From 1943 through 1946, more than 3,400 prisoners (including 15 Nazi generals) were processed at Fort Hunt, according to Robert K. Sutton's 2022 book, "Nazis on the Potomac: The Top-Secret Intelligence Operation that Helped Win World War II.
A free symposium at the museum Feb. 15 will look at African American engagment in World War II and its place in social progress.
The historic buildings at Fort McCoy, originally constructed in 1942, are being relocated to make room for new officer quarters and military facilities. In 2023, Fort McCoy saw its first-ever attempt to move one of its historic barracks buildings.
Hidden Spies of World War II” is a collection of vignettes of 52 courageous women, most of whom spied for the Allies in German-occupied France. They were part of a group created by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and known as the Special Operations Executive’s F Section.
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Amazing World War II Facts
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The Prince of Wales noted that his great-grandmother "gave refuge to a Jewish widow, Rachel Cohen, and two of her five children to save them from deportation to the death camps," noting how it "was an extremely risky undertaking."
Days shy of his 101st birthday, Sgt. Harold "Bud" Pressel stood in front of a full house at the American Legion in Dallastown to receive a Purple Heart.
At just 17 years old, Joseph Coy left Pittsfield High School to enlist in the Navy, serving on Utah Beach on D-Day and later working as a messenger across wartime
Ford is known for making durable cars, trucks, and SUVs. During World War II, the company also produced some tanks that were critical to the allied effort.
While men fell to bullets and bombs everywhere, the world’s longest venomous snake ever recorded was also caught in the crossfire. Here’s how it happened.
OSWIECIM, Poland — Auschwitz survivors warned Monday of the rising antisemitism and hatred which they are witnessing in the modern world as they gathered with world leaders and European royalty on the 80th anniversary of the death camp’s liberation.
West Palm Beach centenarian Franklin Simon, who celebrated his 100th birthday in June, served heroically in Europe during World War II.