In this article, we answer your most searched for questions about World War II, covering Hitler’s motivations through to key ...

Explore the history of WWI and WWII from the spark of the Archduke's assassination to the global shift of the Cold War. Discover the major alliances, key battles and how these conflicts led to the ...

The Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in World War II, is now a museum exhibit.

In January 1945, during World War II, First Lieutenant Garland Merl Connor ran 400 yards under German artillery fire to direct American guns from an exposed ditch in the frozen forests of France.

This week marks 80 years since Germany unconditionally surrendered to the Allies, bringing the Second World War to an end in Europe. The war killed an estimated 75 million people, including troops and ...

And it didn’t take long for Rochester civic officials to unveil plans to offer exactly that. On Aug. 30, 1945, Francis Magnuson, Rochester city engineer, shared a map that showe ...

Japan occupied all or part of over 20 countries during World War II. The U.S. and its allies liberated many of the Pacific Islands in hard-fought naval and amphibious battles before ending the war ...

SOUTHBRIDGE - The remains of a World War II airman from Massachusetts have been positively identified, nearly 80 years after he went missing in action. U.S. Army Air Forces Sgt. Edward Kovaleski was ...

Don Halverson’s 103rd birthday is Tuesday, but the World War II vet who served in Italy celebrated a day early with the Minnesota National Guard at the 34th Infantry Division “Red Bull” Headquarters ...

Quote of the Day by the man who changed the course of World War II, Winston Churchill: More than 60 million people died in World War II. In 1940, Britain stood alone against Nazi Germany. Winston ...