World War II

3 World War II bombs are defused in a German city's biggest postwar evacuation

3:04am June 05, 2025

More than 20,000 residents were evacuated from Cologne's city center Wednesday after the bombs were unearthed on Monday during preparatory work for road construction.

Museum opens in Czech Republic at site where Oskar Schindler saved 1,200 Jews

8:10pm May 12, 2025

The former textile factory in the town of Brněnec was stolen by the Nazis from its Jewish owners in 1938 and turned into a concentration camp. This weekend it welcomed the first visitors to the Museum of Survivors.

Russia marks 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany

7:39am May 09, 2025

Celebrations included a massive military parade in Moscow's Red Square, where Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted several foreign leaders, including the presidents of China and Brazil.

A filmmaker in Nazi Germany strikes a deal with the devil in 'The Director'

3:02pm May 08, 2025

When do compromises turn into full-blown capitulation? Daniel Kehlmann's new novel draws on the true story of German film director G.W. Pabst.

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Discovering a mom we never knew, in letters she saved from WWII soldiers

5:00am May 08, 2025

My sister and I recently unearthed a forgotten box of correspondence our mom received from servicemen she'd met at Red Cross dances in Rome near the end of the war. She would have been 100 this year.

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How Europe is commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Nazis' surrender in WWII

4:12am May 08, 2025

by Steve Inskeep

Thursday marks 80 years since Victory in Europe Day, when the Allies accepted Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender. The day will be marked with memorials and moments of silence across Europe.

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Dachau's memorial marks 80 years since the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp

1:32pm April 29, 2025

The Dachau memorial is hosting commemorative events and dedicating a plaque in honor of the U.S. Army's 45th Infantry Division that first encountered prisoners alive at the camp 80 years ago.

A list of half a million names shines new light on Dutch collaboration with Nazis

12:14pm January 07, 2025

The names of some 425,000 suspected Dutch collaborators went online 80 years after the Holocaust ended, making them accessible to historians and descendants as the country grapples with its past.

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Pearl Harbor survivor dies at 100

2:31pm December 14, 2024

Bob Fernandez was a 17-year-old sailor on board the USS Curtiss during the Dec. 7, 1941, attack that propelled the U.S. into World War II.

In France, a family reckons with World War II Allies' legacy of rape and murder

11:05am November 16, 2024

In 1944, as Allied troops celebrated D-Day victory, a French family experienced a trauma that would be felt for generations: a murder and sexual assault so traumatic they are only now coming to terms with it.

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