In 1944, during the last major German offensive - the Battle of the Bulge, German troops famously disguised themselves as Allied soldiers. Less well-known are the exploits of a special unit that ...

During the Second World War, atrocities and horrors took place all over Europe as country after country fell to the ...

After months of inaction, France, Belgium and Holland fell in just six panic-stricken weeks... and Winston Churchill became ...

In one of the most astonishing moments of World War II, former enemies united to fight a common foe. At Castle Itter, German ...

Just over 80 years ago, American troops entered this Venetian city and defeated a ragged but determined German force to ...

Jewish population there. As one of the editors of the program pointed out, the information was brought to the attention of ...

World War II aircraft were painted in a wide assortment ... while Neutral Gray mixed black and white.) The colors for German Luftwaffe planes were established established by the Ministry ...

Forged in the fighting of World War II, the cavity magnetron was the heart of radar signals used to identify attacking German forces. The magnetron itself was truly an international effort ...

German forces take Paris on 14 June ... Emperor Hirohito surrenders and the most destructive war in history comes to an end. WW2: How was D-Day, the biggest ever seaborne invasion, launched?

Operation Varsity "was the battle that ended" World War Two in Europe, yet it is largely unknown to all but military history ...

She was three when her home island of Sark was occupied by German forces during World War Two. She remembers: "The SS searched the house with fixed bayonets and pointed their guns at us and it was ...