When Germany invaded Poland, the outcome seemed grim—but the final blow came from the east. On September 17, 1939, Soviet ...

In September 1939, as Poland collapsed under invasion, German and Soviet officers met openly in Brest-Litovsk. Photographs ...

The Museum of the Second World War in Gdansk, Poland, takes a comprehensive look a the global conflict. It's a must-visit for ...

A 12th-century manuscript looted during World War II has been returned to Poland from Yale University’s Beinecke Library, the ...

As World War II reshaped rural Iowa, German prisoners of war became an essential labor force, and, in some cases, unexpected ...

“Hello, I’ve never met you before, so it really is a pleasure. I hope the feeling is mutual.” So begins my grandmother’s ...

The story of Jasionowka’s Jews is like thousands of similar stories. A tiny dot on the macabre map that depicts the brutality ...

Holocaust survivor Erna Gorman endured a harrowing and horrifying journey to escape death at the hands of the Nazis. She lost ...

Today marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the 81st anniversary of that liberation. Commemorations are taking place ...

Wrexham will travel to Poland in pre-season to take on Polish 1.Liga leaders Wisła Kraków in a match to celebrate the hosts’ 120th anniversary.

After their overcrowded motorboat ran aground and took on water, the 15 migrants swam up to a Tampa beach. The men they paid back in Havana had promised they’d be in Miami within five hours; instead ...

In a place steeped in military history, a new honor has been bestowed upon a legendary figure. Quarters 8 here ...