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 ...

The Battle of Kursk was the last major offensive the German army would see on the eastern front in WWII. Despite huge Soviet ...

While much of World War II is remembered as taking place on land or in the sky, the battles in the water were just as important. Protecting shipping lanes, troops, and supplies was all necessary over ...

Two Battle of the Bulge veterans, officials and supporters gathered Monday at the World War II Memorial’s Circle of Remembrance in Washington to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the decisive battle ...

WWII veteran David Marshall holds out his wallet containing a photo of himself during the Battle of the Bulge, during the 80th commemoration of the battle in Bastogne, Belgium. (Virginia Mayo/AP) ...

World War II veterans Robert Miller and Willard Smith found each other in the same assisted living facility 82 years after fighting in the Battle of Luzon.

Set against the dramatic backdrop of the River Plate estuary, this story recreates the first major naval clash of the Second ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — This December marks 81 years since the Battle of the Bulge — one of the most significant battles of World War II. And now, a local 101-year-old veteran who fought in that ...

Historian John McManus rates the accuracy of World War II battles in movies and TV shows. He looks at the bombing raids in "Masters of the Air," starring Austin Butler and Barry Keoghan. He describes ...

A World War II vet who fought at the Battle of the Bulge finally got his high school diploma last week — at the spry young age of 98. Anthony Simeone, of Cranston, Rhode Island, quit high school at ...