Gavrilo Princip calmly stepped toward the open-topped Gräf & Stift Double Phaeton, drew a miniaturised Fabrique Nationale 1910 semi-automatic pistol – predecessor to the three-inch-long Walther PPK ...

Eighty years ago, on April 30, 1945, Adolf Hitler — one of the most brutal dictators and tyrants in modern history — took his own life in a bunker beneath central Berlin. The man who started World War ...

The only black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II, commonly known as the Six Triple Eight, will be presented Tuesday with the Congressional Gold Medal.

The all-Black female WWII unit, the "Six Triple Eight," was honored with the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest award that Congress can bestow upon a civilian.. On Tuesday, the 6888th unit ...

In the 1960s after WWII ended, the veterans unsuccessfully tried to find the flags. The underside of the pennant and ribbons of Poland’s 21st Mountain Infantry Division found near Zielone.

The Germans primarily painted spirals on the nosecones of the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, two of the best German fighter planes of WW2.The spirals worked well to promote safety.

An unexploded World War II-era ordnance discovered in the Cape May Canal late Monday night forced an overnight shutdown of the waterway, stranding a passenger ferry and prompting a response from ...

All-Black female WWII unit receives Congressional Gold Medal 01:15. An all-Black, all-female World War II unit received the Congressional Gold Medal on Tuesday for improving soldiers' morale with ...

The propellers on some World War II-era bombs were meant to delay the bombs' detonation without requiring direct remote activation. World War II was a showcase of major new scientific developments ...

KB Smith of Bella Vista honors his WWII role as he returns to France for the 81st D-Day anniversary, marking his 100th birthday. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – A 100-year-old veteran is planning to make his final jump this weekend. Elias Hernandez was a World War II paratrooper, making his first jump at the age of 19. The last ...