The netting seen on WWII paratrooper helmets wasn't just for show—it served multiple critical functions. From breaking up the helmet's silhouette to reducing glare and securing additional camouflage, ...

Military collectibles from World War II have surpassed their status as mere artifacts and become tangible snippets of history ...

“On the other hand, he was very human and treated us ... paratroopers waiting to board a jump plane as part of the ‘Lightning of the Sky’ Journey in July 2021 to honor Hannah Senesh and ...

The image of a tough-as-nails World War II-era paratrooper is probably the furthest ... Unarmed anyway, he took off his helmet and attached it to his belt, then walked down the street amid the ...

THIS MEMORIAL DAY will see far fewer living veterans of World War II, with just over 60,000 still alive in the U.S. today. An article in ...

U.S. Army paratroopers will soon have more to leap for, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced this week during a visit ...

Whether it’s a nostalgic Zippo carried by an American soldier or a dinged up flight helmet, here are 10 pieces ... Bronze Star, or Paratrooper Wings are valuable on their own, those that come ...

RAF North Witham in Lincolnshire was home to US paratroopers who were some of the first to land in France ahead of the main invasion on 6 June 1944. It is now the Forestry England-owned Twyford ...

As the World War II bomber Heaven Can Wait was hit by enemy fire off the Pacific island of New Guinea on March 11, 1944, the co-pilot managed a final salute to flyers in an adjacent plane before ...

As the war in Western Europe began reaching its inevitable conclusion, German efforts to expedite arms production led to some ...

As a US soldier, George Leitmann, now 99, helped liberate Germany from National Socialism. Eighty years after World War II ended, he is sounding a warning against the return of fascism. The war ...