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When Americans, Germans and POWs fought the SS from the walls of a castle
More than 100 SS troops appeared out of the woods that morning. Despite the state of the German military, they had plenty of ...
How a little-known Japanese American battalion freed Jews from a Nazi death march
They were Japanese American soldiers, part of a storied military unit that faced down prejudice and suspicion to fight Adolf ...
Family of 105-year-old Bataan Death March survivor shares his story
The Bataan Death March is one of the darkest stories of World War Two when Japanese soldiers forced marched more than 70,000 ...
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Meet the Dedicated Volunteers Who Honor World War II’s Fallen American Service Members by Adopting Their Graves
Europe will commemorate the 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany's surrender on May 8. But thousands of locals remain committed ...
American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander freed from Hamas captivity, in IDF custody
American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander, who had been held captive by Hamas in Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023, was released on ...
India and Pakistan face their latest crisis. Here’s a look at their history of armed conflict
1972 — India and Pakistan sign a peace accord, renaming the ceasefire line in Kashmir as the Line of Control, a heavily ...
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Trump is renaming Veterans Day to honor World War I soldiers - but nobody knows why
Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American ... fight the Japanese in World War ...