As part of Nebraska World War II Recognition Program, Gov. Jim Pillen presented Omaha veteran De Emmett Zerbe with a medal, "celebrating 80 years of victory" since the end of ...

BOONE COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER — Friday was the 81st anniversary of D-Day, the Allied invasion of German-occupied France during World War II. The attack led by American forces marked the beginning of ...

Thousands of people lined the roads around London as British and allied troops paraded to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe.

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.

World War II aircraft were painted in a wide assortment of colors, from shades of gray to olive drab, blue, and camouflage patterns. British planes were painted Dark Earth, Dark Green, and Night ...

Trump's Team Ponders How to Make Women Have More Babies. One Idea Was Part of Hitler and Stalin's Playbook Ideas for parenting incentives — such as a "National Medal of Motherhood" for 6-time ...

The French government is preparing to present Alan Kinder, a 100-year-old World War II veteran, with the Legion of Honor, the European country’s highest decoration.

The medal was awarded in the Franco-Prussian War, WW1 and WW2. "This particular medal is from the First World War as can be seen on the front of the medal which dates it.

By the time Simon's service ended in January of 1946, he had earned a Christmas tree of medals and awards: three Purple Hearts; a Silver Star; two Bronze Stars; numerous battle combat stars; the ...

The professor also shed light on how such a medal could have ended up buried in Norway. He said that during World War II, Finland and Germany were military allies, and German forces, including the ...

More: Freedom Rock honors Indianola Medal of Honor recipient The next morning, Briles engaged a German infantry attack with his vehicle machine gun, forcing 55 of them to surrender and breaking a ...

“This is now the only place that you can go to have a conversation with a World War II Medal of Honor recipient.” “Voices From the Front” is now on view at the National WWII Museum in New ...