On this day in 1939, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, previously sworn ideological enemies, signed a 10-year non-aggression treaty, vowing that neither nation would attack the other. As part of a ...

German troops shown marching through Warsaw after their invasion of Poland in September 1939. (National Archives and Records Administration) By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 ...

The German government has returned a painting stolen by the Nazis during the Second World War. ‘Palace Stairs,’ an 18th Century picture by Venetian artist Francesco Guardi, was taken from Poland’s ...

15:16, Sun, Aug 28, 2016 Updated: 17:11, Sun, Aug 28, 2016 With its lovely forests, beautiful mountains and historic cities, Germany is a nice country to visit. But the date of the booklet gives one a ...

GERMANY'S annexation of Austria made Hungary a neighbor of the Reich. The Munich settlement has made all the Eastern neighbors of Germany her dependents. Hungarian history from the Middle Ages ...

It's been 85 years since the start of World War Two. Britain and France declared war on Germany and its allies, two days after Germany invaded Poland. On 3 September 1939, Prime Minister Neville ...

I went on holiday to Germany, in July 1939. Staying at Berchtesgarden. My bedroom window in the hotel overlooked Hitler's house, the Berghof. One day at breakfast, I was approached by three SS ...