On Feb. 2, 1943, the last remnants of Germany’s 6th Army surrendered in the frozen ruins of Stalingrad. The fighting had lasted more than 200 days and cost an estimated 2 million casualties. It marked ...

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Tiger 231 was an impenetrable war machine from World War II that stood on the battlefield with multiple system failures and managed to retreat 37 miles on its own power. The story is as much about the ...

One of Russia's most celebrated spies has died at the age of 103. Russian state media are remembering him as the man who, during World War II, stopped the Nazis from destroying the Polish city of ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. The Soviet Union’s T-34 tanks won an impressive victory ...

A Soldier from the 22nd Chemical Battalion trains for chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive elimination operations on Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Feb. 26 - March 6. Two Army and one ...

MOSCOW (AP) — When she heard the news of Nazi Germany surrendering 80 years ago, Valentina Efremova couldn’t believe the devastating war was over. Efremova, now 101, was a teenager when Nazi Germany ...

Tanks were first invented in World War I, where they were envisioned as invincible land ships that could break the stalemate of trench warfare and lead to victory. Technological shortcomings meant ...

(CNN) — Ukraine’s military incursion into Russian territory in the Kursk region is covering some of the same territory on which the Soviet Union scored one of its most important victories over German ...

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

The P-39 Airacobra may be the least loved American fighter plane of World War II, deemed inadequate by military planners at the outset of hostilities and written off as nearly useless by many ...

Across Eastern and Central Europe, statues honoring Soviet troops for their role in defeating the Nazis in World War II have in recent weeks come down or been slated for demolition. By Andrew Higgins ...