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 ..

The man who started World War II at age 50, bringing about the deaths of tens of millions ... Hitler then shot himself in the temple with his Walther PPK pistol; Braun bit down on a cyanide capsule.

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, following a long ...

The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion received the high honor Tuesday. The only Black, all-female unit serving in Europe during World War II received the Congressional Gold Medal on ...

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 ...

A pair searching the forest near Zielone found the hidden banner, pennant and ribbons of a regiment defeated in WWII, officials said. Photo from M. Podgórski via Lublin Voivodeship Conservator of ...

Every country that participated in the World War II air war had more than a few types of airplanes, but their design schemes could be distinguished throughout the conflict. The Americans liked to ...

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 ...

An all-Black, all-female World War II unit received the Congressional Gold Medal on Tuesday for improving soldiers' morale with their work sorting mail addressed to those on the frontlines.

If you've ever visited a World War II museum and seen some of the dummy bombs on display, you may have noticed a distinct, unusual characteristic on some of them. Some of these bombs possessed ...

As the years pass, he reflects on the growing challenge of finding familiar faces, as the number of surviving WWII veterans continues to dwindle. “It’s kind of strange when you get back over ...

Elias Hernandez was a World War II paratrooper, making his first jump at the age of 19. The last jump he made was to celebrate his 90th birthday. Hernandez returned from the Kansas Honor Flight on ...