In May 1944, with the German army in full retreat, a determined defence at Battle of Târgu Frumos in Romania forced the ...

The 761st Tank Battalion’s outstanding performance in the war’s last months bore witness to Ruben Rivers' exemplary courage.

Verdun is synonymous with 1916—but in late August 1944 it witnessed a different battle. Join a walk-through of the city’s ...

Soldiers of the 28th Infantry Division march down a street in Bastogne, Belgium, in December 1944. Some of these men lost their weapons during the German advance in this area. Army photo. The Battle ...

For the average American, the Army-Navy football game is normally a curiosity at best and an afterthought at worst. On Dec. 2, 1944, however, the Black Knights and Midshipmen clashed in a matchup that ...

The following dispatch was written by Chicago Tribune correspondent John H. Thompson a few hours before the allied invasion of Europe began on June 6, 1944, 80 years ago this year. Although not ...

The bells in the churches of Athens started ringing joyously and the citizens rushed out on the streets the day the Nazis ...

African American sailors unload aerial bombs from a railcar, circa 1943/44, in Port Chicago, California. The U.S. Navy exonerated 256 Black sailors who were found to be unjustly punished in 1944 ...

A lieutenant in the Army in the Philippines, he survived sinking ships after being captured. His remains will be laid to rest ...