Germany tried twice in the 20th century to conquer Europe and very nearly achieved that goal in World War II. In fact, not since Napoleon did any one country control so much of the continent. Here ...

Among the storied ships of World War II, there's no lack of renown for aircraft carriers or battleships, but what were the ...

In March, a World War II bomb was found near the tracks of Paris' Gare du Nord station. In February, more than 170 bombs were found near a children's playground in northern England.

World War II was a time of unimaginable hardship, courage, and transformation. Seemingly overnight, ordinary folks were ...

As part of World War II’s strategy to liberate Italy from the Nazis, the Allies sent an invasion force of 36,000 troops with naval and air support to land behind German lines at Anzio and to cut ...

Thousands of people were being evacuated from central Cologne in western Germany on Wednesday after three American bombs from World War II, each with impact fuses, were discovered during ...

The US does not have any public holidays commemorating World War II specifically, ... On May 7, 1945, the Germans surrendered to the Allied Forces, and agreed to cease all operations the next day.

COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — Three unexploded U.S. bombs from World War II were defused on Wednesday in Cologne after the German city's biggest evacuation since the end of the war. More than 20,000 ...

COLOGNE, Germany — Three unexploded U.S. bombs from World War II were defused Wednesday in Cologne after the German city’s biggest evacuation since the end of the war. More than 20,000 ...

COLOGNE, Germany — Three unexploded U.S. bombs from World War II were defused on Wednesday in Cologne after the German city's biggest evacuation since the end of the war. More than 20,000 ...