country, including in ...

That baby is now retired research scientist Hana Berger Moran who, along with a second infant, emergency room Dr. Mark Olsky, born in an open coal wagon on the way to the death camp, were reunited ...

Thousands of Japanese Americans went to war for the U.S. during World War II. A new history exhibit opening in San Francisco is telling their stories.

Roddie Edmonds help save the lives of about 300 Jewish-Americans while being held as a prisoner of war in Germany during World War II.

In WWII, the courage and sacrifice of young American military troops gave a war-torn people, an ocean away, the gift of ...

Theirs is a story that still resonates after more than 80 years. It is a shining example of bravery and self-sacrifice that ...

A humble World War II veteran who died more than 40 years ago is about to be awarded the nation's highest honor.