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The town of Herrlisheim, France remembers the sacrifice of the 12th Armor Division “Hellcats” and the liberation of their ...
Metal helmets have been used by many armies from ancient times to the present day. The Spanish ancestor of the 'boonie hat', the wide-brimmed hat worn by soldiers Rogatywka, the origin of the peculiar ...
With his wife and infant sons, he took refuge in unlikely places, including an opera house, an abandoned car and a subway station converted to a bunker.
WWII German helmet decals aren’t just paint—they’re pieces of history. In this video, we explore the different types, meanings, and placement of decals used on German helmets, including Wehrmacht, SS, ...
Cities from London to Moscow are holding events this week as the world observes Thursday’s 80th anniversary of Victory in ...
Graeme Delanoe is a collector of Occupation artefacts - concealed behind two heavy reinforced doors at his Jersey home is a ...
The most common characteristic of German fighters during WWII wasn't a pinup on the side; it was a spiral painted on the nose cone. You can find images from the conflict showing all kinds of ...
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The only Black, all-female unit to serve in Europe ...
World War II aircraft were painted in a wide assortment ... while Neutral Gray mixed black and white.) The colors for German Luftwaffe planes were established established by the Ministry ...
While renovating the house and its garden, Daniël and Victoria uncovered a German helmet while digging a trench for a new ... Wroclaw, known as Breslau during WWII, endured intense fighting between ...
He told BBC Radio Cornwall that the original owner hoped to uncover something ... defense-armed merchant ship built in 1896 that a German submarine torpedo took down on November 27, 1917.