But on its approach, the hospital ship struck a German U-boat mine. HMHS Anglia would never reach its destination, and its ...
He became a sergeant in the 165th Infantry Regiment and was recommended for commission as an officer, which he refused. He sought the most hazardous duties and volunteered to lead a scouting party to ...
THE CWGC is a global organisation, caring for war graves at 23,000 locations in more than 150 countries and territories, writes Eleanor Phillips.
From Lord Patrick, who was shot down over German lines and captured in France in 1918, to Laura Kuenssberg’s grandfather, ...
In the first week of May, following Adolph Hitler’s suicide on April 30, the Nazi regime collapsed. Berlin fell to the Soviets, and Axis armies in Italy gave up. On May 7, 1945, Germany surrendered, ...
On Dec. 7, 1941 Japan attacked Peal Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii, killing 2,403 soldiers, sailors and civilians.
The Penticton Museum and Archive has continued to dig into the history of the community and has discovered more local ...
The agency clarified that the M2 Bradley IFV is designed to transport infantry and provide fire cover for troops ...
Conventional wisdom holds that diplomatic channels are the last you should close in times of tensions. Up north, where ...
Collin County will add five new portraits to its "Hall of Heroes" on Veterans Day to honor fallen servicemen, expanding the collection to 105. The North Texas Fallen Warrior Portrait Project will ...
What you might not be aware of is that there were a fair few who were captured during the action and held as prisoners of war ...
SAGINAW TOWNSHIP — U.S. Sen. and Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance, in a Saginaw Township campaign speech Tuesday, blasted his counterpart Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and other ...